This interstate rivalry is really starting to take a toll.
A group of New Jersey lawmakers hope to strike back at New York’s plan to postpone car trips to Manhattan ours The toll on New York drivers, and using money to reimburse Garden State drivers slowed down with Big Apple entry fees.
“New York is going to attack our wallet and attack our families,” the US representative said. NJ.com reported. “We are going to give them a taste of our medicine.”
Gottheimer, along with other Bergen County Democrats appeared in Parmes, N.J., to blast New York’s planned fees, which once enacted would have to increase $ 1 billion per year to provide the much needed mass transit repair To be paid for.
While New York’s congested tolls are determined, a 2019 state panel paid proposed car drivers $ 11.52 per trip and more than doubled for trucks.
Gottheimer and his crew counter-punch will include sales tax for out-of-state drivers at every crossing on the New York / New Jersey state line.
According to NJ.com, Zoya Lagana said, “We simply cannot expect a strong recovery nor in-person will be able to return to work, while those in New York City are penalized for going to their jobs.” being done.”
Many residents of New Jersey opt for mass transit of driving. NYC-Riders Alliance Group spokesman Danny Pearlstein said New York drivers already pay Jersey taxpayers to use the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.
“Crowd pricing is the focal point of the aircraft to revitalize the New York City transit system, which benefits everyone in the region,” Pearlstein said. “Everyone has a stake in well-functioning pricing.”
New York’s MTA recently received the green-light from the federal government to move forward with concession fees – though no timeline has been set for when they should begin.
In a statement, MTA senior adviser Ken Lovett questioned the legal viability of Götheimer’s prosecuted counterpart.
“This is not a time for NIMBYism and legally questionable taxation. Lovest said that providing lower traffic and better air quality would benefit all New Yorkers, including those in New Jersey.
“We are at the beginning of a transparent process, which will take into account potential credits, rebates and rebates for tolls to be paid on bridges and crossings and that process must come into play.”
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