NEW CITY – State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick of Rockland County, Thursday, blasted the MTA for moving forward with a congestion pricing plan that he said could cost thousands of dollars a year for Rockland residents who have no quick or affordable mass transit options to reach New York City.
He is calling on the MTA to delay congestion pricing for Rockland residents until there is a one-seat ride to Manhattan.
“Congestion pricing is just the latest tax that benefits New York City at the expense of Rockland residents,” Reichlin-Melnick said. “Until Rockland has a one-seat ride to Manhattan, congestion pricing is an unfair tax to subsidize a transit system that doesn’t equitably serve our community.”
