Pols: Congestion pricing should also bring ‘substantial benefit’ to Long Island

Congestion pricing – a plan that aims to alleviate traffic in Manhattan – should not overly burden Long Island commuters without also bringing benefits to the region.

That’s the message to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio from Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Long Island’s senate delegation, which includes Sens. John Brooks, Jim Gaughran, Anna Kaplan, Todd Kaminsky, Monica Martinez, and Kevin Thomas...Continue reading at libn.com