Eyewitness News Guide to Congestion Pricing

[@Flatfourdetailing]

The MTA needs to be audited like I've been saying for years.

[@NOMOone]

They can’t. They need non-transparency so that they can send this money to their active war zones.

[@juanzingarello4005]

As long as their are democrats in power it will never happen. Anything that adds to the burden of working class people is a win for them.

[@imrytebeehyneu]

@@juanzingarello4005 were talking about CP, not politics

[@Monticlaus]

Awful idea, but at least it is the trigger to eject Hochul.

[@c.f.okonta8815]

I agree. She is a one term governor

[@Beastie_Boy33]

@@c.f.okonta8815 she knows it too. but she's most likely getting kickbacks from the buffalo bills and the mta so she doesn't care. she's the worst

[@alijordanx8954]

That’s exactly why America is not ready for a female president

[@yell0wberry]

@@Monticlaus Kathy Hochul is the poor man’s Nancy Pelosi

[@dmc357]

@@yell0wberrythey both look like alcoholics

[@EnriqueDominican]

So I already paying 4,272 a year in car insurance, now additional 2,808 yrs on stupid tax to come to work, this is friking insane. MTA needs deep audit, that's the only thing they really need.

[@nicholasthompson7690]

I've been saying this for years!

[@RichardKing-sx6xc]

Vote blue no matter who... 💙💙💙

[@EnriqueDominican]

@@RichardKing-sx6xc for sure will DO

[@RichardKing-sx6xc]

@@EnriqueDominican Then don't complain about the Democrat Governor policies... 😎👌

[@Johnwicker1903]

Protest by not visiting NYC.

[@yell0wberry]

The irony of all of this is that when folks start packing up and moving out of the city in droves , they have to pay a congestive price toll just to get out

[@theurbanspokesman]

@@yell0wberry Ya'll really do just make up stuff. It doesn't cost a congestion toll to leave NYC. At least get the facts right before you post the troll comment.

[@Johnwicker1903]

@yell0wberry In London, people living within the zone do not pay.

[@C25-150]

⁠​⁠@@yell0wberrysounds just like New Jersey, can’t leave without paying a toll

[@nicholasthompson7690]

It'll be a hard pass for me to live in NY again

[@paulborchart196]

New York is tragic. Citizens already foot the bill for illegal immigrants' food, shelter, and healthcare, and now they're hit with another tax to fill the pockets of corrupt politicians. It's time to prioritize American citizens over this wasteful spending

[@hansonyan9152]

Please president stop this robbery!

[@lazyjaney28]

It’s state’s and city’s law

[@Bo55edup]

​@@lazyjaney28Trump was going to block it, that's why they rushed to put it in to effect before the inauguration.

[@rain19025]

President Trump please stop the stupid pricing!!!!!

[@NYFreeman]

You mean soon to be President. Not potatohead.

[@NYFreeman]

​@lazyjaney28 oh. "Smart" progressive. The Federal Goverment can sue.

[@henrysantos7160]

Little by little nyc is getting worse 🤫

[@MrCheckfacts]

Little by little is a understatement

[@rain19025]

It’s the worst NYC in history!!!!!

[@aaronfitch1384]

@@rain19025craziest comment in the world considering what the city looked like in the 80’s.

[@enriperez1234]

the idiots who say its a good idea are the ones who dont own or drive a car. come on now, most of new yorkers drive. you really think the subway is safe in this time

[@wiz553]

Actually over half of NY'ers do not drive. Only 700k vehicles enter the CBD by driving but millions enter by train. Driving is A LOT more dangerous. The MTA only had 44 people killed due to subway violence last year, but 250 people died because of car accidents in NYC.

[@dimamorozov3092]

​@wiz553 nice !! So charge 15$ fo subway ride !!

[@dnhn.design]

Only about half of NYC residents even own a car. And that's less than 25% if you restrict it to Manhattan borough residents. And car owners are disproportionately high income families.

[@dimamorozov3092]

@dnhn.design soon high income families move out! And city loosing high taxes! And then they change you!!😂

[@airplanesbreaksthelegs1508]

Yes the subway is safe. Millions of us use it safely every single day, there are way more car crashes than anything happening on the subway.

[@enamyotov]

The City used bike, bus and pedestrian lanes to create car congestion and then use a toll( tax ) to punish the remaining drivers for "congestion"

[@wiz553]

Then bike, bus, or walk if it is faster?

[@stanleyplumbnyc1877]

They are what makes this beautiful city the "rotten apple". They lied and finessed us with all of it!

[@EugeneRamos-j3c]

I hope they stop it and I hope people realize how terrible our governor is. She is the worst they need to get rid of her.

[@mubashirmian5722]

Please make sure who approved it never come in power again

[@rclg813]

I live in Washington Heights by the George Washington Bridge and traffic during rush hour is insane. It’s about to get a heck of a lot worse with congestion pricing and I’m not here for it!

[@NYFreeman]

Then, talk to your peeps to be smart when they vote.

[@goldie260]

clean air but weed smell in our train stations on top of the homeless on the trains

[@enriquejimenez8322]

We are not welcome in our own city

[@MrCheckfacts]

Can anyone assure that the MTA will not mismanage the money that they get like countless billions of dollars of unaccounted missuse

[@nsp932]

They absolutely will

[@rain19025]

They are bunch of idiots don’t know how to manage money for so many years. They need a new CEO who knows about how to make and manage money

[@swood248]

They always talking to idiots with no cars......

[@wiz553]

Most people who work and live in the zone do not own cars, you can take the train too if you would want to avoid the toll. There is a abundance of train lines below 60th street which is why it is chosen to be tolled. And before you say that the subway is dangerous, driving is A LOT more dangerous. The MTA only had 44 people killed due to subway violence last year, but 250 people died because of car accidents.

[@smalls7446]

If everyone that used to drive in nyc was to take the trains & busses it will overwhelm the transit system.

[@NYFreeman]

1000000%

[@destroyer345hemi5]

@@wiz553how many of those fatal accidents were in the congestion toll area???

[@nicholasthompson7690]

Stupid idea. Find a better way to fund the MTA. It needs to be audited.

[@edwinmattei9101]

How much they spent on these Illegals?

[@lazyjaney28]

Billions

[@rain19025]

They are robbing citizens to pay for illegals! Stupid NYC stupid governor, she has to go

[@jodiann4234]

I will not even watch this video I just wanted to say she's a disgrace just like her predecessor. This city and state is a goner unless we can get good people in there who respect the American taxpayers and not be a dictator. Shame Shame Shame

[@mmnyc6441]

Cleaner air? Have you not smell weed smoke all over the city lately???

[@actionthebest]

If you voted for this Governor or this mayor stop complaining you are the problem

[@richjames3541]

Can we pls ban together for a class action suite. They’re forcing ppl to take the subway which is dangerous w ppl dying daily

[@williamprocope9648]

I'm down

[@wiz553]

Driving is A LOT more dangerous. The MTA only had 44 people killed due to subway violence last year, but 250 people died because of car accidents in NYC.

[@streetsurvivor687]

“No State shall convert a liberty into a privilege, license it, and charge a fee." Murdock v. Pennsylvania, 319 U.S. 105 (1943), is a landmark Supreme Court case that addressed the issue of whether a state can impose a license tax on the exercise of constitutional rights. The Court stated that a state cannot convert a liberty into a privilege, license it, and charge a fee for it.

[@yell0wberry]

Unless, monies used for such a purpose is allocated towards the reconditioning and refurbishing of a crossing

[@theurbanspokesman]

Driving is not a constitutional right.

[@yell0wberry]

@ isn’t it funny how they call driving a privilege but owning a gun a right 🤔

[@dued6024]

Yea the whole congestion pricing is illegal, they cant toll the roads in NYC without either transfer the roads from NYC DOT to MTA, then they could toll but the road condition will be just as bad as the subway, or they make a major change to the road (like make a bridge or tunnel) but THEN they would have to use bonds on it and once the bonds are paid off THEN they WOULD have to lift the tolls, but thats if they didnt transfer it to a private company (which is why the Thurway is still a toll road)

[@the1madiva]

I want to thank Congestion Kathy for making my life THAT much more difficult and unaffordable. I am a caregiver for my mother with Alzheimer’s. I am a lifelong resident of Manhattan. I now make under $40K a year. I struggle to put food on the table every day and pay my bills and LEGITIMATE TAXES already. I guess it’s not only the republicans who punch down...

[@chrisbuck4227]

Couldn't you buy a moped or scooter their a lot cheaper than cars price congestion

[@the1madiva]

@ I have an E scooter and I use it from time to time. Can’t always use it in bad weather (and it’s winter time now.). Plus, I’m always hauling around big bundles of groceries, etc. for mom. Plus, I have to carry around a lot of other awkward parcels for work. I also have to take mom to doctors appointments, etc. None of that would work on any kind of bike or scooter.

[@wiz553]

There are special programs for low income residences and people with disabilities. Ride the train like the majority of people do, it is a lot cheaper than driving.

[@the1madiva]

@@wiz553 I think I pointed out above why it would be very difficult for me to ride the trains. I usually get out of work between 3 and 4 AM. I’m a drag performer. Do you suggest that I get on the subway at that time in full drag? Why don’t I just light myself on fire? Lol. Plus, mom is immunocompromised due to cancer treatments that she had in 2019. The doctors say that she should stay away from public places like that. Besides, why should I when I own a car? A car that I carefully budgeted for. Who would think it would be an extra few hundred dollars a month?

[@mtmg3648]

@@chrisbuck4227 Jesus.

[@kristofferjames]

Everything is going to cost even more. Your groceries your rent small business will close. Everything. Good news though for us in Queens Brooklyn Bronx… big money opportunities because no one will want to hit the city for restaurants and bars. The city is gross anyway

[@Abarth328GTS]

We had dinner reservations tonight in the city we simply cancelled

[@rain19025]

Absolutely stupid!!!! Governor and MTA CEO have to go!!!!!!!!!

[@imoves2]

THIS IS NOT LONDON

[@mystic316]

Fake license plates and those digital license plates that people can turn off is gonna be so popular now. If New Yorkers won’t even pay the subway fee, what makes you think they will actually play by the rules and pay congestion pricing?

[@andyrideshare]

Focus on crime instead of congestion tax

[@charlesbronson11]

So tax the hardworking while being soft on crime..sounds like a plan...

[@dnhn.design]

Vast majority of car owners (only half of all NYC residents and less than 25% of Manhattan residents) are high income families.

[@joemaher1902]

Just remember this next electionn day. The party of labor caused this , as a lifelong democrat im appauled by this lady’s behavior i can not wait to vote her oiut.

[@CountyLaw]

Recall Hochul and audit the MTA.

[@nicholasthompson7690]

NY does not allow Recall.

[@stanleyplumbnyc1877]

​@@nicholasthompson7690 that's unfortunate. Makes sense why they're getting away with Murder.

[@PABU427]

I refuse to give any money to the MTA. Billions of dollars in ridership and do not have any money for improvements. This is MTA extortion. Pollution is not the problem. Corruption is the problem.

[@swancss3097]

So when did the MTA get the rite to vote on wasting my money??? The MTA should get Audited by DOGE. 80% of wasteful spending will be Stopped . Yes 80% what has the mta doen wirh what they have been given NOTHINGS . Don't fix problem jus throw money on top of it.

[@thegoldenchopper3355]

I call BS. I was driving on the BQE today and the toll applies to going into Williamsburg as well. Since when is Williamsburg part of Lower Manhattan!?

[@MrCheckfacts]

The DOT has caused all the congestion by reconfiguring the lanes and modifying the traffic lights. That’s why there is a congestion problem.

[@AK_Pochino]

That should be a lawsuit

[@dued6024]

Dont forget they changed some roads from 5 lanes to 1

[@streetsurvivor687]

The individual, unlike the corporation, cannot be taxed for the mere privilege of existing. The corporation is an artificial entity which owes its existence and charter powers to the state; but the individuals' rights to live and own property are natural rights for the enjoyment of which an excise cannot be imposed." Redfield v. Fisher, 292 P. 813, 135 Or. 180, 294 P.461, 73 A.L.R. 721 (1931) The public road is open to the public belong to the public and maintain with public funds. DMV does not own the public road new York government does not own the public road you have a right to travel. You Do Not need a driver's license from corporate career criminals these people are scammers. "A [public] servant is not greater than his [Sovereign] master".

[@AGT0M]

The worst part is all these collected funds are going to end up in the local government mafia pockets.

[@mohammed.mustabi5817]

She halted congesting pricing during the election And then she brought her back when she got back in the office

[@AmusingPlayer]

katchy knows how to twist her words " i want to put more money into NYC by taking their money" What does this even mean

[@wizardscauldron]

MTA should be transparent about its finances…a lot of waste in $$$. I want to see better & safer subways & stations.

[@phantom8810]

This is just price on everything going up Hy way robery 😳💯

[@marlymarlle]

How is congestion procing putting money back in NewYorkers pockets?

[@jordancarson]

11:45 fully accessible MTA until 2055? That’s literally a whole generation from now and I’ll be a senior citizen by then.

[@valerio3727]

It’s for pollution, but if you get an electric car you still have to pay. This is a cash grab!

[@dued6024]

They did this in many cities in Europe but its a lot less money and like you said about electric cars, electric cars are able to enter that zone for free in the European cities.

[@valerio3727]

@ many cities like where?

[@freedomID05]

MTA and the City Gov.. where are the money gave!!! YES, we all want better services for all people.. BUT they can't event manage current situations with all the money going in. Do we need that many cars? If you can't get Public Transportation safer, clean, on-time, frequency. This year the MTA Train price will be up again.. They will hit us in every directions. The question is who pocket will hit fist and the most.....

[@thedeath830]

Where is all of these money going??? Congestion is starting tomorrow and it's predicted make millions and the MTA have increase the fair to 3$ now. The train station is not safe still, they mad people in New york and every is getting more expensive.

[@wiz553]

It will fund new railcars and buses, station renovation, interborough express, second ave subway phase 2, structural repairs of the subway, and new elevators as said in the MTA's capital plan. Driving is A LOT more dangerous. The MTA only had 44 people killed due to subway violence last year, but 250 people died because of car accidents in NYC.

[@dued6024]

@@wiz553 Well you must not be from around here, MTA is literally the Money Taking Agency. If you actually think that the money is going towards their infrastructure then you'd be dead wrong. Plus I believe they want to raise the subway and bus fare so as they do congestion pricing they still gonna raise the fare. its BS.

[@MrNoB0d1zBz]

If NY STATE STOPS WASTING $$$ there WOULDN'T BE "CONGESTION PRICING"

[@Johnwicker1903]

From biden to migrants to congestion

[@alijordanx8954]

Democrat USA 😊🇺🇸

[@AK_Pochino]

Democrat NYC 🗽

[@edwinmattei9101]

The bike lanes didn’t make traffic worse?

[@SiuKeiKwok]

Can you said Money Taken Agency. (MTA) .

[@HorsemanExtreme]

While in the meantime, subway riders are being stabbed and pushed onto tracks. Commuting in NYC is now high risk for your wallet and your life.

[@ckdee1]

Worst state in the country

[@harrychu650]

If this is about health why aren't EVs exempt. This is a pure money grab.

[@dmc357]

Audit the MTA!

[@hostashevsky]

Young guys at the stations without supervision do not pay their fare for the subway. I live by the High Street station in Brooklyn and I see every day young guys jumping over the turnstiles.

[@Jason-g6q]

Migrant money those who contribute nothing get everything paid for

[@gbottle0521]

Congestion Pricing will be increasing price too

[@Beastie_Boy33]

they could have paid for all the repairs and upgrades with a fraction of what they spent on migrants.

[@flo4546]

The MTA needs to worry about all that lead paint they have cracking peeling off the subway walls esp the walls by the tracks. Ppl are inhaling nothing but toxic air in the subway as well

[@imrytebeehyneu]

Are you one of those people?

[@dued6024]

That toxic air is weed my guy

[@alpha_y9370]

Who benefits from this? I don’t think it’s a very good idea. Do you believe this will alleviate traffic congestion?

[@Monticlaus]

It will have NO effect on traffic. But it will hurt drivers' pockets and line the pockets of various politicians and bureaucrats. And yes, . . . Hochul will "politically", lose her head (the only good effect of this mistake).

[@stanleyplumbnyc1877]

Absolutely NOT because the toll plan structure barely hits the Uber and Taxi drivers and it's mostly hurting the business and working class of people who drive into the City with their trucks and vans to help service the city and have no choice but to either continue working/paying or get another job and quit just so they could take the more deadly MTA and risk getting pushed into the tracks or stabbed or set on fire.

[@vitaliyyegorov3256]

She is retorted. Nobody asked me if I want these tolls.

[@wiz553]

If you don't want to pay the tolls, then don't drive and take the train. Before you say that it is not safe riding the train, diving is A LOT more dangerous. The MTA only had 44 people killed due to subway violence last year, but 250 people died because of car accidents.

[@stanleyplumbnyc1877]

​@@wiz553you say "don't drive" like some of us have a choice. It's obviously hurting the people that have to drive the most for work. Just look at the payment structure and it explains all. It Targets the working class and business vehicles the most. Meanwhile taxi and uber barely have anything to pay and are the reason for majority of the traffic. This isn't even a fare tax!!

[@y2kmadd]

Leave the city now.

[@Gpho_gpho]

Cleaner air? 😂 stop smoking weed!!!!!

[@transitbreeze]

Biggest shakedown in history.

[@delbertharry8915]

The problem is that the special interest has centralised the vast majority of the commerce and well paying jobs in that district. The district needs to be decentralize into the other boroughs of the city. Also the mta needs to stop pouring more money into more subway lines in manhattan , and connect the bronx to queens or brooklyn by subway so people can bypass manhattan when going to other boroughs. This would shift more economic activity into more depressed parts of nyc like the bronx. There would be some gentrification in those boroughs, but better paying jobs there can have some offset to that.

[@dued6024]

HA, when have they ever put money into their subway lines? Your funny

[@streetsurvivor687]

US Supreme Court Decision - “All codes, rules, and regulations are for government authorities only, not human/creation in accordance with God’s laws. All codes, rules, and regulations are unconstitutional and lacking due process…” Rodriques v. Ray Donavan (U.S. Department of Labor) 769 F. 2d 1344, 1348 (1985). Federal Jurisdiction "It is a well-established principle of law that all federal regulation applies only within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States." Foley Brothers, Inc. v. Filardo, 336 U.S. 281 (1949). All federal and state codes, rules, and regulations are for the District of Columbia and its territories.

[@linguadesogra5287]

ahhaahah...bunch of BS. Domocrats OUT!!!

[@HorsemanExtreme]

If you want to reduce congestion remove bike lanes, speed cams and bus only lanes.

[@sy8750]

So what happens if there’s no difference in congestion after 6 months… do we get a refund

[@AllHailNannerpuss]

This measure has completely cemented my position to never visit or buy anything in the city.

[@chriszenko3598]

With more people leaving the city than are moving here the democrats will have to find more tax money to make up for the lost revenue.

[@adventuresconjuan]

Even in Paris the train system isn’t fancy but it’s more efficient than what America has… that needs to change

[@pomosstream3202]

It’s dumb and this is how New York fall

[@rain19025]

Worst NYC ever!!!!

[@swancss3097]

B4 any of these systems get more money they should be Audited first , hiw can we make this happen???

[@bimbi1946]

Wow, how much more can people be taxed? People know public transportation is not safe. We are all being cornered.

[@SifuFreeGamer1417]

We must charge Manhattan for coming to Brooklyn.

[@RicchQualityMedia]

Where do they think this extra money is going to come from ??? It’s expensive as It is to own a car let alone pay for tolls to enter the city

[@Vking666]

Just take the Subway!! Its very safe 😂😂😂😂

[@povertyspec9651]

Drivers paying for mass transit, but no money to improve their terrible roads, with obsolete design and terrible pavement conditions. The BQE is falling apart. Highways are the lifeblood of the world's economy. Not one loaf of bread you have ever purchased has made it to the grocery store by mass transit.

[@pgaven9396]

That second piece is just propaganda...this needs to go...those elevators could still be installed im calling bs

[@chrismyers3679]

So people have to pay for what should have been paid for by the Mta and the government hmmmm

[@slapshot68]

We tried to warn u!! I told u so!! 😂😂😂

[@lmjr400]

More taxation on nyc residents.. we paying for all of united states

[@nilolee2426]

What do you expect when Everything slow down when you guys Put speed and red light cameras for money grabbing too

[@wiseintelligent8410]

They are ruining the city with those tolls

[@BenjaminBriu]

Way too many people call 911 for non emergency and EMS don’t get pay enough so we lost a lot of people to other jobs ….

[@officerwindowtint7678]

Next they are gonna charge people for walking south of 60th street.

[@Elizabeth-vx4os]

the peak hours are 6am - 6pm. I think her selection of hours are ridiculous of 5am-9pm

[@stanleyplumbnyc1877]

Anything to give more reason to why they should continue to rape our pockets!

[@dnav817]

Good for the air 🤣🤣 these people are bozos

[@wizardscauldron]

Whatever…people with $ will still pay the $9…that is still less than the cost of a glass of wine in nyc.

[@lazyjaney28]

Crimes already forced businesses to close and people had move out of state and city, now this, more businesses will close sooner due to increase prices of goods that requires trucks to deliver to them, and pass on to the customers on top of the inflation.

[@rubix______1842]

33% of elevators work, and they commit to handicap accessable stations by 2055, crazy

[@yell0wberry]

Since this plan is very unlikely to be defeated in court because the Supreme Court is very unlikely to even take up this argument, I think with the billions of dollars this plan brings in, I would expand construction on the air trains in LaGuardia and JFK to connect and run throughout all Five boroughs and have them stop at main hubs in every borough. It’s an extremely ambitious project, but at least they’ll have enough money to do it. keep it at its current price, it would drastically reduce the foot traffic on the buses and subways as well as the vehicle traffic going in and out of the city.

[@johnpowell6381]

Hochul just kissed her reflection goodbye

[@imrytebeehyneu]

New trains and new subways? Yeah that will take years to complete that NO ONE ask for. But for the safety of the riders, new subway platform barriers and a redesign turnstiles would be the answer…

[@wiz553]

That is actually something that will get funded as part of the MTA's 2025-2029 capital plan, which includes new turnstiles and platform barriers. Driving is A LOT more dangerous. The MTA only had 44 people killed due to subway violence last year, but 250 people died because of car accidents.

[@imrytebeehyneu]

@ well that’s the REASON why congestion pricing is reducing vehicles in order for people to use transit. But for adding SPB and for a turnstile to be non-jumpable, even to homeless on not using the subways as their shelter, is possible. Also, once the new turnstiles is added, these open pushed doors needs to be removed.

[@stanleyplumbnyc1877]

Them having people jump the turnstiles for DECADES is what is almost 100% their loss of revenue right there, and they want others to help them fix their mistakes! Not fair at all!!

[@justvibing2497]

2:20 really hope he does man. This is insane

[@rutgershouses]

It’s going to be a mess tomorrow morning in certain areas

[@angelrivera318]

So let me ask this question? If I'm heading to Queens, and I'm taking the FDR To 59 Street To Queens Without Pay A Toll Where I To Get on 59 st Bridge To Queens?

[@Killastoned]

How does this put more money in my pocket. Not to mention brooklyn ,Bronx and queens are already full of industrial factories. You want more smog in residential areas. Nice

[@henrysantos7160]

Matatan Ribirin H-S 👉🤫👈 fronteo 🤔

[@whiteghost9637]

✌😂🍦WHO'S STREETS ARE THESE NEW YORKERS❓❓❓⬇️🤫

[@wiz553]

Streets are for PEOPLE not cars.