Be careful what you wish for.
A vocal supporter of the state's controversial congestion pricing plan, which steers New Yorkers through the city's difficult transit system, was attacked at a Manhattan subway station over the weekend.
Leila Lo Gishko, president of the New York City Club, which sued Gov. Cathy Hochul for an unpopular toll on motorists entering Manhattan, said she suffered bruises in the Saturday afternoon attack at the 23rd Street Station. spoke.
“I walked into the subway station at 23rd Street and 5th Avenue this afternoon around 3:30 p.m.” Ro Gishiko, 53, wrote in X's post. After the attack. “At the bottom of the first staircase, someone with a shopping cart started screaming at me and spitting in my hair.
“I was pushed into a wall and bruised my ankle, my shoulder hurts and I'm upset,” she said. “This was a harrowing and painful experience.”
Police said Timothy Elliott, 45, was arrested at the station and charged with assault and harassment. He was released with a summons, police said.
A few hours after the attack, the $9 congestion charge went into effect, and the City Club, along with Rho Guishico, issued a statement praising its introduction.
The attack is just the latest in a recent surge in violence on the subway. That's despite imposing a $9 fee on cars entering Manhattan south of 61st Street, encouraging more New Yorkers to take transit.
Roux-Guixicot is a native Parisian who has lived in the Big Apple for 30 years and has long been agitating the mob over transportation issues in the five boroughs.
The group “City Club” led by her is Strong supporter of congestion pricing The plan claims to “encourage the use of public transport” to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.
Last year, the club announced that Hochul had a congestion pricing plan after the governor's office suspended its implementation due to concerns that it would place an unfair financial burden on many working-class New Yorkers. It was one of two groups that filed a lawsuit seeking to have an early version of .
The current version has caused major headaches and gridlock since it took effect on Sunday.
Critics, including the president of the Transportation Workers Union, complain that the city's subway system is too dangerous for New Yorkers to be forced to use the subways.
Ro Gishko did not immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday.
Additional reporting by Amanda Woods
