Golden co-sponsors speed camera bill
A state Senate bill to allow New York City to install more cameras on streets near schools to catch speeding drivers has won the support of a major holdout, state Sen. Marty Golden, who announced that he is backing the legislation following a meeting he had with transportation safety advocates.
Golden, a Republican, is seeking to add his name to the list of co-sponsors of a bill sponsored by Queens Democratic state Sen. Jose Peralta that would double the number of speed cameras in school zones from the current 145 to 290. Manhattan Assemblymember Deborah Glick is sponsoring similar legislation in the state Assembly.
Golden opposed the original version of the Peralta bill because it called for speed cameras to be placed at 700 locations around the city, according to Gerard Kassar, his chief of staff.