{"id":2397932,"date":"2025-02-02T08:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T13:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-is-raising-toll-prices-for-law-abiding-citizens-after-failing-to-collect-billions-from-toll-cheats\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T08:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T13:54:05","slug":"new-york-city-is-raising-toll-prices-for-law-abiding-citizens-after-failing-to-collect-billions-from-toll-cheats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-is-raising-toll-prices-for-law-abiding-citizens-after-failing-to-collect-billions-from-toll-cheats\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Is Raising Toll Prices for Law-Abiding Citizens After Failing to Collect Billions from Toll Cheats"},"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\">36<\/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-city-is-raising-toll-prices-for-law-abiding-citizens-after-failing-to-collect-billions-from-toll-cheats%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=2397932&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>The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in \u2064new York City \u2063has\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-wallen-reportedly-snubs-naacp\/\" title=\"Morgan Wallen Reportedly Snubs NAACP\">reportedly failed<\/a>\u200d to collect $5.1 billion in\u200d tolls and fees over a four-year period, prompting outrage among \u2063residents \u2063who are now facing new <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> rates. In 2024 alone,toll violations amounted to over $1.4 billion,\u2064 with an additional $3.7 billion lost\u2063 between 2021 and 2023. Many drivers are reportedly evading toll payments using &#8220;ghost\u2063 plates,&#8221; while law-abiding commuters now pay a $9 congestion fee\u2063 to enter\u2064 Manhattan, which critics argue is unfair given the amount lost\u2064 through \u2062violations.<\/p>\n<p>Residents express frustration,\u200d stating that \u2062it feels \u200dunjust to penalize\u2063 honest drivers while the \u2062MTA \u2062does not enforce payment\u200b from violators.Some, like truck driver Kenny McCutcheon, believe tougher measures \u2062should be taken against unpaid tolls rather of \u2063increasing costs for compliant drivers.The newly implemented \u200dcongestion pricing comes \u200camid a backdrop of safety concerns on\u2062 public \u200dtransit, leading some to feel pressured into using subways despite recent violent incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Local\u2063 officials, including Nassau County Executive\u2062 Bruce Blakeman, have condemned the situation, characterizing it \u2062as a failure of leadership and\u200d law enforcement. The prevailing sentiment among New Yorkers is one \u2064of injustice, as they grapple \u200cwith the financial burden of both congestion\u2063 fees and a lack of accountability\u200b for toll evaders. As <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">lawful citizens\u200b grow increasingly \u200bfrustrated<\/a>, the need for political\u200c action to address these issues \u2063is highlighted.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City&rsquo;s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has failed to collect $5.1 billion in tolls and fees over just four years, outraging residents who are meanwhile being asked to pay new congestion pricing rates.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said that &ldquo;toll violations&rdquo; exceeded $1.4 billion in 2024, as well as $3.7 billion between 2021 and 2023, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/27\/us-news\/new-yorkers-fume-over-revelation-mta-lost-5-1b-on-unpaid-tolls-violations-as-honest-drivers-slapped-with-congestion-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>That comes as certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/horror-tracks-man-arrested-attempted-murder-random-passerby-pushed-front-subway-train\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">residents<\/a> find ways to cheat the system, such as by using &ldquo;ghost plates&rdquo; to avoid collection of the tolls through the new &ldquo;cashless&rdquo; systems.<\/p>\n<p>But commuters in the Big Apple are now forking over $9 congestion tolls to enter Manhattan in a new program unveiled last month. The $500 million to $800 million to be collected from commuters each year does not even come close to matching the amount lost through violations.<\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers therefore see the congestion prices as unfair.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They need to crack down more on people who don&rsquo;t pay the tolls, instead of charging the rest of us so much,&rdquo; Kenny McCutcheon, a truck driver from Long Island, told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous I gotta pay $9 just to come here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Li, who runs a smoothie cart and commutes from Brooklyn to the Financial District, said that he now drives into Manhattan at 4:45 a.m. to avoid the $9 fee, instead paying the $2.25 fee imposed outside of peak commuting hours.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I obey the law, whatever they charge. But I see so many people trying to save money illegally with ghost plates,&rdquo; Li said.<\/p>\n<p>Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman condemned the situation as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is what happens when you have a state that doesn&rsquo;t enforce its laws and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">people feel<\/a> they can get away with anything due to the incompetence of leadership in Albany and at the MTA,&rdquo; he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Taxpayers are left with the burden of having to close the huge deficits with idiotic programs like congestion pricing which based on the MTA&rsquo;s track record, most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-biden-doesnt-want-you-knowing-about-drug-price-controls\/\" title=\"What Biden Doesn&#039;t Want You Knowing About Drug Price Controls\">people won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t pay either.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The new congestion prices were launched amid several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigrant-arrested-connection-womans-nightmarish-nyc-subway-death-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shockingly violent<\/a> incidents on New York City subways, meaning that some residents feel like they are being <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/02\/us-news\/nyc-subways-are-too-dangerous-to-slap-commuters-with-congestion-toll-labor-boss-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pressured<\/a> to take public transit and encounter safety threats, or else be stuck with the massive $9 fee.<\/p>\n<p>Just this past Sunday, yet another lunatic stabbed a fellow passenger on the subway multiple times, as <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/26\/us-news\/attacker-repeatedly-stabs-nyc-subway-rider-in-latest-unhinged-transit-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> by the Post.<\/p>\n<p>The lawlessness in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-bad-even-nypd-traffic-enforcers-robbed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City<\/a> can and should rightly incense law-abiding residents.<\/p>\n<p>The leadership of America&rsquo;s biggest metropolis truly seems to be draining everyday hard-working citizens, all while failing to provide a basic environment of law and order.<\/p>\n<p>As law-abiding people reach their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stabbed-shot-sued-new-york-cops-explain-no-one-wants-work-nypd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breaking points<\/a>, the city will have less taxpayers to leech from, and the situation will only worsen.<\/p>\n<p>That is, of course, unless New Yorkers muster the political will to save their city.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The agency reported that &#8220;toll violations&#8221; reached over $1.4 billion in 2024 and totaled $3.7 billion from 2021 to 2023, as stated by the New York Post. Some residents have found ways to evade tolls using &#8220;ghost plates&#8221; with the new cashless systems. Meanwhile, commuters are now paying a $9 congestion fee to enter Manhattan under a recently introduced program, which is expected to generate between $500 million and $800 million annually\u2014far less than what is lost due to violations. Many New Yorkers view these congestion charges as unjust.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny McCutcheon, a truck driver from Long Island, expressed his frustration: \u201cThey need to crack down more on people who don\u2019t pay the tolls instead of charging the rest of us so much.\u201d Benjamin Li, who commutes from Brooklyn for work, has adjusted his schedule to avoid the fee by driving into Manhattan early in the morning instead of paying during peak hours.<\/p>\n<p>Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman criticized the situation as a result of ineffective law enforcement and leadership failures at both state and MTA levels: \u201cTaxpayers are left with huge deficits due to foolish programs like congestion pricing.\u201d The introduction of these fees comes amid rising violence on NYC subways, leaving some residents feeling pressured into using public transit despite safety concerns or facing hefty charges.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing lawlessness in New York City is understandably frustrating for its law-abiding citizens. As these individuals reach their limits with rising costs and safety issues without adequate governance or order being maintained, there may be fewer taxpayers left unless New Yorkers find a way to reclaim control over their city\u2019s future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Michael-Featured-Image-99.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49664,36462,49665,49663],"class_list":["post-2397932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-law-abiding-citizens","tag-new-york-city","tag-toll-cheats","tag-toll-prices"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Michael-Featured-Image-99.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397932","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397932"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397936,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397932\/revisions\/2397936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}