Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally
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Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally

NPR  

Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Just about everybody on the streets of New York City seems to jaywalk — but now it's no longer illegal. Sponsor Message Jaywalking officially became legal last weekend, a month after the New York City Council passed a bill to stop police from issuing tickets for pedestrians who stepped outside the lines — a crime that used to carry a penalty of up to $250. Gothamist reported that in the first six months of 2024, the New York Police Department issued 786 pedestrian-related summonses, 77% of which went to Black or Hispanic people. Sponsor Message “Decriminalizing jaywalking in New York City is long-overdue and eradicates a mechanism that the New York City Police Department has, for decades, employed as a pretext to stop, question, and frisk New Yorkers, especially those from communities of color,” the Legal Aid Society said in a statement.

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Jaywalking Legalised in New York City: A Historic Shift in Transportation Policy
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Jaywalking Legalised in New York City: A Historic Shift in Transportation Policy

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New York City has officially legalized jaywalking, ending racial disparities in enforcement. The new law allows pedestrians to cross the street at any point, including outside of a crosswalk, and also allows crossing against traffic signals. However, pedestrians crossing outside of a crosswalk do not have the right of way and should yield to other traffic that has the right …

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