The Black Caucus of the New York Young Republican Club is proud to applaud the Department of Transportation’s decision to cease New York City’s atrocious congestion pricing laws. The policy, which is merely another extortion of New York City residents, will not be missed by New Yorkers. Commuters, delivery workers, and small business owners haven’t magically stopped needing to get into Manhattan.
This policy has only restricted the movement of cash strapped residents forcing them onto public transit options that are now more crowded, congested and dangerous. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is right to remove this burden and call congestion pricing a “slap in the face to working class Americans.”
We are disappointed that Governor Hochul has signaled opposition to the decision and we are monitoring her compliance. We are demanding that she be the Governor for all New Yorkers and not just bureaucrats who want to squeeze an extra $9 a day out of residents.