OPINION: School-zone speed camera fight isn’t over
The battle to get the state to reauthorize the use of speed cameras in school zones for the upcoming school year isn’t over. Not by a long shot.
As readers know, the New York State senators ended their session and went on vacation two weeks ago without voting on legislation that would have reauthorized the use of existing cameras. This had already been approved by the state Assembly in March and Gov. Andrew Cuomo made it clear that he was ready to sign the bill as soon as it got to his desk.
Brooklyn Eagle Legal Editor Rob Abruzzese reported that on Tuesday, Queens Assistant District Attorney Robert Ciesla joined prosecutors from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan who demanded lawmakers reinstate the speed cameras. “The message sent from Queens DA Richard Brown, Bronx DA Darcel Clark, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez and Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. to Albany was simple: Do your job,” he wrote.