NEW YORK – The MTA Board Wednesday approved its congestion pricing plan that means vehicles driving south of 60th Street in Manhattan will be charged $15.
Congressman Pat Ryan (D, NY-18) blasted the decision saying it will hurt Hudson Valley residents who commute to the Big Apple.
Congressman Mike Lawler (R, NY-17) was also critical of the move.
“For decades, the MTA has systematically failed the Hudson Valley – there’s not a single MTA station in Ulster, there’s still no one-seat service in Orange, and there’s limited service in Dutchess,” Ryan said. “Now, without committing to any service additions or providing carve outs for public servants, they’re going to charge working families thousands more per year simply to go to work.”
Lawler said it is “slap in the face to hard-working New Yorkers” who drive to the city to get to work. “Rather than cleaning up their own mess and addressing the billions in waste, fraud, and abuse within the MTA, Governor Hochul and Janno Lieber have doubled down on this cash grab which won’t fix the underlying issues at 2 Broadway,” he said.
Ryan called the new plan “unfair, uninformed, and unacceptable.”
