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One of the promises Donald Trump made while on the campaign trail was that he was going to put an end to congestion pricing in New York City. The President held meetings with New York State Governor Kathy Hochul over the plan, and after some back and forth his administration has ultimately agreed to keep the tolls in place until October, allowing both sides more time for the legal battle in the courts to play out. Mendte in the Morning sent Natalie Migliore, WOR Reporter, out on the streets of New York City to see what the people were saying about the plan remaining in effect.
“Nobody wants to take the train, it’s not safe,” one New Jersey commuter told Migliore. “We pay enough for what we do and where we have to get around to and it doesn’t seem like the money is gonna go anywhere that it should”
Another New York City worker has not noticed any of the planned improvements since Hochul’s plan began: “It should have been ended; this is ridiculous, nothing has changed… I work in the city every day and I don’t see a difference.”
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