{"id":2262723,"date":"2024-06-07T22:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T02:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lawmakers-put-hochul-in-a-jam-with-no-congestion-pricing-alternative\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T22:42:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T02:42:30","slug":"new-york-lawmakers-put-hochul-in-a-jam-with-no-congestion-pricing-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lawmakers-put-hochul-in-a-jam-with-no-congestion-pricing-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"New York legislators corner Hochul by rejecting congestion pricing without offering alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-lawmakers-put-hochul-in-a-jam-with-no-congestion-pricing-alternative%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262723&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Atus\/1177581335303493632&#8243; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221; \u2064title>Hochul<\/a>\u2019s backtracking, members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">state legislature<\/a>, including Brooklyn Democrats \u200bSens. Andrew<span id=\"line2\" style=\"display:none\">Senator<\/span> \u200c Gounardes \u2063and\u2064 Kevin Parker,\u200b argued\u2062 her reversal jeopardized the region\u2019s \u200deconomic<strong> <\/strong>health, a concern Hochul didn\u2019t appear \u200cto {{Be a change}}embrace shor<!---->tly before she<  a href=\"\/media-central\/nyc_commuter_chaos\/index.html\">was inaugurated<\/a> on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Governor Kathy Hochul of New York is facing backlash after her last-minute decision to\u200b backtrack on a plan for \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-de-blasio-suggests-hes-considering-run-for-new-york-governor\/\" title=\"Bill De Blasio Suggests He\u2019s Considering Run For New York Governor\">congestion pricing<\/a> \u200bin \u2062Manhattan. This plan was designed to \u2063raise funds\u2062 for the city&#8217;s\u2063 subway and bus systems \u2064by charging drivers entering the core\u200d business \u200cdistrict. Hochul&#8217;s reversal has led to the cancellation of legislative \u2063plans to fund the\u2062 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, leaving lawmakers scrambling\u2062 to \u2063find an alternative source of funding. Some \u2063legislators, including\u2062 Brooklyn Democrats,\u200d have \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-political-director-rick-klein-calls-for-cleansing-pro-trump-movement\/\" title=\"ABC Political Director Rick Klein calls for \u2018cleansing\u2019 pro-Trump movement\">expressed concern<\/a> over the potential consequences for the region&#8217;s economic health. Hochul&#8217;s change of heart\u200b has\u200b caused controversy and \u200braised questions about her commitment\u2062 to\u2063 addressing transportation issues in NYC.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) is facing the repercussions of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3030896\/hochuls-weak-congestion-pricing-backtrack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reversal<\/a> on congestion pricing as Albany lawmakers scrap plans to fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. <\/p>\n<p>State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announced the decision on Friday, saying legislators would end their session without a deal. Her comments are a response to Hochul\u2019s abrupt withdrawal from a plan designed to raise funds to improve the city\u2019s subway and bus systems by charging drivers entering<strong> <\/strong>Manhattan\u2019s<strong> <\/strong>core business district. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Protesters demonstrate outside Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s (D-NY) Manhattan office, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hochul originally agreed to the tolling proposal but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-admin-gave-taliban-list-of-american-citizens-green-card-holders-and-afghan-allies-that-needed-to-get-into-airport-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden Admin Gave Taliban List Of\u00a0\u2018American Citizens, Green Card Holders And Afghan Allies\u2019 That Needed To Get Into Airport: Report\">angered lawmakers<\/a> when she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3030896\/hochuls-weak-congestion-pricing-backtrack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>changed<\/a> her mind at the eleventh hour and after the MTA had purchased<strong> <\/strong>$500 million of equipment for tolling. <\/p>\n<p>Her actions left Stewart-Cousins and Albany lawmakers scrambling to work out an alternative to replace the $1 billion annual funding Hochul\u2019s scrapped transit plan would have raised.\u00a0After <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sen_Gounardes\/status\/1799089260337021366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>frustrated<\/a> lawmakers ditched attempts to bail the governor out on Friday, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said there is still time to vote on a funding replacement before January. <\/p>\n<p>In comments two weeks ago, Hochul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3030896\/hochuls-weak-congestion-pricing-backtrack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>praised<\/a> the program as vital to \u201cmaking cities more livable.\u201d On Wednesday, Hochul had a change of heart. Amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/travel\/3028497\/hochul-congestion-pricing-ease-pressure-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fears<\/a> the plan\u2019s unpopularity would hurt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats <\/a>in competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> elections, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/travel\/3028497\/hochul-congestion-pricing-ease-pressure-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>caved<\/a> to pressure from New Yorkers upset at the plan\u2019s high price tag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy team worked in the final hours to find a way to implement this \u2026 but hard-working New Yorkers are getting hammered on costs,\u201d Hochul <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_rebeccaclewis\/status\/1798384493889519823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congestion-pricing-to-toll-drivers-moves-closer-to-reality-in-new-york\/\" title=\"NY's 'Congestion Pricing' to Toll Drivers Nears Implementation.\">congestion pricing plan<\/a> was unpopular with most New Yorkers, including former President Donald Trump.\u00a0\u201cInstituting congestion pricing,\u201d Trump said, \u201cis a big incentive not to come [to New York City].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The toll would have charged passenger and small commercial vehicles $15 during peak hours and $24 to $36 for trucks and buses.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul&#8217;s reversal on congestion pricing has led to Albany lawmakers abandoning funding plans for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins declared on Friday that the legislative session would conclude without a deal, responding to Hochul&#8217;s sudden withdrawal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2262724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24157606254431.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2262723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24157606254431.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2262723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2262724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2262723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2262723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2262723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}