Congestion Pricing's Worst Enemies
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A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers representing areas around Manhattan insisted earlier today that their constituents could not stomach a congestion pricing toll of any amount, gathering on Staten Island to renew their opposition amid Hochul’s planned revival of the scheme.
Joined by Democratic state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton and others, they called congestion pricing unfair to commuters already priced out of Manhattan and forced to rely on car travel because of patchy public transit. Some insisted Hochul and the state could find revenue for the MTA through a closer examination of the budget — and by yanking funding for migrants.
