{"id":152675,"date":"2026-03-04T18:23:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/152675\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:23:30","slug":"community-board-urges-20-mph-speed-limit-across-hells-kitchen-under-sammys-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/152675\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Board Urges 20 MPH Speed Limit Across Hell\u2019s Kitchen Under Sammy\u2019s Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

Citing crashes, injuries and deaths in 2025, the Community Board is urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to cut speed limits across Hell\u2019s Kitchen and Chelsea to 20 miles per hour, arguing that the city\u2019s rollout of Sammy\u2019s Law has been too slow to match the scale of traffic violence.<\/p>\n

\"NYCNYC DOT announced citywide speed limit reductions following the passage of Sammy\u2019s Law in 2024. Photo: NYC DOT<\/p>\n

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 \u201cRegional Slow Zone,\u201d a change that would lower the default limit from 25 mph and require street operations to align with the new speed.<\/p>\n

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Publisher & Editor Phil O\u2019Brien is an entrepreneur and journalist. As an international photojournalist, he photographed Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Princess Diana and many others. He built a successful international sports photography agency, EMPICS, that was Getty Images\u2019 major competitor in Europe when it sold. He founded a children\u2019s charity in the UK that has helped young people through sport for over 15 years. Phil has lived in New York since 2012. He founded W42ST in 2014.<\/p>\n

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