Challenges to congestion pricing were issued setbacks yesterday by federal court judges in White Plains and New York City who declined requests for preliminary injunctions, including one filed by Rockland County, bringing the January 5th start of congestion pricing closer to a done deal. Another challenge is still being heard in Newark. Rockland County Executive Ed Day told “The Morning Show” Friday the plan is clearly unfair to Rockland and other west-of-Hudson commuters…
Rockland State Senator Bill Weber of the 38th District says it might take legislation on the state level to get rid of the congestion pricing tax…
The county is considering an appeal of the judge’s decision. Unless any of the other legal actions brought by New Jersey and other plaintiffs succeeds, congestion pricing will charge most drivers an extra nine dollars daily, for now, to get into the city and drive below 60th Street.