One of the lawsuits, with the City Club of New York as plaintiff, argued that Governor Hochul does not have the power to void what a prior governor signed into law. A lawyer for the civic organization argued, "Can the governor effectively veto legislation that has already been passed and signed by a prior governor?"
The Riders Alliance, a transit advocacy organization, and two environmental groups, the Sierra Club and the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance filed the other lawsuit on the grounds that congestion pricing would help mitigate pollution and climate change, while also underwriting much-needed MTA maintenance and upgrade projects.
State Supreme Court Justice Arthur F. Engoron ruled against Governor Kathy Hochul's motion to dismiss two lawsuits that challenged her authority to pause the traffic program just weeks before it was set to begin.
The congestion pricing program was to have taken effect June 30, charging fees to most vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street, with some exceptions.
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