They're on the case.
As we mentioned yesterday, City Comptroller Brad Lander on Wednesday introduced a dream team of lawyers who are planning a suit to compel Gov. Hochul to implement congestion pricing. Everyone covered it: NYDN, NY Times, amNY, but our own David Meyer published an exclusive that may throw shade on the legal effort.
And there was another massive rally to support congestion pricing:
Don’t ever tell us there’s no movement for congestion pricing pic.twitter.com/CZ2JkscCdQ
— Open New York (@OpenNYForAll) June 12, 2024
In other news:
- Now you know why we call Gov. Hochul "#CongestionKathy": Car speeds in Midtown are slower than they were before the pandemic — a trend that would have been reversed if she had just gone ahead with congestion pricing. (NY Focus)
- amNY asked the $500-million question.
- We loved Gothamist's video version of our Kathy Hochul is a Lying Hypocrite post from last week.
- An elderly man was killed by the driver of a city truck in Bay Ridge. (NY Post)
- Here are the G-train shutdown details you need now. (Gothamist)
- And, finally, there's another congestion pricing protest to put on your calendar for this Saturday:
