The MTA’s $500 million nightly cleaning and shutdown isn’t worth it, experts say
Sanitizing the subways every night offers little protection against COVID, scientists say. MTA board members say they’ve raised questions - but received few answers.
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After the governor declined to answer questions, a New York Focus reporter was ejected from her event.
The constant gridlock is a major drag on Manhattan’s businesses, and source of frustration for commuters. And it’s never been so bad.
Lawsuits had threatened to kill congestion pricing. Now, it might take a lawsuit to save it.
Before Kathy Hochul paused it, the tolling program lost the little labor support it had when the Transport Workers Union withdrew its backing this spring.
As the state has backpedaled on congestion pricing, it has made no progress on nearly half of its other transit-related climate goals.
Some of the state’s top Democrats slammed the governor, while others supported the pause or stayed mum. Republicans want congestion pricing killed altogether.