Governor Hochul's sudden move to implement congestion pricing in New York City is a blatant bait-and-switch on hardworking New Yorkers. Just months ago, she hit the brakes on this misguided plan - clearly hoping to avoid political backlash during an election year. But now, with the election behind her, she's racing to burden New Yorkers with yet another tax.
It's a new tax. It's a real burden. It's a mistake governmentally and politically. I don't know anyone but people on the far left who support congestion pricing.
Hochul had planned to wait to revisit the $15 congestion toll to enter Midtown below 60th Street until after elections, which political insiders said was a move to prevent backlash against fellow Democrats running in hotly contested congressional seats in the Empire State.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are planning to hold a news conference Tuesday on Staten Island near the tolled Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to fight the recycled plan, which is aimed at raising funds for the MTA's capital program while curbing congestion and pollution during rush hours.
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