Thursday’s Headlines: Closed for the Fourth Edition
It's the Fourth of July, and we're still trying to get the taste of Gov. Hochul's congestion pricing betrayal off our tongues.
By
David Meyer
12:01 AM EDT on July 4, 2024
It’s the Fourth of July, and we’re still trying to get the taste of Gov. Hochul’s congestion pricing betrayal off our tongues — one month to the day after news of her abandonment of the long-awaited tolls broke in the press.
No headlines today — tune back in on Friday for a round-up of the holiday’s news.
But Streetsblog is still chugging along. Check out our homepage for the latest and greatest in our Polk Award-winning transportation coverage.
David was Streetsblog's do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as an editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.
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