Courtesy of WRCR.
Rockland’s Congressman was joined by other fellow GOP Representatives in Washington yesterday to denounce the re-launched congestion pricing plan set to launch in January. In a press conference held on the Capitol steps, Mike Lawler of the Hudson Valley’s 17th District called Governor Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing scheme a “cash grab” and a “scam on working families struggling to make ends meet.” The new plan is expected to charge most drivers $9 to enter Manhattan and go below 60th Street. In 2028 it’ll go up to $12 and then $15 in 2031. State law requires that congestion pricing raise money for the MTA and decrease traffic and pollution. There are still several lawsuits against it pending in court. There are carve-outs for emergency vehicles, buses and transportation for the elderly, the disabled, and for those with health conditions who can’t use mass transit. The plan still needs federal approval.