Democrat Andrew Gounardes dethroned longtime Republican incumbent Marty Golden, who may have been hurt by his resistance to the city’s school zone speed camera program. […] Rallying with safe streets advocates Wednesday, Gounardes predicted swift action on speed cameras come January under the leadership of new Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
“The Democratic conference all supported extending the speed camera program this past session,” Gounardes said. “This is a no-brainer for us. This should be one of the things that we’re able to do fairly easily.”
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