"NYC Residents React to $15 Congestion Pricing as MTA Holds Public Hearings"
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New Yorkers are set to voice their opinions on the proposed $15 congestion toll to enter Midtown Manhattan, with public hearings beginning soon. Essential workers, including an FDNY paramedic and an NYPD officer, are calling for toll exemptions, citing the financial burden and inflexible shift patterns. Meanwhile, a Staten Island teacher expresses concerns about potential traffic overflow due to the toll, while some subway commuters approve of the toll's potential to fund subway improvements.
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- NYC's plan to ease gridlock and pump billions into mass transit? A $15 toll for Manhattan drivers The Associated Press
- MTA announces two exemptions for congestion pricing Spectrum News NY1
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