Hochul restarts 2nd Ave. subway project and punts congestion pricing revenue fight to 2025
Gov. Kathy Hawkle has freed up $54 million to restart the Second Avenue subway construction project that was stalled by the abrupt halt to congestion pricing, but she acknowledged Tuesday that the question of how to fill a $15 billion hole in the MTA’s budget will drag on into next year. The state Legislature ended […]
First legal challenges to Hochul’s NYC congestion pricing pause set to be filed Thursday
Strong supporters of congestion pricing plan to sue Gov. Kathy Hawkle over her last-minute suspension of what would be the first-in-the-nation initiative, according to two draft lawsuits obtained by The Washington Post on Wednesday. The two lawsuits, which are scheduled to be filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday, will mark the first legal challenge […]