New York lawmakers have authorized the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to implement congestion pricing for all emergency room visits at Manhattan hospitals, aiming to reduce traffic and provide timelier treatment, addressing the issue of longer wait times. The plan, set to take effect in June, involves charging drivers a $15 toll for entering central Manhattan during peak hours. This initiative has sparked a variety of reactions, including from Brooklyn driver Jason Lopez, who now prefers the ferry, and legal challenges from New Jersey, which argues that the plan fails to consider its environmental impact adequately and claims, 'You are not eliminating pollution.' In response to the anticipated increase in commuting costs, proposals have been made for $90m to add 3 fare-free bus lines in each borough. The congestion pricing scheme also extends to unusual areas, such as charging the New York City Marathon a $750,000 toll for crossing the Verrazzano Bridge, highlighting the broad impact of the policy. City Island residents see the ferry as an attractive option, and Staten Island's president criticizes the MTA's financial demands. The legal battle intensifies as New Jersey's lawyers head to federal court to demand a more thorough review of the plan's environmental impact.
The state of New Jersey was in federal court Wednesday trying to stop New York from implementing congestion pricing. The tolling plan, which was passed by the MTA last week, would charge drivers going into Manhattan below 60th Street. @csloantv reports. https://t.co/fukftMeLM4
Apparently #CongestionPricing isn’t only for cars and trucks. https://t.co/DWUX67e5cQ https://t.co/mgTYhuDuiI
Lawyers for New Jersey mounted a last-ditch effort to derail a New York program to charge most drivers $15 to enter central Manhattan during peak hours, urging a federal judge to require a more thorough review of the plan’s environmental impact. https://t.co/yEXCfdAixg
New York City’s congestion pricing program is facing its first legal test on Wednesday as lawyers for the State of New Jersey head to federal court to challenge the new tolling program. https://t.co/2GbPQKojyy
'You are not eliminating pollution': New Jersey strikes back against NYC's congestion pricing plan https://t.co/q4tnawuXvv https://t.co/uvh9kbHXgF
If we are going to be successful in stopping congestion pricing, it will be in court because Hochul, Adams, Schumer & most NY politicians are against us. I’ve said all along that @MTA violated federal law. Now we will see what the judge says. https://t.co/UfFv3X7oWw
Staten Island prez slams MTA plan to charge NYC Marathon $750,000 toll: ‘They can find that money in 9 hours’ https://t.co/UCiBiqrcQg https://t.co/CLzYzREnaq
MTA demands NYC Marathon cough up $750K toll for crossing Verrazzano Bridge https://t.co/WiqrSuX1Rv
Greg Lalevee, the business manager of @IUOE825, is right: the @MTA’s Congestion Tax math doesn’t add up. That’s why I’ve submitted a legal request to the @MTA requiring them to show how they calculated their Congestion Tax. https://t.co/raOEvfzOwS
Read my statement on the start of the Congestion Tax lawsuit hearings: https://t.co/btamrB0h9P
The Untold Story on Congestion Pricing Tax. Uber/Lyft win; the Public Loses - Again @KeepNYCFree https://t.co/0ZImo3zLic
Same reason the city is taxing some building buyers at rates 2x what the buildings are actually worth ... Just wait until "congestion pricing" kicks in. New $17 toll on nearly everyone. If you live in NJ it could cost you $100 just to drive into NYC for a lunch. https://t.co/RUtyY8ZdkK
MyPOV: keep fighting! Commuters Wage Last-Ditch Effort Against $15 Manhattan Congestion Charge https://t.co/M7kHOkpBCF
On the docket today The hotly contested issue of whether New York’s $15 congestion toll should go forward is hitting a federal courtroom this week as New Jersey seeks to block the measure. Folo @prldegrego for our coverage after she gets her phone back https://t.co/6QuQ0DcAgE
The M.T.A. Wants Marathon Runners to Pay Bridge Tolls, Too https://t.co/4kvtFGRob5
Drivers may not be the only ones feeling the squeeze of congestion pricing -- the MTA wants to charge the New York City marathon, too. https://t.co/SrsBCSfNH7
New Jersey, feds to duke it out in court over $15 congestion pricing toll as Garden State tries to block fee https://t.co/QmA81J1RHu https://t.co/5oXmJRqbfr
City Island residents clamor for ferry stop in Bronx enclave as $15 congestion pricing looms: ‘A very attractive option’ https://t.co/18KQ6ERzRM https://t.co/c4CDQeVTVA
Congestion pricing in New York City is set to take effect in June, but New Jersey drivers are still putting up a fight https://t.co/nacWRy0gav https://t.co/nacWRy0gav
MTA CEO JANNO LIEBER ON CRIME IN THE SUBWAY “This is a nightmare for New Yorkers” Yet, this individual seeks to extort at least $15 per day from drivers if they’d like to avoid this “nightmare” by driving in their own vehicle.
'You are not eliminating pollution:' New Jersey strikes back against NYC's congestion pricing plan https://t.co/xkSTu91Vc8 https://t.co/h97nSGD0KH
With congestion pricing on the horizon, NYers must have access to fast, reliable, and affordable transit options. @RepGraceMeng and I were joined by the NYC delegation to call for $90m to add 3 fare-free bus lines in each borough & improve bus access and reliability around NYC. https://t.co/9VTplosRdY
The reaction from some drivers — such as Brooklyn driver Jason Lopez — is exactly what the MTA wants from congestion pricing. "I’d rather take the ferry now," Lopez said as he was stuck in a Lower Manhattan gridlock. Read more: https://t.co/bWs6R78CXc https://t.co/4Ys0P9prao
MTA AUTHORIZED BY NEW YORK LAWMAKERS TO IMPLEMENT CONGESTION PRICING FOR ALL EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AT ALL MANHATTAN HOSPITALS TO SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING TIMELIER TREATMENT WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS “Manhattan emergency rooms have longer wait times than any other place in the US -…