{"id":2404449,"date":"2025-02-19T21:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-governor-kathy-hochul-furious-after-trump-admin-pulls-the-plug-on-her-wildly-unpopular-toll-scheme\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T21:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:31:16","slug":"ny-governor-kathy-hochul-furious-after-trump-admin-pulls-the-plug-on-her-wildly-unpopular-toll-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-governor-kathy-hochul-furious-after-trump-admin-pulls-the-plug-on-her-wildly-unpopular-toll-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Governor Kathy Hochul Furious After Trump Admin Pulls the Plug on Her Wildly Unpopular Toll Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fny-governor-kathy-hochul-furious-after-trump-admin-pulls-the-plug-on-her-wildly-unpopular-toll-scheme%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=2404449&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>On \u2064Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced the termination of a \u200btolling program in New York City that imposed significant fees on residents traveling to \u200cmanhattan. this decision was\u2064 communicated by Transportation Secretary Sean\u2064 Duffy in\u2062 a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, criticizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-reverses-on-canceling-congestion-pricing-plan-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... reverses on canceling congestion pricing plan - Washington Examiner\">congestion\u200b pricing plan<\/a> for being burdensome \u2064to working-class Americans and \u200csmall businesses. \u200bDuffy emphasized that\u200c New yorkers had already funded their highways \u200dthrough taxes\u2063 and that the new \u2063tolls left commuters with no alternative routes. Trump declared the end of the\u200c program, claiming it would save New Yorkers, while Hochul\u200b responded by initiating legal action to reinstate the \u2063tolls. She criticized Trump&#8217;s\u2062 comments, asserting her commitment to law and governance, despite the unpopularity of \u2062the toll system. The situation highlights\u200b the ongoing tension \u2064between state policies and federal influence on transportation funding, \u200cwith Trump characterizing his actions as a defense of everyday citizens against excessive \u2064governmental fees.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he has terminated a New York City tolling program through which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">residents faced massive fees<\/a> to enter the Central Business District.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/us-department-transportation-terminates-tolling-approval-new-york-citys-cordon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul announcing the end of the program, which slammed everyday New Yorkers with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-city-raising-toll-prices-law-abiding-citizens-failing-collect-billions-toll-cheats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$9 tolls<\/a> when traveling in their passenger vehicles to Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New York State&rsquo;s congestion pricing plan is a slap in the face to working class Americans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-to-partially-reopen-indoor-dining-in-nyc-for-valentines-day-if-positivity-rates-hold\/\" title=\"Cuomo To Partially Reopen Indoor Dining In NYC For Valentine\u2019s Day, \u2018If Positivity Rates Hold\u2019\">small business owners<\/a>,&rdquo; Duffy told Hochul.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Commuters using the highway system to enter New York City have already financed the construction and improvement of these highways through the payment of gas taxes and other taxes,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But now the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-tears-up-new-yorks-congestion-pricing-plan\/\" title=\"... administration tears up New York\u2019s congestion pricing plan\">toll program leaves drivers<\/a> without any free highway alternative, and instead, takes more money from working people to pay for a transit system and not highways. It&rsquo;s backwards and unfair.&rdquo;<\/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>Duffy noted that the massive fees were harmful to small businesses in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/inmates-take-part-new-york-prison-lockdown-initiated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> City that have customers in nearby New Jersey and Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every American should be able to access New York City regardless of their economic means,&rdquo; Duffy added. &ldquo;It shouldn&rsquo;t be reserved for an elite few.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Highways financed using federal dollars are usually not allowed to require tolls, according to the Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden had waived that policy for Hochul, but the Trump administration reversed the move.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also announced his decision in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114032082899254855\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD,&rdquo; he declared. &ldquo;Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!&rdquo;<br \/> &ndash;President Donald J. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IMr4tq0sMB\">pic.twitter.com\/IMr4tq0sMB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1892295984928993698?\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Hochul reacted poorly to the loss of her obscene tolls, lashing out strongly against Trump&rsquo;s remark by saying on social media, &ldquo;We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She announced that New York City&rsquo;s transit authority &ldquo;has initiated legal proceedings in the Southern District of New York to preserve this critical program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see you in court,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-gov-kathy-hochul-issues-defiant-response-pam-bondis-charges-might-end-regretting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hochul<\/a> shot back at Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PikwB5OwnM\">pic.twitter.com\/PikwB5OwnM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1892294071961448664?\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Trump&rsquo;s declaration of himself as king may have been motivated by a tinge of pride, or may simply be a troll to provoke the exact sort of reaction we saw from Hochul.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, the irony is that Hochul is herself acting like a monarch by unilaterally imposing burdensome taxes on her own people.<\/p>\n<p>In this situation, Trump is more of a Robin Hood, standing up for the everyday New Yorker and subverting the whims of the tyrant that rules over them.<\/p>\n<p>The other irony is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pam-bondi-blindsides-new-yorks-kathy-hochul-and-letitia-james-with-federal-lawsuit-this-is-a-new-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hochul<\/a> is up for re-election next year and nevertheless pursued the deeply unpopular policy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump may have saved her neck.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, rather than filing a lawsuit, she should be thanking him.<\/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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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed New York Governor Kathy Hochul of this decision, criticizing the $9 tolls that burdened daily commuters traveling to Manhattan. Duffy stated, \u201cNew York State\u2019s congestion pricing plan is an insult to working-class Americans and small business owners,\u201d emphasizing that drivers have already contributed to highway construction through gas taxes and other fees. He argued that the toll program offers no free highway alternatives and unfairly extracts more money from working individuals for public transit rather than highways.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy also pointed out the negative impact of these high fees on small businesses in New York City with customers from nearby states like New Jersey and Connecticut, asserting, \u201cEvery American should be able to access New York City regardless of their economic status.\u201d According to the Department of Transportation, highways funded by federal dollars typically cannot impose tolls; although former President Joe Biden had temporarily waived this rule for Hochul, Trump&#8217;s administration reversed it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced his decision via social media with a bold statement: \u201cCONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD! Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!\u201d In response, Hochul expressed her discontent over losing what she deemed necessary tolls by stating online, \u201cWe are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king,\u201d and revealed that New York City&#8217;s transit authority would pursue legal action in federal court to maintain the program.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul&#8217;s reaction suggests frustration at Trump&#8217;s comments about kingship while ironically imposing heavy taxes herself. With her re-election approaching next year amidst unpopularity for her policies, some might argue Trump inadvertently helped her political standing instead of harming it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404450,"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\/02\/King-Trump-vs-Kathy-Hochul.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39075,39987,50704,42251,32640],"class_list":["post-2404449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-kathy-hochul","tag-new-york-politics","tag-toll-scheme","tag-transportation-policy","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/King-Trump-vs-Kathy-Hochul.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404449","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=2404449"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404453,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404449\/revisions\/2404453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}