Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he's firmly behind Gov. Kathy Hochul and her sudden pause of the state’s congestion pricing program last week amid an ongoing
Mayor Eric Adams fiercely defended Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to pause congestion pricing indeifinitely last week. Tuesday, June 11, 2024.During his weekly news conference, Hizzoner told reporters he has an “excellent relationship” with Hochul as he defended her move to halt the program, which would charge a $15 toll to most New Yorkers entering Manhattan below 60th Street.
on one of several alternative funding streams for the transit agency after her announcement last week, but lawmakers rejected both of her proposals as the legislative session ended for the year on June 8. One would have seen an increase in the payroll mobility tax for businesses in the five boroughs; the other involved dipping into the state’s general fund.
“If Mayor Adams wants to assist his friend Gov. Hochul, he should advise her to reverse course,” said Danny Pearlstein, the group’s communications director. “While loyalty is important, the mayor doesn’t only have the governor to think of, he has nearly nine million constituents looking to him for leadership in a challenging moment.”
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