Mayor Adams pledged to redesign 1,000 intersections across the city, making them safer for pedestrians—and to use the NYPD to crack down on drivers that fail to stop at red lights and stop signs, and drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
Mayor Eric Adams discusses initiatives for pedestrian safety on Coney Island Avenue on January 19, 2022Mayor Eric Adams discusses initiatives for pedestrian safety on Coney Island Avenue on January 19, 2022Mayor Eric Adams pledged Wednesday to redesign 1,000 intersections across the city, making them safer for pedestrians — and to use the NYPD to crack down on drivers that fail to stop at red lights and stop signs, and drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
“No matter how much we lean into Vision Zero, that vision was clouded by the number of deaths we witnessed in our city,” Adams said Wednesday in Brooklyn, joined by Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, and safe streets advocates. They stood at the intersection of Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue, with the mayor pointing out that 26 people have been injured there in traffic incidents, while there have been five deaths along Coney Island Avenue.
The mayor, a former transit cop and then police captain, also plans to deploy the NYPD to increase enforcement of drivers and cyclists who fail to yield to pedestrians. Athat went into effect this week requires vehicles and bikers to yield to pedestrians even if there is no stoplight or stop sign.
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