Kathy Hochul
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Queens Residents Rally Against Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Flip Flop
Protesters in Queens scoffed at Hochul’s claims that congestion pricing would hurt working class New Yorkers and businesses.
June 11, 2024
Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ Lets Drivers Off the Hook and Riders Holding the Bag
Hochul's decision not to toll disproportionately wealthy drivers means fare hikes and service cuts for disproportionately working class subway and bus riders.
June 11, 2024
Hochul Ditches $10K Car Dealer Fundraiser Amid Congestion Pricing Uproar
The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association was slated to host a $10,000-a-ticket reception for the governor.
June 10, 2024
Monday’s Headlines: Protest Season Begins Edition
There were two protests over the weekend and three more are coming. Hide in the diner, Congestion Kathy! Plus other news.
June 10, 2024
Hochul’s Bid to Stop Congestion Pricing Might Be Illegal
But she may be off the hook because the feds have still not undertaken what would have been the final bureaucratic step.
June 10, 2024
State of Confusion: Albany Pols Adjourn, Hochul Gets Delusional, MTA Plans Capital Cuts in Wild Final Day
Is this any way to run a state government that's running a railroad?
June 7, 2024
INSIDE THE MTA: Hochul’s Congestion Pricing U-Turn Leaves Transit Agency ‘Dejected,’ ‘Shellshocked’
“It’s fucked up what she’s doing to New Yorkers," remarked one MTA employee. But the problem is deeper than just anger.
June 7, 2024
Two Assembly Pols: Congestion Pricing is Good Policy — Democrats Should Embrace It
Let’s be clear: the Governor’s announcement to “indefinitely delay implementation” is effectively a cancellation of congestion pricing.
June 7, 2024
‘Gridlock’ Gov’s Congestion Pricing Retreat May Trigger Pro-Toll Lawsuits
Hochul's congestion pricing betrayal might end up in court.
June 7, 2024
Reporter’s Notebook: Where Were You The Day Congestion Pricing Died (Maybe)?
Gov. Hochul's gambit has not gone well, with spirits in Albany only buoyed by me, Dave, showing up to the Capitol to crack some jokes and yell.
June 6, 2024