Trump administration terminates approval of New York City congestion pricing
The toll structure had been hitting motorists for $9 if they rolled into central Manhattan from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekends.
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Trump administration terminates approval of New York City congestion pricing
The toll structure had been hitting motorists for $9 if they rolled into central Manhattan from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekends.
E-ZPass readers and license plate-scanning cameras over Park Avenue in New York on
By David K. Li, Steve Kopack and Madison Lambert
President Donald Trump declared himself "king" on Wednesday while celebrating his administration's bid to nix federal approval of New York’s “congestion pricing” — an auto toll instituted last month to raise funds for the region’s aging mass transit system.
In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government has jurisdiction over highways leading to Manhattan and that these additional tolls posed an unfair burden in motorists outside the city.
Trump celebrated the potential end to congestion pricing and appeared to liken himself to royalty.
"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!" he wrote on social media.
Under the system, most cars entering Manhattan’s central business district — from 60th Street all the way down to the southern tip of the Financial District — had to pay a peak fee of $9 from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.
Hochul held a press conference shortly after the announcement from the Trump administration where she defiantly insisted the cameras that help collect the tolls will remain on and blasted the president for his gloating.
"President Donald Trump tweeted, 'Long live the king.' I’m here to say New York hasn’t labored under a king in over 250 years," she told reporters at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. "And we sure as hell are not going to start now."
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