Trump dictator-ing NYC congestion pricing

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Anonymous wrote:How does the federal government have any say here? These are all local roads in Manhattan. They aren’t interstate highways.

Read the lawsuit linked above. The MTA entered into agreement with Federal Highway Administration to toll the bridges and tunnels (which are federal roadways)

Sure shut down the bridges and tunnels to NY city. That will be a good move. Really help the economy.

Don’t tempt them with a good time!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Look you can agree or disagree with him (personally disagree as most people commute via plentiful train services from the burbs; I grew up in a NYC suburb). However, from a GOP perspective, shouldn't tolls be left as a state issue without federal tampering? This just looks like petty overreach.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/nyregion/trump-congestion-pricing-nyc.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20250219&instance_id=147935&nl=from-the-times®i_id=64963071&segment_id=191410&user_id=90d3e0bd760b3d1fe08b44f9adde894c

Yeah, whatever happened to states rights??

It only applies to red states. Remember how McCain et al overturned DC voters on gun control?

[Anonymous]

This is what you get when you elect a bridge and tunnel President.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look you can agree or disagree with him (personally disagree as most people commute via plentiful train services from the burbs; I grew up in a NYC suburb). However, from a GOP perspective, shouldn't tolls be left as a state issue without federal tampering? This just looks like petty overreach.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/nyregion/trump-congestion-pricing-nyc.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20250219&instance_id=147935&nl=from-the-times®i_id=64963071&segment_id=191410&user_id=90d3e0bd760b3d1fe08b44f9adde894c

A lot of motorists like it.

For people who do drive into New York, it makes the traffic a lot more manageable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look you can agree or disagree with him (personally disagree as most people commute via plentiful train services from the burbs; I grew up in a NYC suburb). However, from a GOP perspective, shouldn't tolls be left as a state issue without federal tampering? This just looks like petty overreach.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/nyregion/trump-congestion-pricing-nyc.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20250219&instance_id=147935&nl=from-the-times®i_id=64963071&segment_id=191410&user_id=90d3e0bd760b3d1fe08b44f9adde894c

So happy he stepped in!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what you get when you elect a bridge and tunnel President.

Clearly, you don't know what "bridge and tunnel" means.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look you can agree or disagree with him (personally disagree as most people commute via plentiful train services from the burbs; I grew up in a NYC suburb). However, from a GOP perspective, shouldn't tolls be left as a state issue without federal tampering? This just looks like petty overreach.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/nyregion/trump-congestion-pricing-nyc.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20250219&instance_id=147935&nl=from-the-times®i_id=64963071&segment_id=191410&user_id=90d3e0bd760b3d1fe08b44f9adde894c

A lot of motorists like it.

For people who do drive into New York, it makes the traffic a lot more manageable.

All my NJ friends think it’s made things much better.

[Anonymous]

He's a wrecking ball and I LOVE IT!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is what you get when you elect a bridge and tunnel President.

Clearly, you don't know what "bridge and tunnel" means.

Yes I do. He’ll always be a poser from Queens.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Congestion pricing has been great. On the rare time I need to drive to downtown Manhattan it used to take me about 1.5hrs, I’ve done it twice since and it only took 30min!

It was a pleasure to spend the $9! I was surprised so little would make such a difference. And a friend of mine that lives in the zone is happy as well, quality of life is up with less cars on the street.

Spoken like someone who does not appreciate that 9 dollars daily is a lot to many people

You know nothing. Lots of folks complained and complained but a month in and tradespeople, Uber drivers really appreciate it as do bus commuters, etc. If you don’t live here, then focus on your red state bans on drag shows and reproductive care and leave us alone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The trades folks that drive their vans in everyday actually really liked the congestion charge because it made it MUCH easier to find street parking and reduced their drive time by a lot. The toll itself gets charged to the client, so it was no skin off their back.

Ask the neighbors if they like it and no the trade people do not like it. My family are trades people and no they are not simply passing on this is crazy.

yeah, right

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Another loss on the way for Trump. New Yorkers seem to have come around on the tolls and are enjoying the peace. The sad, scared suburban B&T crowd seems to be having a hard time with it, though. God forbid they have to mingle amongst the people on public transit!

You are joking right? Working people not at peace. Rich maybe but not working. people.

Working people take the bus, train and subway and particularly for people who bus in from the suburbs, it has cut commuting time by more than half. They are thrilled.

That makes no sense.

They previously preferred to drive into at 2x the time duration and pay for parking monthly over much shorter in time public transport option?

Usually it’s the opposite: 90 minutes of changing trains, subways and busses versus 45 min drive in traffic.

And you clearly know nothing about NYC metro area. NJ and outerboro commuters are reporting that their bus trips are dropping by 10-15 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what you get when you elect a bridge and tunnel President.

Clearly, you don't know what "bridge and tunnel" means.

Yes I do. He’ll always be a poser from Queens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who put out the pic of trump as long? The White House?

Yup, the official WH account on X.

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/11/upshot/congestion-pricing.html

“Policy changes often take years to show results. Even then, you may have to squint to see them.

And then there’s congestion pricing in New York.

Almost immediately after the tolls went into effect, they began to alter traffic patterns, commuter behavior, transit service, even sounds…”