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On Wednesday the DOT will install a new speed limit sign where Sammy Cohen Eckstein was killed by a driver
John Horan was crossing 36th Street at about 11:30 p.m.
The Department of Environmental Protection employee was driving a city vehicle at the time.
The collisions left one victim dead and another in critical condition, according to police.
Until a change in state law in June, they were only in operation from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays.
So far this year, 189 people have been killed by vehicles compared to 150 at the same time last year, according to the latest NYPD statistics.
"We need a holistic re-thinking of our streetscape to stop this carnage," Eric Adams said at an event on Monday.
The four-year-old victim was pronounced dead at Maimonides Hospital, while the 6-year-old remains in critical condition.
The company whose driver struck the child has been involved in a number of fatal crashes in recent year.
"We're always kind of playing catch up when there's another tragedy that happens," said Councilmember Francisco Moya.