‘No passing’: Cuo red light on speed-cam callback

Gov. Cuomo said Friday he won’t call the Legislature back into special session to extend the use of speed cameras without assurances that a measure will pass.

If there’s no action, the program will expire July 25 — forcing New York City to disable 140 speed cameras currently operating around schools. The Legislature isn’t scheduled to reconvene until January.

Cuomo said he tried but failed to convince Senate Republicans to end their opposition to speed cameras.

“I’ve been lobbying to that effect,” he told NY1. “We’ve been fighting with the Senate Republicans for six months on this issue. They will not agree.”

The GOP-controlled chamber proposed a bill approving new stop signs and traffic lights instead of cams.

“It’s not as simple as calling a special session,” Cuomo said. “The way the Legislature works is you don’t want to call them back just to get the same answer. And their answer is right now they won’t do the speed cameras. The Republicans have not moved off their position.”

He suggested nothing will happen until after the election in November, when Democrats could regain control of the Senate.

“I doubt that [Republicans] will move off their position between now and the election. I hope they get a signal in the election,” Cuomo said.