Councilmembers say speed camera vote necessary to save lives
Brooklyn City Council members say they did what they had to do.
Faced with the opening of schools on Sept. 5 and the prospect of children crossing unsafe streets, council members voted overwhelmingly on Aug. 29 to re-activate speed cameras in schools zones.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has stated that he will forgo the city’s usual eight-day waiting period for a mayor to sign a council bill and instead will sign it within five days to ensure that the cameras are up and running on the first day of school.