Governor Kathy Hochul is ready to go through another federal deadline aimed at stopping the congestion toll of $ 9 to enter Manhattan parts, such as The administration of the Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, supported it in a lawsuit to keep the scheme tremendously controversial.
Both the transport departments of the city and the State joined on Friday to a lawsuit, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority controlled by Hochul presented in February to the White House, threatened to block the agency of the accumulation of continuing to collect the tolls in the first in the nation That came into force on January 5 to enter Manhattan below 60Th Street.
“Despite the ‘real’ decree of the administration, its effort to overcome in a sum sum Summary and unilaterally the solution to the congestion of the city promulgated by the chosen representatives of the New Yorkers is orwful and invalid,” says the complaint amended.
The last legal save was fired while the White House remained mom on what steps, if any, they would be tasks if New York describes the deadline of the Sunday established by the United States Department of Transport to cancel the tolls.
Both the governor’s office and the MTA said there is no plan to close the toll cameras.
However, the EE. UU. Keep toll cameras to fall.
“The deadline is April 20ThAnd we hope New York meets and end this program, “said an agency spokesman.” The USDOT will continue to fight for working -class Americans whose tax dollars have already financed and paid by these roads. “
The agency earlier this month Posted in X it “I would not hesitate to use all the tools at our disposal” to close the tolls if the State did not comply, but refused to provide details.
The representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island), a plaintiff of one of the many demands that seek to block the tolls, accused the Hochul administration of violating the federal law by promoting the prices of the prices of the study of the study of the lime of the study of the lime of the Thero of the Truntal Torramision of the neighborhood.
“It is not the first time that the governor has violated our laws, right?” Malliotakis said Saturday at an unrelated press conference at State Island.
“Either the sanctuary [city policies]State policy, whether to ignore federal directives, this is just another example of how rules are for me, not for tea. They do not want to comply with our Federal Law. “
The Pol also said that he spoke with the Secretary of Transportation is Duffy last week and learned that the Trump administration “is not letting this” and is “very focused on getting rid of this cash that is harming” to the New Yorkers.
“I think the Trump administration must come with some kind of penalty for not complying with this law,” he told The Post.
“Maybe they want to consider the retention of certain federal funds, for projects within Manhattan, within the congestion zone. Perhaps the subway of the second avenue [expansion project]For example. “
The White House previously demanded that the MT stops collecting tolls on March 21, but Duffy announced before the deadline that the DOT of the United States granted an extension of 30 days until Sunday as negotiations continued.
Adams, which has become close to Trump in recent months while Remaining warm in congestion prices, He has not publicly commented on the participation of his administration in the legal battle.
The city joined the suit only two weeks After the historical case of federal corruption of the mayor. Critics speculated that Adams was hosting in the hope of observing a presidential forgiveness before a judge launched the case.
The mayor’s office did not return the messages.
The founder of the Guardian Angels, Curtis Sliwa, the alleged republican candidate in the mayor’s career this year, said the MTA should focus on taking energetic measures against the Metro’s teasing instead of imposing unfair taxes.
“All their resources and approach should be to collect rates, what they refuse to do,” he said.
