Teachers union files federal lawsuit to block congestion pricing

The MTA is facing yet another federal lawsuit seeking to block its congestion pricing program, this time filed by the city’s largest teachers union and the Borough President of Staten Island.

The United Federation of Teachers and Staten Island Beep Vito Fossella filed the lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday and named the MTA, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) as defendants.