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FlickIt · Oct 28, 2026

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New York City drivers may soon be steered off residential side streets they use as shortcuts. A City Council bill heard Tuesday would create a two-year pilot of "low-traffic neighborhoods" in five areas, using speed humps, raised crosswalks and barriers that force drivers to turn instead of cutting through. Residents, emergency vehicles and some deliveries would still get in.

New York City drivers may soon be steered off residential side streets they use as shortcuts. A City Council bill heard Tuesday would create a two-year pilot of "low-traffic neighborhoods" in five areas, using speed humps, raised crosswalks and barriers that force drivers to turn instead of cutting through. Residents, emergency vehicles and some deliveries would still get in.

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