Adams administration has joined the The MTA demand seeks to block President Trump To crush the controversial toll plan.
Both the transport departments of the city and the State signed on Friday in the legal case that the MTA was presented in February after the White House made movements to eliminate Manhattan’s tolls of $ 9.
“Despite the ‘real’ decree of the administration, its effort to summarize summary and unilaterally A joint complaint establishes.
“Consequently, the congestion price remains alive and well, and the MTA and TBTA responded by submitting this demand that prepared a statement that the actions of the administration are null and null and for the vacancy of the supposed termination of” termination “and”. “
The Riders and the Sierra Alliance have also joined the complaint, and have presented a separate one against the Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration.
“In the event that there were Doubs, the MTA, the State and the city reaffirmed in a judicial presentation that congestion prices are here to stay and that the secretary of arguments Duffy made tried to stop him with zero merit,” said John J. McCarthy, the Mta ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, to He told Polico.
Mayor Adams, who has become close to Trump in recent months, but He remained warm with congestion prices, He has not publicly commented on the participation of his administration in the legal battle.
Adams administration signed only two weeks After the case of historical corruption of the mayor was eliminated. Critics speculated that Adams was hosting in the hope of observing a presidential forgiveness before a judge launched the case.
The City Council did not promote the request for Post comments.
The MTA and the White House earlier this month reached an agreement that congestion prices can remain in force during autumn, since a judge weighs the fate of the new program.
But the administration then told the court that he was still evaluating his options if New York does not meet and has reached the “final decision” what, if something would happen on the deadline of April 20.
Trump, however, He has pressed for the MTA to stop hitting the drivers before May.
The price of consciousness was implemented in January, and was almost immediately attacked by Trump.
In a social position of the truth of February, Trump declared: “The price of congestion is dead. Manhattan, and all New York, is saved. Long live the king!”
“The president is not a king, and the defendants have no right to demand compliance with the illegal directives of the administration,” the lawsuit returns.
“The plaintiffs will continue to operate the program as required by the New York Uless law and until the plaintiffs have an order to go through a court order.”
