NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul neglected to tell MTA board members before announcing her decision to delay congestion pricing in New York City indefinitely, sources say.
Hochul apparently spoke with Mayor Eric Adams and other politicians in advance, but never notified the MTA. Board members say they feel betrayed by the governor as they scramble for a new source of funding.
In December, the MTA board fell in line when they were asked to approve $15 tolls on most drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street. So imagine their surprise when Hochul put the brakes on the program less than 30 days before it was set to start.
“I was shocked, bewildered, felt blindsided,” one MTA board member told CBS New York. “And the other board members felt the same way.”
New York state lawmakers protesting the governor’s decision say they too were left in the dark.
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