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NY’s congestion toll will discriminate against Staten Island’s minority population: local pols

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NY’s congestion toll will discriminate against Staten Island’s minority population: local pols

The forgotten borough is getting smoked out! New York’s controversial plan to enforce a $15 toll to drive on some of Manhattan’s busiest streets will just favor Midtown’s wealthy elite — and increase pollution in Staten Island’s minority neighborhoods, local pols claimed Thursday. “If someone wanted to deliberately create a plan with the goals that … Read more

Congestion pricing must be stopped before it’s too late: Letters

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Congestion pricing must be stopped before it’s too late: Letters

The Issue: The mounting resistance against congestion pricing amid plans for a mid-June rollout. The Post is right (“Wrong Turn,” Steve Cuozzo, PostOpinion, Mar. 3). It was former Mayor Michael Bloomberg who decided that we needed fewer drivers. He jacked up fines, installed red-light and speeding cameras and created miles of bus-only and bike lanes. … Read more