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TMBG’s Flansburgh: I Drive, and I Support Congestion Pricing

In other rock star news, Williamsburg resident John Flansburgh -- one half of the esoteric duo They Might Be Giants -- issued an unprompted endorsement of congestion pricing on Daily Intel earlier this week:

tmbgcolorhi2_285.jpgIn other rock star news, Williamsburg resident John Flansburgh — one half of the esoteric duo They Might Be Giants — issued an unprompted endorsement of congestion pricing on Daily Intel earlier this week:

When’s the last time you drove a car?
Today. Because I am constantly moving equipment, I drive my car or use
a car service almost every day — and I am still in favor of the
congestion pricing.

Apparently it’s a one-car household. Flansburgh describes his wife, writer and performer Robin Goldwasser, as a “classic New Yorker” who “won’t drive.”

Photo: John Flansburgh (l) and John Linnell/TMBG.com

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