President Donald Trump has maintained his opposition to congestion pricing in New York and has spoken to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) twice in the past week about it.
Hochul wants to keep the program, which has resulted in 1 million fewer vehicles entering the congested spots in Manhattan since its start on Jan. 5, and she is trying to convince Trump to keep it.
The toll helps fund the Metropolitan Transit Authority, an agency that has numerous plans to use the money from congestion pricing to improve the city’s public transportation system. The MTA believes the program has produced “undeniably positive results.” Hochul wants to keep that going.
“America’s economy relies on New York City, and New York City relies on public transit — that’s why Gov. Hochul will always advocate for funding the commuter rail, subways and buses that fuel the economic growth of the…
