Transit projects ranging from a $7.7-billion subway line extension to station accessibility improvements are on hold with the pause of program which was expected to generate $15 billion.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was indefinitely pausing implementation of congestion pricing tolls for Manhattan because of the potential for “unintended consequences.”
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has imposed a 10% fee cut on current projects and its CEO has talked of the importance of stricter future treatment of large companies.