Hochul Halts M.T.A.'s $750K Toll Demand from NYC Marathon
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to cease pressuring the New York City Marathon to pay $750,000 for lost toll revenue on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, allowing the marathon to proceed as usual. This decision follows reports that the M.T.A. threatened to limit the marathon's use of the bridge unless it agreed to pay. The New York Road Runners, which oversees the marathon, had sought the governor's intervention, and it remains unclear if the reprieve also applies to Bike New York, which faced similar reimbursement demands.
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