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Start Walking: Democrat-run NYC Approves $15 Toll on Cars Entering Manhattan
BREITBART ^ | 28 Mar 2024 | SIMON KENT

Posted on 04/01/2024 4:10:16 AM PDT by airdalecheif

Democrat-run New York is poised to become the first U.S. city to hit drivers with punitive tolls after transit officials on Wednesday approved a $15 fee for most motorists headed to the busiest part of Manhattan.

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To enter Manhattan, commuters from other states and boroughs already pay around $15 in bridge and tunnel tolls — and the congestion fee will come on top of that.

Daily parking costs already run $25 to $50 in the congestion zone, which includes a dozen neighborhoods in Manhattan that are south of 60th street

1 posted on 04/01/2024 4:10:16 AM PDT by airdalecheif
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To: airdalecheif

Does that include taxis too?


2 posted on 04/01/2024 4:14:56 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie. Normal is not coming back, but Jesus will. )
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To: airdalecheif

Because all the tax money is going toward free stuff for illegal aliens.


3 posted on 04/01/2024 4:17:36 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: airdalecheif

Not that I needed another reason to stay out of NYC.


4 posted on 04/01/2024 4:19:04 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Will whoever keeps asking if this country can get any more insane please stop?)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

The public sector is exempted.


5 posted on 04/01/2024 4:19:30 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla
NYC Approves $15 Toll for Driving South of Manhattan's 60th Street, All Vehicles Will Pay

...There will indeed be exceptions for several categories of drivers. But those will mostly be government workers...

It's good to be Deep State!

6 posted on 04/01/2024 4:21:26 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: airdalecheif

They’d have to pay me a lot more than $15 to go to NYC. :-P


7 posted on 04/01/2024 4:22:08 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Does that include taxis too?

I think I read where it does.


8 posted on 04/01/2024 4:48:16 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: airdalecheif

How to kill a city.

Keep raising taxes until everything within the city is much more expensive then outside the city. One people will not travel into the city to shop, and those within the city may go elsewhere to shop.

Be soft on crime. Create a safe environment for criminals and if a victim fights back, arrest them and lock them up.

Allow mentally ill people to wander about the city doing whatever they want up to and including violence against ordinary citizens.

In today’s world, New York City has no reason to exist.


9 posted on 04/01/2024 4:52:05 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: airdalecheif

Tax & Spend


10 posted on 04/01/2024 4:56:31 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: airdalecheif

You get who you vote for.
When will NYers get tired of bending over?


11 posted on 04/01/2024 4:56:54 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: tennmountainman

There is a trait in New Yorkers that believes no matter how bad things may be, just a little more liberalism is the cure.


12 posted on 04/01/2024 5:04:51 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: airdalecheif

They could make a fortune if they charged an exit fee!


13 posted on 04/01/2024 5:06:09 AM PDT by Brandonmark (November 2024 cannot come soon enough!)
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To: airdalecheif

This must be a kickback to the MTA for their loyal support to the Democrats all these years.


14 posted on 04/01/2024 5:20:11 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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“They could make a fortune if they charged an exit fee!” From April 2020 to July 2023, the city lost almost 550,000 residents, or more than 6 percent of its population.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=population+decline+nyc

They built shacks on many streets so people could eat outside during Covid, but they never took them down. They have thousands of citi-bike stalls in the streets which are unused all night, in the winter, when it is raining or chilly. These are blocking traffic. They have bus lanes which prevent the movement of traffic. They also have bike lanes which prevent the movement of traffic and are used almost exclusively by Grubhub and Seamless delivery guys on electric bikes. There has been gridlock in Manhattan for 70 years.


15 posted on 04/01/2024 5:29:44 AM PDT by brookwood (If we pay $400 billion for Green New BS, do we get a guarantee that the weather will improve? )
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To: airdalecheif

It’s cheaper going to NYC on MetroNorth, but there’s nothing I’d want to visit there.


16 posted on 04/01/2024 5:29:49 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

No, part of the problem is there is not enough money to handle the illegal influx. The existing money is being used to pay for free stuff for the Black population.


17 posted on 04/01/2024 5:34:44 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy

Here’s an idea.
Texas can pass a $10,000 toll to enter the state from Mexico.


18 posted on 04/01/2024 5:36:17 AM PDT by midwest_hiker
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To: airdalecheif

Sounds a lot like a Commerce Clause violation


19 posted on 04/01/2024 6:07:38 AM PDT by jagusafr ( )
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To: TwelveOfTwenty

A great way to discourage people from taking jobs in NYC offices. Now, its office buildings will empty out even faster.


20 posted on 04/01/2024 6:36:05 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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