The Rise and Fall of Congestion Pricing in New York

On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced that she was indefinitely halting a project that had been decades in the making: congestion pricing in Manhattan’s core business district.


Ana Ley, who covers mass transit in New York City, and Grace Ashford, who covers politics in New York, discuss why New York hit the brakes on congestion pricing.


Guest: 

• Ana Ley (https://www.nytimes.com/by/ana-ley) , who covers mass transit in New York City for The New York Times.
• Grace Ashford (https://www.nytimes.com/by/grace-ashford) , a reporter covering New York government and politics for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• How Ms. Hochul decided to kill congestion pricing in New York (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/ny...) .
• Is New York’s Economy too fragile for congestion pricing? Many say no (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/ny...) .
• How would congestion pricing have worked (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/ny...) in New York City?

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