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Congestion pricing: Hochul’s delay of Manhattan toll plan draws both cheers and jeers from New Yorkers

By Ethan Stark-Miller and Michael Zavatsky
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Posted on June 5, 2024

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s surprise announcement Wednesday that she is indefinitely delaying the scheduled start of congestion pricing quickly drew a slew of reactions from elected officials, civic organizations and everyday New Yorkers — with some praising the 11th-hour backpedal and others bashing it.

Mayor Eric Adams, who has long insisted he supports congestion pricing if “we get it right,” stood behind the governor’s decision when asked about it at an unrelated Wednesday news conference.

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Congestion pricing: Hochul’s delay of Manhattan toll plan draws both cheers and jeers from New Yorkers

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