{"id":446048,"date":"2022-05-12T23:49:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T20:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ny-democrats-wont-let-nyc-control-its-traffic-law-cameras\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T23:49:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T20:49:56","slug":"ny-democrats-wont-let-nyc-control-its-traffic-law-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-democrats-wont-let-nyc-control-its-traffic-law-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY Democrats won&#8217;t let NYC control its traffic law cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eba984e23e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eba984e23e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-democrats-wont-let-nyc-control-its-traffic-law-cameras\/#%E2%80%9CNY_Democrats_wont_let_NYC_control_its_traffic_law_cameras%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NY Democrats won&#8217;t let NYC control its traffic law cameras&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNY_Democrats_wont_let_NYC_control_its_traffic_law_cameras%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NY Democrats won&#8217;t let NYC control its traffic law cameras&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Democrat-controlled Albany Legislature will not be giving New York City the power to regulate its automated speed- and red-light cameras this year, and Mayor Eric Adams is placing blame squarely on the state leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Adams, responding in part to The Post\u2019s reporting that his administration has mounted a lackluster lobbying effort on speed cams and other Albany priorities, said Thursday that state legislators also have an obligation to keep New Yorkers safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real question should be not [if] we\u2019re telling them if they should do it or not, [but] do they feel this is the right thing to do. Do they feel it\u2019s right for us to use our speed cameras to stop the vehicle crashes and fatalities?\u201d he said, in response to finger-pointing by legislators. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they\u2019re saying it\u2019s not right because we haven\u2019t heard from City Hall enough, something is wrong with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nyc.streetsblog.org\/2022\/05\/11\/lets-face-it-home-rule-on-speed-cameras-is-dead-blame-focuses-on-city-hall\/\">Streetsblog first reported<\/a> on Wednesday that \u201chome rule\u201d on the cams is off the table because there is not enough time in the 10 days left in the Albany session to get a required waiver passed by the City Council.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-adams-traffic-speed-cameras-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mayor Eric Adams\" class=\"wp-image-22248637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-adams-traffic-speed-cameras-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-adams-traffic-speed-cameras-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eric-adams-traffic-speed-cameras-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams said Albany has a responsibility to keep New York City safe no matter the quality of his administration\u2019s lobbying efforts. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gabriella Bass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, who is leading the charge in the Legislature, told The Post he is \u201cshifting focus\u201d from home-rule legislation to a simple renewal of the camera program, which expires on July 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel relatively confident, optimistic, I should say, that the cameras will not go dark, that they will be 24\/7,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the mayor in Albany charge that he has waged a dysfunctional and ineffective  campaign to get his agenda passed by the state on issues including cameras and mayoral control of schools. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/andrew-gounardes.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Southern Brooklyn State Senator Andrew Gounardes\" class=\"wp-image-22248771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/andrew-gounardes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/andrew-gounardes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/andrew-gounardes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/andrew-gounardes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/andrew-gounardes.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>State Senator Andrew Gounardes says he is working on renewing the speed and red-light cameras program. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Others find fault with the premise that the city needs to get permission from Albany for such home-rule issues as the cameras as well as raising the cap on charter schools and mayoral control of the city\u2019s public schools.<\/p>\n<p>The DOT\u2019s thousands of speed cameras have proven to reduce driver speeding, but are severely limited on when they can operate. The cameras must shut off from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and policymakers in Albany need to pass legislation authorizing their use.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez was in Albany Tuesday, which Gounardes said reflected increased focus from the Adams administration. Gounardes said he has tried to keep the mayor in the loop as to what remains possible before the annual session wraps up on June 2.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-camera-new-york.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Speed camera\" class=\"wp-image-22248790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-camera-new-york.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-camera-new-york.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/speed-camera-new-york.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The cameras have been shown to reduce speeding. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dennis A. Clark<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the mayor denied that his lobbying team was MIA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will give you\u00a0the breakdown\u00a0on the engagement we did in the Assembly and in the Senate,\u201d Adams said. \u201cThe records will show the engagement we had there.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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