Pause on NYC congestion pricing: S.I. elected officials vow to continue fighting controversial plan
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In the wake of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to “indefinitely pause” congestion pricing in New York City, Staten Island’s elected officials, among some of the plan’s more vocal opponents, responded to the sudden news on Wednesday.
‘A significant win’
State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/South Brooklyn) issued the following statement: “Governor Hochul indefinitely stopping the implementation of congestion pricing is a significant win for our constituents. We have been voicing our concerns about this program since its inception, and I’m glad that Governor Hochul has taken the concerns I have brought to her into consideration before congestion pricing was set to go into effect later this month.”
