It’s full steam ahead for congestion pricing. If you’re a Rockland resident and you commute into the city by car or truck, get ready to pay as high as $23 per trip to enter Manhattan below 60th street, possibly as early as this spring. In a press conference yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the Federal Highway Administration finished their environmental review of the Manhattan Central Business District Tolling program, giving the state the go-ahead to become the first in the nation to do it…
Rockland State Senator Bill Weber says he’s hoping to get area residents some carve-outs or discounts…
Rockland Congressman Mike Lawler of the 17th district told “The Morning Show” yesterday the costs to Rockland commuters will be staggering…
Meanwhile, a bill Lawler sponsored that would keep federal dollars from going to the MTA is stuck in committee. In a statement, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said area commuters at least deserve a credit for the tolls they already pay crossing the George Washington and the Tappan Zee Bridge, and a discounted rate for entering the congestion pricing zone. Rockland Business Association CEO Al Samuels told “The Morning Show” recently that the lower Hudson Valley business community can use this as an opportunity…
Susan called “The Morning Show” and said the commuters who work odd-hours will suffer the most…
The governor highlighted some of the positive aspects congestion pricing would have in region, including around 20 percent fewer vehicles in the central business district each day, less noise, less honking, less gridlock, less air pollution, and fewer kids getting hit by cars on their way to school.