New York State Capitol, Albany, NY. Photo: Wally Gobetz, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Jun 09, 2024 —
Karen DeWittNYS legislative session ends with plenty of unfinished business
New York State lawmakers ended their session over the weekend, leaving a number of issues on the table. Final negotiations on several major issues were derailed after Gov. Kathy Hochul made a surprise decision to halt a planned congestion pricing in Manhattan, less than a month before it was scheduled to begin.
Hochul reversed her position last week on congestion pricing, saying she no longer backed a plan that would charge private vehicles at least $15 each time they entered Manhattan south of 60th Street. The governor, who a month earlier touted congestion pricing during an international climate change summit in Europe, said that it would cost average New Yorkers too much money to commute….
