This news has hit honest New Yorkers.
After the MTA lost $ 5.1 billion passage and commissions in four years, the anger at Big Apple was mounted on Monday.
The large -scale unpaid collection of the nine bridges and tunnels of the Metropolitan Transportation Bureau is expected to be generated from the first $ 9 congestion fee of $ 9 to enter the midtown man Hattan south of the 60th Avenue. Estimated $ 500 million to $ 800 million.
“They can't even collect unpaid traffic,” said Harry Nespoli, chairman of the 300,000 NYC Municipal Labor Council and the head of the Sanitary Labor Union. “So they are going to make up for us by sacking us in congestion price settings.
“They should be gathered from paid violations,” said Nespoli. “Now, workers who comply with the law are paying them. [the deadbeats]。 “
MTA numbers indicate that they have won $ 5.1 billion DEADBEATS for unpaid MTA tolls, such as 2021 to 2024, and violations. A post report on Sunday is not just a “traffic debt.”
According to the financial charts included in the demands of proposals submitted to the potential debt collectors, the total “traffic is a total of more than $ 3.7 billion from 2024 to 2021 to 2023, with a total” traffic violation “. It is estimated to be more than 100 million dollars.
The proposal stated that the annual number of unpaid traffic collections could exceed $ 2 billion, given the $ 9 traffic congestion fees.
Benzon Hurst, Brooklyn, Benjamin Lee, who drives a smoothie cart at Zucchotti Park in the financial district, and does not impose him or other hard -working New Yorkers on new congestion victims, but to avoid tolls. He said that it should be collected.
He currently arrives in Manhattan at 4:45 am with the cart, pays a low $ 2.25 fee per night, and saves $ 6.75 from the $ 9 charged at the peak.
“I follow the law, but I see a lot of people trying to save money on ghost plates illegally,” Li said.
Kenny McCacheon, a 32 -year -old long island truck driver, was featured through the news because he had been doing business in Manhattan on Monday.
“They need more crackdowns to those who don't pay for the passage, rather than charging our rest so much,” said McCacci. “I think it's ridiculous to pay $ 9 just to come here.”
At the intersection of the MTA fee is Hugh Carry/Queen Mid Townnel, White Stone Bridge, Slog Sneck Bridge, Cross Bay Bridge, Marine Park Wave Bridge, Robert Kennedy Grant Included. The six major intersections are $ 11.19 and $ 6.94 without e-ZPass.
The Federal Bankruptcy Judge had seen a case reported that the debtor had paid thousands of dollars on an unpaid passage on Monday, and doubt whether the collection is a priority for MTA and New York. He said he did.
“They do not skip one or two tolls. They are abusing the system,” said Kenneth Kirchenbaum, a US bankruptcy trustee who heard the bankruptcy case in the Central ISLIP in the eastern district. I said.
“It's not careless. It's not intentional. That person doesn't deserve sympathy.”
He said in one bankruptcy case that one debtor called for forgiveness to pass New York to $ 9,900. E-ZPASS NY covers the MTA intersection and the state-of-the-way passage fee.
Nasso County Executive Blues Breakmann stated that the billions of unpaid MTA tolls and the hundreds of billions of SCOFFLAWS violations are another example of the Imperial State's illegal culture.
“This is what happens when you do not enforce the law and you feel that you can escape anything because you have no leadership in Albanny and MTA,” says Breakmann. I did it.
“Most people pay for taxpayers based on the MTA achievements.
However, the MTA neglected the numbers presented to the debt collector as part of the bidding process, and stated that the $ 5 billion unpaid passage and charges were blown out of imbalance.
Catherine sheridan, the president of MTA Bridges and Tunnels, called the report of his numbers “misleading” and claimed that “we are extremely exaggerating the loss of our traffic fees.” Was not singing.
“The amount we put in the collection agency is not an unpaid debt, but not a traffic fee,” said Sheridan at the MTA Committee on Monday.
“The number may look very large because it includes traffic fees, fees, and other penalties, but it's not a debt,” Sheridan said.
However, Sheridan acknowledged that the use of a ghost plate was a challenge to avoid collection.
“90 % of people pay 90 % of people, whether it is due to e-zpass, a passage, or a postal fee.” “Approximately 8 % of people who can't build, do not know who they are because they have a ghost plate, and do not pay even after sending multiple invoices.”
MTA officials also stated on Monday that it had gathered $ 113 million or less than half of the issued passage of $ 241 million in 2023.
Authorities also stated that the institution had 500 requests to the automotive department to cancel the registration of Toll Deadbeats, which was approved under the law.
Transportation also stated that there is a new authority to determine the paid scofflaws without going to the court.
