Hochul lies to New Yorkers: “I’m proud to announce we have found a path to fund the MTA, reduce congestion and keep millions of dollars in the pockets of our commuters. You heard that correctly: It was $15 before, and now it is $9.”
After abruptly pausing the start date of Manhattan’s “congestion pricing tolls” in June, citing “facts on the ground,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the initiative will now go into effect on Jan. 5. Drivers entering the city south of 60th Street will be forced to fork over $9 for the privilege. Those who drive into New York City five days a week will pay an extra $2,300 per year.including high inflation and post-pandemic vacancy rates in Manhattan office buildings.
The income generated by the tolls will be used to pay for sorely needed repairs and upgrades to the city’s 110-year-old mass transit system which are estimated to cost $15 billion. No one is disputing the fact that this overhaul is necessary. Before the launch of congestion pricing tolls was “paused indefinitely” in June, the price tag was slated to be $15. Because the government has since decided to lower the “starting rate” of the January tolls to $9, Hochul is disingenuously portraying this as a 40% tax cut.Malliotakis reminds Americans who may not care about a New York State issue that congestion pricing could soon be coming to a city near them.
He reminds Hochul, “Commuters who drive because they don’t have adequate mass transit options already pay a toll to cross bridges and tunnels and pay a gas tax.”
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