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Parking? Lots! Trump Aide on Anti-Congestion Toll Push is Married to Manhattan Garage Magnate
One of President Trump's anti-congestion pricing mouthpieces has a notable conflict of interest: her husband owns more than a dozen parking garages in the very part of Manhattan where driving has been reduced by the toll.
February 20, 2025
‘King’ Trump Pulls Approval for Congestion Pricing: Can He Really Do This? (Not Legally!)
On the one hand: no! On the other hand, well, he certainly thinks he can!
February 19, 2025
NYC Subway Riders to Trump: Drop Dead
"For him to cancel congestion pricing is insane. It just shows that he doesn’t really care about New Yorkers," said one straphanger. "He's a scumbag," said another.
February 19, 2025
Trump Withdraws Federal Approval for Congestion Pricing, Blowing Hole in Transit Budget, as MTA Files Lawsuit
The $9 toll is a burden on "working class" residents, according to DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, who ignored the millions of working-class regional residents who depend on transit.
February 19, 2025
Analysis: Residential Parking Permits Would Be Bad for City Streets
Congestion pricing isn't driving more people to park Uptown — and even if it did, "hunting licenses" for parking spots wouldn't help.
February 18, 2025
Trump Can’t Legally Kill Congestion Pricing, But When Has That Ever Stopped Him?
New York's leaders can't take Donald Trump's threats to congestion pricing, and the constitutional order, lying down — but they might anyway.
February 11, 2025
Monday’s Headlines: Old Florida Man Shakes His Fist Edition
The so-called Leader of the Free World said he hated bike lanes. Plus other news in today's headlines.
February 10, 2025
Earth to Albany: Don’t Pander to Every Driver in the City with Toll Exemptions
Two-dozen of the state's leading good governance groups demanded that the legislature reject bills that would gut congestion pricing.
February 5, 2025
The Explainer: What To Know About The MTA’s New Congestion Pricing-Backed Debt
You asked for it, you got it: a 2,000-word explainer on municipal bond sales.
February 5, 2025
Wind in their Sales: Congestion Pricing is No ‘Toll’ on the Broadway Box Office
Despite doom prognostications, congestion pricing has not hurt Broadway's bottom line a bit — and, in fact, may be boosting it.
February 5, 2025
