Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During First Rush Hour
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Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During First Rush Hour

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New York City’s long-awaited congestion pricing plan began on a freezing night over the weekend when few drivers were on the road and transit workers could turn on tolling equipment at a relaxed pace. But a tougher test will happen on Monday morning,…

Opinion | Congestion Pricing Shows the Future of the Democratic Party
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Opinion | Congestion Pricing Shows the Future of the Democratic Party

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One of the lesser-known acts of the French Revolution, in the days before the storming of the Bastille, was a series of attacks on the toll barriers at the boundaries of Paris. These customs houses were a natural target for angry commoners: They…

Congestion Pricing Has Begun in New York City. Here’s How It Works.
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Congestion Pricing Has Begun in New York City. Here’s How It Works.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After decades of delays and challenges, including a failed, last-ditch effort by the State of New Jersey to stop it in court, congestion pricing has arrived in the heart of New York City. For the better part of a century, supporters of the…

Judge Rejects New Jersey’s Bid to Halt Congestion Pricing
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Judge Rejects New Jersey’s Bid to Halt Congestion Pricing

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New York’s plan to charge most drivers $9 to enter Manhattan’s congested business districts cleared a crucial hurdle on Friday when a federal judge denied New Jersey’s emergency request to stop the new tolling program before it starts. New York officials said they…

Congestion Pricing will cost up to to drive into Manhattan
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Congestion Pricing will cost up to $27 to drive into Manhattan

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New congestion pricing will lead to cars being charged up to $27 total to cross into Manhattan during the day with van and truck drivers facing even higher costs – and firefighters, teachers and ordinary workers say they simply can’t afford it. As…

Kathy Hochul’s big congestion pricing lie shows she KNOWS it’s a disastrous idea
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Kathy Hochul’s big congestion pricing lie shows she KNOWS it’s a disastrous idea

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gov. Kathy Hochul has gone full rabbit hole on her congestion-pricing tolls. After a Jersey federal judge issued a ruling Monday that she and the MTA say leaves them free for a Jan. 5 go-ahead to start the gouging, the gov smirked: “This…

New Yorkers say Gov. Hochul’s wrong, wrong, wrong — on the border, congestion pricing and everyhting else
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New Yorkers say Gov. Hochul’s wrong, wrong, wrong — on the border, congestion pricing and everyhting else

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New York voters say Gov. Hochul is wrong, wrong, wrong — on everything that matters in the Empire State.  That’s the finding of a devastating new Siena poll. Start with their massive slapdown of her congestion-pricing reprise.  Fully 51% of New York residents…

Hochul brushes off lawsuits to restart congestion toll
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Hochul brushes off lawsuits to restart congestion toll

ByNews Polite

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday told pro-congestion pricing groups challenging her indefinite pause of the first-in-the-nation tolling program to “get in line.” Hochul, through a spokesperson, dismissed the two new lawsuits filed Thursday in an attempt to re-start the plan that would charge drivers $15 to enter Manhattan south of…