City Island approves speed camera
Residents and politicians voice support for new traffi c calming measure
BY JASON COHEN
In 2019 the New
York City Department
of Transportation approved
a speed camera
installation for
P.S. 175 on City Island
and this summer, the
agency installed the new
safety measure.
Civic group City Island
Rising along with
elected offi cials Senator
Alessandra Biaggi and
Assemblyman Michael
Benedetto pushed for the
camera to be placed in
the school zone.
“This is one potential
source to curb
speeding,” said City Island
Rising President
John Doyle. “We’re
looking to improve
pedestrian safety.”
Residents spoke with
the Bronx Times about
the need for the camera
in front of the school.
P.S. 175 Parent Teacher
Association (PTA) President
Kevin Fisher
felt that it will benefi t
the community.
“I am appreciative of
the efforts of City Island
Rising and Mr. Doyle,
as traffi c and speeding
along City Island Avenue
has been dangerous
for locals and visitors
alike,” Fisher said.
Fisher recalled a close
call with people racing
through a red light at the
school to get to a nearby
marina, narrowly missing
neighborhood kids.
While the camera has
only been installed for
a little more than two
months, Fisher hopes
once the pandemic ends
and life resumes, people
will be able to fully
experience its benefi ts.
“Irresponsible and
reckless driving has
nothing but downside
effects,” Fisher stated.
“City Island can be a
great place to visit local
shops, great dining
and escape from the day
to day pressures, but it
is also a living, working
community. We need
to keep everyone safe.
Rushing through the
neighborhood isn’t good
for anyone.”
With a child who attends
the second grade
at P.S. 175, the camera
made Fisher feel more at
ease. Speeding itself is
dangerous, but in front
of a school, one would
think people would slow
down, he said.
While he isn’t a fan of
a “robotic police state,”
he would like to see how
it works in the long run.
Beverly Jones, who
has an 8-year-old son and
lives a block and a half
from the school, felt better
knowing that there is
a speed camera in front
of the school. She said
that hopefully, the camera
actually gets people
to slow down.
She has seen numerous
cars fl y past the
school without any regard
for people. Like
Fisher, Jones realized it
will take time to see if it
really will bring change.
“It shouldn’t be so
scary to cross the street
for kids and family,” she
said. “I think the speed
camera really will help.”
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City Island residents support new speed camera at P.S. 175
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