At the beginning of January, New York Governor Kathy Hochul resurrected New York City’s congestion tax from a grave of her own digging, eliciting the political equivalent of screeching tires and angry middle fingers from such disparate forces as President-elect Donald Trump, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, New York Reps. Mike Lawler and Ritchie Torres, and New York’s United Federation of Teachers. Lawler’s campaign even launched a website – congestionpricingsucks.com – to express disapproval, and Trump has vowed to roll back the policy once he takes office.
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