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Trump renews fight against congestion pricing, will appeal judge's ruling allowing tolling scheme to proceed

New York Post·Peter Senzamici·about 1 month ago
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Round 2! President Trump’s administration isn’t giving up its fight against congestion pricing. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday filed a notice that he plans to appeal a federal judge’s decision that paved the way for the controversial tolling scheme to proceed. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy filed a notice of appeal months after a judge ruled against his efforts to kill the congestion toll. Getty Images Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Liman in March put the kibosh on Duffy’s previous efforts to end the toll, which charges drivers below 60th Street. The appeal would aim to overturn that March 3 decision. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in February 2025 — a month after it implemented the new fee — sued Duffy for pulling federal authorization for the program that came under the Biden administration. Liman ruled that Duffy’s moves to end the toll, including with threats to pull federal funding unless Gov. Kathy Hochul complied, were illegal.…

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