THE NEW YORK TIMES
September 27, 2024
BY ANA LEY & WINNIE HU
"Supporters of the tolling program want Gov. Kathy Hochul to bring it back from an indefinite suspension. Opponents want it dead for good.
Three months after Gov. Kathy Hochul indefinitely paused the congestion pricing tolling program, its supporters are heading to a New York court on Friday to try to revive it.
These supporters — including the City Club of New York, Riders Alliance and Sierra Club — have filed a pair of lawsuits against Ms. Hochul and state transportation officials, arguing that the governor did not have the authority to stop congestion pricing and that the pause undermined the state’s environmental goals.
'We believe that the governor has overstepped her boundaries,' said Layla Law-Gisiko, president of the City Club, an influential civic organization.
The congestion pricing program — the first of its kind in the nation — was to have begun charging fees to most vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street on June 30. Passenger vehicles entering the zone would have been charged up to $15 once a day, with some exceptions..."