With just a few weeks before the launch of congestion pricing, Rockland’s County Executive is blasting the governor, calling on her to stop it in its tracks for West-of-Hudson commuters, this time for good. He held a press conference yesterday with the county attorney and Rockland’s state senator to remind the governor of the unfairness of the plan on Rockland and other suburban commuters. Senator Bill Weber of the 38th District said though legal challenges could still prevent congestion pricing from going into effect, motorists could still use some help…
County Attorney Thomas Humbach said one of the problems with congestion pricing is it’s making people pay for services they don’t use…
Rockland’s County Executive Ed Day said Governor Kathy Hochul did the right thing by freezing the plan last June, but this time, she should do it permanently…
Unless legal actions brought by Rockland, New Jersey and other plaintiffs succeed, January 5th will see the start of congestion pricing, which is going to charge most drivers an extra nine dollars daily, for now, to get into the city and drive below 60th Street.