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Monday, March 16, 2026

Mamdani will lower speed limits to 15 mph in school zones: sources

 Mayor Zohran Mamdani is poised to lower speed limits to 15 mph across the city’s school zones 24 hours a day, sources confirmed.

The traffic safety announcement expected to be made at 12:45 p.m. Monday will use Sammy’s Law, a 2024 piece of legislation that allows city officials to set speed limits below the state minimum.

Sammy’s Law is named after Sammy Cohen Eckstein, a 12-year-old boy fatally struck by a car in Prospect Park in October 2013.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the decrease of the school zone speed limit from 20 mph to 15. He held a press conference along with New York City politicians and people who have had family members killed by motorists at Flushing International High School in Flushing, NY on March 16, 2026.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced at a press conference at Flushing International High School in Queens that the city’s speed limit for school zones will be lowered to 15 mph.James Messerschmidt for the NY Post
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference announcing the decrease of the school zone speed limit from 20 mph to 15, holding a yellow "Safe Streets for Schools" sign.
The announcement used Sammy’s Law, a 2024 piece of legislation that allows city officials to set speed limits below the state minimum.James Messerschmidt for the NY Post
Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a podium with a "SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT" sign and people holding photos of children behind him.
People who have had family members killed by motorists at the press conference held at Flushing International High School.James Messerschmidt for the NY Post
Under the law, the new lower speed limits can go into effect after a 60-day public comment period. 
A city worker installing the first new school speed limit sign at Flushing International High School.
A city worker installing the first new school speed limit sign at Flushing International High School.James Messerschmidt for the NY Post
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the decrease of the school zone speed limit from 20 mph to 15. He held a press conference along with New York City politicians and people who have had family members killed by motorists at Flushing International High School in Flushing, NY on March 16, 2026.
The new speed limit will be in effect 24 hours a day.James Messerschmidt for the NY Post

Mamdani’s decision to lower speed limits in school zones was first reported by the New York Daily News.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/mayor-zohran-mamdani-will-lower-speed-limits-to-15-mph-in-school-zones-sources/

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