Congestion Pricing

April 7, 2008

Fossella's congestion silence

By Sally Goldenberg
Staten Island Advance

Apparently I'm not the only reporter wondering where Rep. Vito Fossella (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) stands on congestion pricing.

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April 4, 2008

Dem congressional candidate rips toll plan

By Tom Wrobleski
Staten Island Advance

With the state Assembly looking to vote on congestion pricing by Monday, Democratic congressional candidate Stephen Harrison yesterday lambasted the proposal as a "glaring contradiction."

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April 3, 2008

S.I. Commuters Concerned About Congestion Pricing

By Michelle Park
NY1 News

Drivers on Staten Island have strong opinions on the city's congestion pricing plan.

"I think it's a little ridiculous," said Matthew Gill, a commuter from Silverlake. "It's hard enough for young New Yorkers like me starting out every day, they're just making it real difficult on us. I mean enough is enough."

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April 2, 2008

SI and Bklyn residents protest congestion pricing plan

Democratic Congressional Candidate Steve Harrison (NY 13th CD, Staten Island and Southwest Brooklyn) will lead a group of Staten Island and Brooklyn residents protesting Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan at a 2 pm April 3 press conference inside the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.

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Recongestion Tax: Mayor's Ferry Tale

The Neighborhood Retail Alliance

The NY Daily News continues its campaign for a congestion tax, and does so with such vigor that one could expect that Mort Zuckerman holds the contract on all of the street cameras. In today's editorial the paper tells us; "In voting to endorse congestion pricing, the City Council recognized the plan for what it is: the biggest boost for New York mass transit in decades. The Legislature must show the same wisdom. Albany lawmakers - notably Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assembly Democrats - should approve pouring the billions of dollars that would flow from congestion pricing into transportation improvements."

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Harrison: Congestion's 'contradictions'

By Tom Wrobleski

Staten Island Advance

Brooklyn City Councilman Domenic Recchia, who wants to be your U.S. congressman, voted in favor of congestion pricing yesterday.

His opponent in the Democratic congressional primary here, Steve Harrison, is against the proposal.

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Congestion pricing politics

By Sally Goldenberg
Staten Island Advance

Although congestion pricing is a city and state issue, it is getting mixed into the heated Democratic primary for the race to succeed Rep. Vito Fossella (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn).


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