File #: SLR 0006-2025    Version: * Name: Authorizing a five mile per hour speed limit for open streets in cities having a population in excess of one million (S.573/A.167).
Type: SLR Status: Adopted
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
On agenda: 6/11/2025
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Salazar, S.573, and Assembly Member Epstein, A.167, "AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing a five mile per hour speed limit for open streets in cities having a population in excess of one million".
Sponsors: Lincoln Restler
Council Member Sponsors: 1
Attachments: 1. SLR 6, 2. S. 573, 3. A. 167, 4. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 5. Committee Report, 6. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 7. June 11, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Preconsidered State Legislation Resolution No. 6

 

State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Salazar, S.573, and Assembly Member Epstein, A.167, “AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing a five mile per hour speed limit for open streets in cities having a population in excess of one million”.

 

By Council Member Restler

 

                     Whereas, Bills have been introduced in the New York State Legislature by Senator Salazar, S.573, and Assembly Member Epstein, A.167, “AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing a five mile per hour speed limit for open streets in cities having a population in excess of one million”; and

 

Whereas, The enactment of the above State Legislation requires the concurrence of the Council of the City of New York as the local legislative body; now, therefore, be it

 

                     Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of New York, does hereby request the New York State Legislature to enact into law the aforesaid pending bills.

 

                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

JG

06/04/25 1:36 PM