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Thursday’s Headlines: The Law Won Edition

Brad Lander and Co. are on the case. Plus other news.

By Gersh Kuntzman

6:45 AM EDT on June 13, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines: The Law Won Edition

Brad Lander: He's on the case. Photo: Dave Colon

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:

ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT ACTION:
byu/Miser inMicromobilityNYC

Gersh Kuntzman

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He's also the writer and producer of "Murder at the Food Coop," which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.

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