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Changes since congestion pricing started in New York

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437 points Vinnl | 3 comments | 13 May 25 10:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.58s | source
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fundaThree ◴[14 May 25 21:24 UTC] No.43989379[source]▶
I thought Hochul ratfucked this initiative for no apparent reason. What was the reason she gave for not ratfucking it a second time?
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burkaman ◴[14 May 25 21:30 UTC] No.43989434[source]▶
She delayed it by 6 months because she thought it would hurt some candidates in House elections, and then she reduced the fee by a significant amount when it did go into effect in January, but it's still working incredibly well.
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fundaThree ◴[14 May 25 21:47 UTC] No.43989547[source]▶
> She delayed it by 6 months because she thought it would hurt some candidates in House elections

Did she think that New Jersey residents vote for New York candidates? Do you have a link to the narrative?

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1. philipov ◴[14 May 25 21:55 UTC] No.43989620[source]▶
Westchester County and Long Island residents vote for New York candidates.
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2. fundaThree ◴[14 May 25 22:05 UTC] No.43989686[source]▶
Fair, I guess I have no clue who on earth would willingly opt into driving into New York in the first place.
3. prasadjoglekar ◴[15 May 25 00:03 UTC] No.43990482[source]▶
And even further north Putnam and Dutchess Counties pay the MTCD tax. Those are solid red/purple.