See Where NYC Speed Limits Will Be Lowered

NEW YORK CITY — Better double-check the speed limit if you plan to zoom around New York City.

Speed limits will be lowered on 45 miles of city streets as part of an increased effort to curb crashes and fatalities, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.

"We're focusing on some of the areas where we've seen the most crashes," de Blasio said. "This is a way to create safety and accountability — the lower the speed limit, you send a message to everyone. These are the rules, you've got to live by these rules, if you don't there will be consequences."

Today @nycmayor announced that speed limits will be reduced on 45 miles of major streets with some the highest rates of crashes across Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. The announcement kicks off Streets Week!, a weeklong blitz of transportation announcements. pic.twitter.com/3dXAK4EiPf
— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) May 10, 2021

The speed limit changes cover major corridors in all boroughs but Manhattan.

De Blasio acknowledged that many motorists will gripe about the changes, but he said they're necessary to save lives.

He also said NYPD officers will begin an enforcement blitz this week, which officials have dubbed "Streets Week!"

"They'll focus on the protecting pedestrians and cyclists all over the five boroughs," he said. "They'll be targeting drivers who speed and who failed to yield to pedestrians and cyclists. And the message will be clear: dangerous driving has no place in New York City."

The streets where speed limits will be lowered are:

Bronx:

• Pelham Parkway from White Plains Road to Stillwell Avenue, 1.6 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Throggs Neck Expressway Service Road N/S from Longstreet Avenue to Sampson Avenue/Ellsworth Avenue, 1.5 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Jerome Avenue from Bainbridge Avenue to East 233rd Street, 0.6 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)

Queens:

• Woodhaven Boulevard from Queens Boulevard to Rockaway Boulevard, 4.3 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Cross Bay Boulevard from Rockaway Boulevard to the Cross Bay North Boulevard Bridge, 2.5 miles (30/40 MPH to 25/35 MPH)
• Van Wyck Service Road E/W from 135th Avenue to Queens Boulevard, 3.1 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Astoria Boulevard from 111th Street to 8th Street, 3.9 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• South Conduit Avenue from Sutter Ave to Sunrise Highway, 5.3 miles (35 MPH to 30 MPH)
• North Conduit Avenue from Sutter Ave to Sunrise Highway, 6.6 miles (35 MPH to 30 MPH)

Brooklyn:

• Conduit Boulevard from Atlantic Avenue to Sutter Ave, 1.9 miles (35 MPH to 30 MPH)

Staten Island:

• Hylan Boulevard from Bay Street to Massachusetts Street, 13.5 miles (30/35/40 MPH to 30 MPH)