Governor Kathy Hochul held a rally in Manhattan to celebrate the success of the congestion pricing program, highlighting its effectiveness in reducing traffic and generating revenue for the MTA. This comes in response to pushback from President Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who had threatened to terminate the program by March 21. Despite this, Hochul and MTA officials stood firm in their defense of the program, asserting its importance for New York City's transit system. The MTA has even pursued legal action against efforts to shut down the program.
"Today’s an important day, the cameras are staying on—they sure as hell are," said Hochul, emphasizing the commitment to keeping the congestion pricing initiative alive against opposition.
Hochul and MTA officials have fiercely defended the tolling program, which they argue has worked as intended by reducing traffic and generating revenue for the transit agency.
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