MTA Postpones Congestion Pricing, Agreeing With Hochul

The first board meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) since Governor Kathy Hochul put a temporary pause on congestion pricing was held on Wednesday, June 26 at its lower Manhattan headquarters.

Yet one Senate Democrat speaking from a remote location supported the pause of the congestion pricing plan. “I want to commend the governor for putting a pause on congestion pricing. Not only would this have a detrimental impact on my constituents’ pockets and the cost of it, but the environmental issues are a major, major problem,” Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D – West Brighton, North Shore, Staten Island) said. “The North Shore of Staten Island, which is mainly Black and Hispanic, would be detrimentally impacted. It is not right to place one borough over the other. We encourage you to keep up the pause.”

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