Gov. Hochul has hired the same outside lawyer to defend against the congestion pricing pause as Mayor Adams retained to defend him in a federal campaign finance probe. Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Gov. Kathy
Traffic congestion in Manhattan in June 2023. Marc A. Hermann / MTA Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! A new report finds that various proposals to replace the mass transit money lost from pausing congestion pricing either don’t raise the same revenue
New Yorker lawmakers ended the legislative session without plugging the MTA funding gap caused by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s abrupt cancellation of the June 30 congestion pricing launch. The failure to act now leaves a billion dollar hole in the transit agency’s budget and further questions about how New York plans to pay for long-awaited updates
What to Know NYC Dept. of Transportation (DOT) revealed dozens of new projects to improve bike and bus lanes. The MTA manages the city’s congestion pricing plans and estimates a profit of $15 billion to go towards funding long-term initiatives. Plans like widening bike lanes, installing bike parking areas and creating protected bike lanes linking Manhattan’s