Congestion pricing officially turned six months old on July 5, and Gov. Hochul took time out over the weekend to declare the Manhattan tolling program a hit.
“Six months in, it’s clear: congestion pricing has been a huge success, making life in New York better,” Hochul said in a press release from her office. “In New York, we dare to do big things, and this program represents just that — traffic is down throughout the region, business is booming, transit ridership is up, and we are making historic upgrades to our transit system. We’ve also fended off five months of unlawful attempts from the federal government to unwind this successful program and will keep fighting — and winning — in the courts. The cameras are staying on.”
Her last sentence has repeatedly been directed to President Trump and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy since before Feb. 21, which was the first of multiple deadlines Duffy has set for the state to end the tolls…