Int. No. 519
By Council Members Rodriguez, Brewer, Gentile, Mark-Viverito, Cabrera, James, Koppel, Lander, Levin, Gonzalez, Vallone, Nelson, Mendez and Dromm
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to traffic lights in certain public parks.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter one of chapter one of title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-140 to read as follows:
§18-140 Prohibition of vehicles in certain public parks, notice to department of transportation. The department shall provide notice to the department of transportation in a timely manner of any schedule or any changes to such schedule of the days and times when vehicles in certain public parks are prohibited in all of a part of any roadways in the park so that the traffic lights may be adjusted.
§2. Subchapter one of chapter one of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-107.1 to read as follows:
§19-107.1 Traffic signals in certain public parks, when vehicles are prohibited. When the department of parks and recreation closes a park or portion of a park to vehicular traffic, the traffic lights in such park or portion of a park closed to vehicular traffic shall display flashing yellow indications for the duration of the period of time during which vehicles are prohibited.
§3. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its enactment into law.
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LS# 2097
2/23/11