Congestion pricing pause jeopardizes NYC projects fighting air pollution in low-income areas
More than $100 million in projects to combat air pollution in some of New York City’s poorest neighborhoods is in jeopardy now that Gov. Kathy Hochul has
The paused mitigation plans include $20 million for a new asthma program and treatment center in the Bronx. A 2023The tolls also would have funded a medley of programs in parts of New York City and New Jersey, including $10 million for new air filtration systems at schools located near highways; $25 million to renovate parks and green spaces in environmental justice communities; and $10 million to plant 4,000 trees and 40,000 shrubs near polluted roadways.
Hochul spokesperson Anthony Hogrebe wrote in a statement that the Bronx projects were necessary to “offset higher emissions in the community” caused by increases in trucks avoiding the congestion pricing tolls in Manhattan.
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