{"id":2425925,"date":"2025-04-21T18:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dot-outlines-penalties-if-hochul-doesnt-end-nyc-congestion-pricing-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:15:00","slug":"dot-outlines-penalties-if-hochul-doesnt-end-nyc-congestion-pricing-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dot-outlines-penalties-if-hochul-doesnt-end-nyc-congestion-pricing-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DOT outlines penalties if Hochul doesn&#8217;t end NYC congestion pricing &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdot-outlines-penalties-if-hochul-doesnt-end-nyc-congestion-pricing-washington-examiner%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=2425925&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>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned New York Governor Kathy Hochul that penalties will be imposed if she does not end New York City&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tri-state-tussle-new-jerseys-battle-with-new-yorks-mta-over-congestion-pricing-begins-in-court\/\" title=\"New Jersey and New ...&#039;s MTA clash in court over ...\">congestion pricing scheme<\/a>, which was implemented on January 5. duffy criticized the program as &#8220;class warfare,&#8221; arguing it discriminates against working-class Americans by making it more arduous for them to access the city. In a letter, he gave Hochul 30 days to justify her decision to continue the program, which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rumored-biden-state-dept-pick-savaged-bidens-approach-to-the-middle-east\/\" title=\"Rumored Biden State Dept Pick Savaged Biden\u2019s Approach to the Middle East\">trump administration announced<\/a> would be terminated in Febuary. If she fails to comply, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potential consequences include halting approvals<\/a> for certain construction projects and cutting federal highway funds for New York City.The congestion pricing tax varies,with charges starting at $9 for vehicles entering congested areas during peak hours,intended to fund subway repairs.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOT outlines penalties to go into effect if Hochul doesn&rsquo;t end NYC congestion pricing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2096923\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Transportation Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-duffy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sean Duffy\">Sean Duffy<\/a> warned Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sean Duffy\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) that punishments would be instituted if she didn&rsquo;t end <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York City's\">New York City&rsquo;s<\/a> congestion pricing.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Duffy accused Hochul of engaging in &ldquo;class warfare,&rdquo; claiming congestion pricing was meant to prevent working-class Americans from entering the city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3386452\/democrats-cost-of-living-week-leadership-trip-el-salvador-kilmar-abrego-garcia\/\">Democrats&#8217; pivot to Trump&#8217;s economy muddled by another El Salvador trip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3386810\/bob-menendez-wife-nadine-menendez-convicted-corruption-case\/\">Nadine Menendez, wife of former senator, convicted in corruption case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3386743\/trump-speech-easter-egg-roll-religion-pope-death\/\">Trump vows to &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-bring-religion-back-at-white-house-easter-egg-roll-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump vows to \u2018bring religion back\u2019 at White House Easter Egg Roll - Washington Examiner\">bring religion back&#038;rsquo<\/a>; at White House Easter Egg Roll<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;President [Donald] Trump and I will not sit back while Governor Hochul engages in class warfare and prices working-class Americans out of accessing New York City,&rdquo;&nbsp;he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/us-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-gov-hochul-heres-what-continuing-your\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;&ldquo;The federal government sends billions to New York&mdash;but we won&rsquo;t foot the bill if Governor Hochul continues to implement an illegal toll to backfill the budget of New York&rsquo;s failing transit system. We are giving New York one last chance to turn back or prove their actions are not illegal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/sites\/dot.gov\/files\/2025-04\/Gov.%20Hochul%20Cordon%20Letter_4.21.25_Signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"letter to Hochul\">letter to Hochul<\/a>, Duffy gave New York&rsquo;s governor 30 days to demonstrate why her refusal to comply with the Trump administration&rsquo;s demands to end the practice wasn&rsquo;t illegal. He warned a failure to do as much would incur &ldquo;serious consequences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If the Federal Highway Administration determines that the New York State Department of Transportation failed to comply, Duffy warned of two tiers of punishment.<\/p>\n<p>The first round of punishments would include a halt in non-essential advance construction authorizations for projects in Manhattan, a halt in National Environmental Policy Act approvals for projects in Manhattan, and a halt to approvals for &ldquo;Statewide Transportation Improvement Program amendments concerning New York Metropolitan Transportation Council [Transportation Improvement Program] modifications.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If New York remains out of compliance, another tier of punishments may be instituted, including a halt of FHWA funds for New York City, among other punishments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3322925\/pope-francis-leader-catholic-church-dead-at-88\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, DEAD AT 88<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New York City implemented the controversial congestion pricing program on Jan. 5. The tax varies from $9 for most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-launches-congestion-pricing-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New ... launches ... - Washington Examiner\">motorists entering congestion zones<\/a> during peak hours. The revenue generated will be devoted to repairing the city&rsquo;s subway system.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration announced the program&rsquo;s termination on Feb. 19, which Hochul ignored.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2096923\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2096923\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOT warns of penalties if Hochul doesn&#8217;t end NYC congestion pricing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2425926,"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\/2025\/02\/AP25030485526215-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44648,15193,8433,7332,9637],"class_list":["post-2425925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congestion-pricing","tag-dot","tag-hochul","tag-nyc","tag-penalties"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25030485526215-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425925","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425925"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425933,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425925\/revisions\/2425933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}