N.J. politicians celebrate Hochul’s NYC congestion pricing pause

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced today that New York City’s congestion pricing plan – in which cars driving south of 60th Street in Manhattan are tolled to help fund the Metropolitan Transit Authority – will be paused “indefinitely.” The news drew plaudits from several New Jersey politicians who have long been implacable foes of congestion pricing, among them Gov. Phil Murphy and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff). “After a five year fight, New York appears to have done right by hardworking Jersey families and backed off their outrageous Congestion Tax,”...