New York becomes the first U.S. city with a congestion charge despite opposition

[Historic NY]

12. You don't seem to understand

Upstate counties pay more in Vehicle Registration Fees already to prop up NY City and the MTA

$50 per vehicle and $12 more for driver license

Orange and Rockland county residents from paying two MTA-related fees at the DMV: the $50 MTA vehicle registration fee and the MTA driver license/permit fee, which adds $16 to a typical driver license.

These universally disliked fees were created by the 2009 MTA bailout. The 2009 MTA bailout was passed when Democrats controlled the Senate, Assembly and Governor’s office.

A larger majority of residents upstate don't commute to NY so why should we be tapped to fix their damn problem !!!

Moving a few more miles up river to Ulster County eliminates this welfare for NY City.