Bill > S08029

This bill amends the New York vehicle and traffic law to allow the town of Hempstead in Nassau County to establish speed limits lower than 30 miles per hour on specific streets in the East Atlantic Beach community, including Bay Street, Brookline Avenue, Park Street, Rochester Avenue, Trenton Avenue, and Troy Avenue. The bill modifies existing provisions that generally allow suburban towns with over 50,000 residents to set local speed limits, with the important caveat that such speed limits cannot typically be set below 25 miles per hour. In this specific case, the bill permits speeds as low as 15 miles per hour, but only if a majority of residents in the East Atlantic Beach community file a petition requesting the lower speed limit. Any new speed limit must also be approved by a licensed professional engineer specializing in traffic operations and comply with the state's manual for traffic control devices. The bill provides a localized exception to standard speed limit regulations, giving the town of Hempstead more flexibility in managing traffic speeds in this specific community, presumably to enhance pedestrian safety or address local traffic concerns.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8029