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Congestion pricing: FDNY unions, MTA trade verbal jabs over lack of exemptions for first responders

By Dean Moses Posted on January 6, 2025

Two firefighter unions took the MTA to task over congestion pricing after its Jan. 5 launch, charging that a lack of exemptions for its members will lead to 911 delays.

Uniformed Firefighters Association (UFA) President Andrew Ansbro and Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA) President Jim Brosi didn’t pull any punches, taking aim at the MTA and the state of the subway system on Sunday as they fumed over the newly implemented $9 congestion relief zone in Manhattan.

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