NY Governor’s “Congestion Toll” Endangers Commuters
As of last Sunday, commuters driving into New York City will have to pay a daily $9 congestion toll. The toll signed into law last November by Governor Kathy Hochul was enacted to reduce traffic in Manhattan and raise $15 billion for mass transit according to of the New York Post. The toll was supposed to take effect last June, but Hochul postponed it to protect fellow New York democrats running for Congressional seats from backlash by angry commuters. Commuters who have to go into the city to work are being forced to abandon their cars and ride on a public transit system which is demonstrably unsafe. Continue reading . . .