New York Daily News3d
Hochul’s congestion pricing betrayal
On an apparent impulse she may regret for the rest of her life, Kathy Hochul disgraced the office of the governor of New York and possibly torpedoed her political career, starting with her ...
New York Post3d
Congestion pricing is a bad idea, raising taxes is even worse
A general view of a congestion pricing toll gantry with the Empire State Building behind it as seen on West 40th Street in New York, NY on June 5, 2024. Christopher Sadowski Gov. Hochul says she ...
New York Post7d
Here’s why no one escapes NYC’s controversial congestion toll — not even locals without cars
There’s no escaping the MTA’s new $15 congestion toll to enter Midtown — even for local residents who don’t drive a car. A Brooklyn-based air-conditioning and ventilation service firm is ...
New York Daily News11d
Congestion pricing countdown: Almost there after all these years
The wait for congestion pricing is no longer decades away, as the earliest proponents were advocating going back into the 1950s and 60s. The start of charging drivers a fee for entering the most ...
The New York Times2d
N.Y. Lawmakers End Session Without Replacing Congestion Pricing Revenue
State Senate Democrats rebuked Gov. Kathy Hochul over her decision to halt a long-developed plan to charge drivers tolls to enter Manhattan’s core. By Grace Ashford and Claire Fahy Reporting ...
Slate3d
Why You Should Be Angry That NYC’s Congestion Pricing Is Roadkill
New York politicians are at it again—and by at it I mean they’re pulling off stupid self-owns based on weak, thin justifications. On Wednesday morning, just days before the end of New York’s ...
Curbed5d
At the Last Second, Hochul Ditches Congestion Pricing by the Side of the Road
Update: June 5, 2024, 1 p.m.: Hochul has just announced that the launch of the congestion-pricing plan has been put off indefinitely. Well, she blinked. But even as Ms. Hochul believes that ...
CBS News4d
With NYC's congestion pricing plan delayed, what happens to the big MTA projects it was supposed to fund?
NEW YORK - Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she is indefinitely postponing congestion pricing in New York City, which had been set to start on June 30. The plan had been touted as being ...
The Economist4d
Why New York scrapped congestion charging
AFTER years of false starts, and multiple lawsuits, it seemed congestion pricing at last had the green light in New York City. The cameras and other equipment were in place. Drivers of cars ...
The New York Times3d
Is New York’s Economy Too Fragile for Congestion Pricing? Many Say No.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she halted the tolling plan because of New York City’s unstable economic recovery. Experts say the alternatives are worse. By Stefanos Chen In her abrupt decision on ...
The Washington Post4d
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s odd argument against New York congestion pricing
Thousands of people drive in from Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. Reducing that traffic was a goal of the program, not a challenge to it. There were several reasons offered in support of ...