New York City plans to lower speed limits in certain areas come the fall. Here’s where and why.

NEW YORK — Here’s a head’s up for anyone driving through New York City: get ready to slow down in some areas come September. Following the passage of “Sammy’s Law” in Albany, which gives the city the authority to reduce speed limits on individual streets, and to go even lower on select streets undergoing safety-related redesigns, the Department of Transportation announced Thursday it plans to lower the limit to 20 mph on certain roads.

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