Breaking news! NY governor Hochul set to create $34 tolls in and out of Manhattan to combat "climate change"

It's pretty obvious they're TRYING to instigate social unrest at this point...

No Bigfoot charges to combat vampires?

I'm happy to hear this because the out of state drivers cruising my East Village, Manhattan neighborhood at night make air pollution that leaves me gasping for air and forces me to use more asthma medicine just to stay out of the hospital emergency ward. They also honk their horns a lot, waking me up repeatedly.

However:

1.) The "criminal justice reforms" that allow criminals to roam the streets need to be reversed.

2.) Some kind of mechanical barrier should be installed that prevents people from being able to fall onto the tracks--some kind of gate that pops up and then goes back down when the train arrives.

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New Yorkers are currently feeling deep economic pain, with unbearable taxes, inflation hitting new highs, food and gas prices skyrocketing, and they now are forced to pick between putting food on their table or paying their energy bill. Yet, at a time when they need financial help the most, Kathy Hochul wants to turn the screws on struggling New Yorkers upward of another $34.50 a day.

That’s right. Last week, the MTA released its plan to begin congestion pricing, charging up to $34.50 per day for drivers traveling south of 60th Street in Manhattan.


Many trucks that will not be able to use alternative routes will end up causing more traffic on major highways in the South Bronx and Staten Island. This means more bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Cross Bronx, Staten Island Expressway and other accompanying bridges along your commute to and from work every day.


The New York City subway system has racked up many undesirable headlines over the last few months. We’ve had Daniel Enriquez, a Goldman Sachs employee, shot and killed on the Q train. We watched the video of a cop brutally attacked for trying to enforce laws against turnstile hopping just a few weeks ago. New Yorkers are grabbing onto poles and guard rails because they fear being pushed onto the tracks.