Citing crashes, injuries and deaths in 2025, the Community Board is urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to cut speed limits across Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea to 20 miles per hour, arguing that the city’s rollout of Sammy’s Law has been too slow to match the scale of traffic violence.
NYC DOT announced citywide speed limit reductions following the passage of Sammy’s Law in 2024. Photo: NYC DOT
In a letter now heading to the full board for approval, Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4) asks the Mayor and the Department of Transportation to designate all of their neighborhoods as a 20 mph “Regional Slow Zone,” a change that would lower the default limit from 25 mph and require street operations to align with the new speed.
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