The implementation of congestion pricing in New York by Governor Kathy Hochul and the MTA is facing strong criticism for being seen as a cash grab. Critics argue that despite significant budget allocations to various levels of government, the decision to charge residents and business owners in Manhattan an extra $15 per day is unjustified. Concerns about safety on the subway system have also been raised following recent fatalities, with the MTA being accused of extorting drivers who seek to avoid using public transportation.
New Yorkers are so sick of the vagrancy allowed to run amok on the NYC subway, they’re literally removing bodies (alive/dead) to get trains moving. If you’d like to avoid this and drive, the MTA, an unelected body, wants to tax you a minimum of $15/day. https://t.co/eYH1oPsEn8
New Yorkers pay sky high taxes for soaring crime rates and deteriorating services. https://t.co/5eQv2qMdQC
The biggest proponent of the Congestion Tax @RidersAlliance has no problem with fare evasion, yet wants to steal money from law abiding drivers. All of this in an effort to funnel the stolen cash into the abyss that is the @MTA https://t.co/y6Rim4qLOh
Another person struck by a NYC subway train and killed today. This is now 6 people KILLED by NYC subway trains in the last 4 days. If you'd like to avoid this by driving your own vehicle, the MTA seeks to extort you for $15 per day. If the MTA is not able to safeguard its… https://t.co/QkWvaqpQsu
Another person struck by a NYC subway train and killed today. This is now 6 people KILLED by NYC subway trains in the last 4 days. If you'd like to avoid this by driving your own vehicle, the MTA seeks to extort you for $15 per day. https://t.co/QkWvaqpQsu
Even the Mayor acknowledges that controlling crime on the subway is a moonshot goal under radical progressive law and disorder in New York. Yet, the MTA and gov't have no qualms about extorting you for $15 if you want to drive your own private vehicle and avoid the subway. https://t.co/1iVcDGJIG8
A historical level incompetence at all levels of government in New York managed so poorly, despite a $233B state budget, a $113B city budget, and a $20B+ year MTA budget, that it now seeks to require residents and business owners in Manhattan to pay an additional $15 per day for… https://t.co/guTncL2QEm
Congestion Pricing is a totally ludicrous cash grab, and @ElectEdDay is right to sue the hell out of the @MTA for it. I wholeheartedly back his lawsuit against the MTA - the worst-run authority in America. https://t.co/F8ZJXRpPH2
Congestion pricing is a cash grab courtesy of @GovKathyHochul and the @MTA. Despite the billions in waste, fraud, and abuse at the MTA, Kathy Hochul is still rewarding them with extra $$$. Pure lunacy. https://t.co/kaPzGbE8zB