Grimm charged that Recchia, as a council member, voted to raise property taxes by 18.5 percent and voted in
favor of a congestion pricing plan that would have instituted an $ 8 toll on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Not exact matches
De Blasio and Murphy also have spoken out against a «
congestion pricing»
plan favored by Cuomo that seeks to reduce traffic in Manhattan, by issuing tolls when vehicles enter the most crowded parts
of the borough.
The groups, ALIGN NY and New York Communities for Change, will release a report calling for a mix
of plans favored by both Cuomo —
congestion pricing during peak travel times — and a millionaires tax — backed by de Blasio, to help bolster the finances
of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
When it comes to ways to fund improvements to mass transit, the majority
of polled residents
favor taxing millionaires, a
plan proposed by de Blasio, over a
congestion pricing plan.