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'Jay Walking' — The New 'Stop & Frisk'?: Jaywalking Tickets Jump 800% In 1 Month of NYC Mayor DiBlasio's 1st Term - To Save Lives?

"Dead Traffic Lights" (Photo by Max Braun)
"Dead Traffic Lights" (Photo by Max Braun)

By Mimmi Montgomery
He really wants you to walk his way.

Jaywalking tickets are up nearly 800 percent compared to last year, thanks to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero plan. The plan, which aims to reduce traffic deaths to “literally zero,” was supposed to focus on motorists, not pedestrians.


Yet, a New York Times article reports that 215 jaywalking tickets have been issued to pedestrians and cyclists through Feb. 9, compared to just 27 during the same period last year.

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