Hochul says NYC congestion pause is good economics. Critics say it’s politics.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she was motivated by economics — not politics — when she abruptly pulled the plug on Wednesday on a long-anticipated and soon-to-take-effect plan to toll drivers entering part of Manhattan.
Hardly anybody at the state Capitol in Albany seemed to believe Hochul’s sudden shift, including members of her own party.
Others, like Staten Island Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Bronx Assemblymember Kenny Burgos of the Bronx and Assemblymember Ken Zebrowski of Rockland County, said Hochul is making the right choice. Zebrowski chairs the committee that oversees the MTA and other authorities.
