New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer has urged Governor Kathy Hochul to suspend the controversial congestion pricing scheme until the NJ Transit strike concludes. The strike has significantly disrupted daily travel for around 70,000 commuters heading to Manhattan, with many train stations left empty. Gottheimer emphasized the financial strain on commuters and local businesses exacerbated by heightened costs during this transit nightmare, calling for both a freeze on the congestion tax and reimbursement of tolls for affected New Jersey riders with monthly passes.
We need to give them some relief until this is over.
Gottheimer, who last year called Hochul's revived congestion pricing plan 'insane,' said the strike has also put local businesses and commuters in 'a tough spot.'
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