Hochul touts congestion pricing success following Trump admin extending deadline to shut down program by 30 days

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Posted on March 21, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday triumphantly rallied in Manhattan to tout congestion pricing’s success on the heels of President Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pushing back the deadline for the state to terminate the tolling program by 30 days.

After riding in on a city bus, Hochul gathered in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District with Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials, local pols, and advocates to celebrate the program President Trump is seeking to shut down.