Trump Renews Efforts to End New York City Congestion Toll

President Donald Trump said Nov. 3 that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will take another look at how the federal government can terminate New York City’s congestion toll for vehicles traveling into the city. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said of the revenue-raising policy, “New York City is getting KILLED by her ridiculous CONGESTION PRICING, where people have to pay a fortune to come into Manhattan – So they just don’t come!” He blamed the fee for a decline in activity in the Big Apple. “The place is a ghost town,” he wrote. “The entire State is going to hell, so the Federal Government will, of necessity, get involved!”...