Former NYC Traffic Commissioner Sam Schwartz on future of congestion pricing

WNYC News | Jun 5, 2024

Governor Hochul is indefinitely pausing the New York City congestion pricing plan...just weeks before the tolls were set to be turned on. The plan to toll drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street was supposed to fund billions of dollars in subway upgrades and other transit projects, while reducing pollution and gridlock.

Former city Traffic Commissioner Sam Schwartz spoke with WNYC's Sean Carlson about the implications of the governor's decision.

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