Posted on 02/19/2024 11:20:26 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Hudson Valley commuters ripped into the MTA’s congestion toll in a town hall in Ulster County Saturday, begging the Big Apple and Albany to put the controversial pricing plan on-hold.
The event was sponsored by battleground congressional district Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY), who regularly excoriates his fellow Democrats who are pushing for the Manhattan fares.
“I think this is an absolutely unacceptable and ridiculous plan,” Ryan told the crowd crammed into a meeting room in the Castleton-on-Hudson Village Hall on Saturday.
The proposed congestion pricing toll would charge drivers $15 a day to enter midtown Manhattan south of 60th Street.
Ryan says he feels slighted after the feds helped bail out the MTA with a $10.5 billion aide package in 2021.
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They should be thankful that they don’t have a “carbon toll” on top of that.
Not paying attention tax
WHO is dumb enough to drive into New York City as a commuter? Maybe the very rich. So who cares about $15.00? It’s the PARKING that’ll rape ya.
Google tells me this....
How much is parking in Manhattan per day?
If you’re in the city for a day or two, daily rates average about $45 to $50 but could be as low as $20 or high as $125. Want to park for only an hour? Be prepared to fork over at least $20 or 30 for that short amount of time. And if you own an SUV, surcharges always apply.
Sure, Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) "excoriates his fellow Democrats" until he wins his re-election, and then will vote in lock step with fellow democrats
Tax ought to be north of $100.
Of course, we know this has absolutely nothing to do with “congestion” - and everything to do with a money grab.
In most of the 18th the local Shire-Reeves have Shall Issue regs. It’s where folks have been moving, up and out of NYC, for a few decades now.
For most of the area, NYC public employee can’t live that far away. But closer to NYC is Million Dollar single family house, or 20K property tax land.
It’s a bit schizophrenic. Really more opportunistic Purple than Deep Blue.
Like an invasion, or a plague, it goes un-noticed for a while, then reality hits and it’s too late.
A money grab for sure, but it also seems to fit with the campaign to get people out of cars and into mass transport. Make it cost so much the people surrender and ride a bus.
(I think there are 11 North-South Avenues in NYC.)
Will they be installing tool booths at each one at 60th street?
That’ll work Real Good, I’m sure...
I think you are absolutely correct but who would take NYC mass transit?
Theres no congestion
https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tstwo_hd
the response to covid killed traffic downtown NYC and San Francisco
It’s a tax on those who work. Has nothing to do with “congestion.”
Making blacks pay tolls is racist or so I’ve heard. 😀
NY: the entire state is turning into the equivalent of a southern small town speed trap and the state has pretty much taken away their guns.
Years ago a buddy took his family to NYC and stayed at the Marriott on Times Square for the Macys parade.
When he checked out he had a $200 parking charge which he thought could not be correct. He had only been there two nights.
No, that was correct for his Chevy Suburban. $100/night.
This was roughly 20 years ago.
People knew this was going to happen. They didn’t stop it and yet complain after the fact. America has the most retarded electorate in its history.
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