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New York City Comptroller Threatens to Sue to Reverse Pause on Congestion Pricing

New York City Comptroller Threatens to Sue to Reverse Pause on Congestion Pricing
Comptroller Brad Lander speaks during a rally for immigrant rights at City Hall in New York City on May 11, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Michael Washburn
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NEW YORK CITY—New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and community organizers and activists have vowed legal action in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s freeze on the nation’s first congestion pricing scheme.

The policy of charging commuters entering Manhattan below 60th Street a $15 toll was set to take effect on June 30 pursuant to a 2019 statute. Mr. Lander and allies claim that it would have raised $1 billion for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA).

Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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