Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday attempted to pressure Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s to implement a long-delayed Manhattan driving fee — nominating a member of a board that oversees new tolls and calling on the governor to “urgently” enact congestion pricing. The mayor announced he chose Department of Finance Commissioner Sherif Soliman to […]
New York City needs Manhattan congestion fees to start “as fast as humanly possible,” Mayor Bill de Blasio declared Tuesday — even as the MTA has yet to provide a timeline for the long-planned, long-delayed toll program. “I want to see congestion pricing start as quickly as possible,” Hizzoner told […]
The road to a fiscally sound MTA runs through soon-to-be Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s desk, according to New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Johnson on Friday implored Buttigieg to “immediately authorize” the MTA’s plans to toll downtown Manhattan car trips, which would raise $1 billion per year for the […]
