Where to put speed cameras? Levin wants public to decide
Now that Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed the speed camera bill into law, the question is: Where to install the devices?
Councilman Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn Heights-Williamsburg-Greenpoint) has an idea: Let the public decide.
Levin, who represents the 33rd Council District, said he will request that some of the 20 speed cameras to be set up in the city under a pilot program be installed in his northern Brooklyn council district and he is asking for suggestions from local residents as to where they think the devices should go.
The New York Daily News reported that under the law Cuomo signed in late July, 20 cameras will be set up in school zones to catch speeding drivers as part of a pilot program to improve public safety. The State Legislature had voted in June to approve the pilot program Several Republicans, including state Sen. Marty Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn) opposed the measure, arguing that speed cameras have proven to be unreliable in other cities.