Mayor Mamdani to lower speed limits to 15 mph in school zones

The speed limit will be lowered to 15 mph around all the city’s thousands of schools by 2029, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday – as insiders quietly revealed the slow-as-dirt zones will be enforced 24/7. The mayor will invoke Sammy’s Law – a 2024 measure allowing city officials to set speed limits below the state minimum – in his executive action to lower the speed limits and fulfill a goal long-sought by street safety advocates.