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Kathy Hochul looks to revive hated NYC congestion toll before Trump takes office — but critics say ‘never’

November 11, 2024

Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to revive a planned congestion toll in Manhattan before President-elect Donald Trump takes office – but critics want to make sure the controversial plan stays dead.

Hochul had planned to wait to revisit the $15 congestion toll to enter Midtown below 60th Street until after elections, which political insiders said was a move to prevent backlash against fellow Democrats running in hotly contested congressional seats in the Empire State.

Hochul in June “paused” the plan — which would’ve been the first of its kind in the nation — but less than a week from the Nov. 5 election she is now mulling a $9 toll, legislative sources said.

She plans to announce the modified plan “very soon” and is looking to have it implemented before Trump is sworn in for his second term on Jan. 20, the sources told The Post.

A bipartisan group of opponents is now saying, “I told you so.”

Issues: Congress