Cuomo on Congestion Pricing: We Should Study It First, People Don’t Need Another Obstacle Right Now

Reporter Okay so what ░░░░░░░░ you do differently as ░░░░░░░░ than you did as ░░░░░░░░ Some people upset with ░░░░░░░░ congestion pricing bail reform ░░░░░░░░ ve come on this ░░░░░░░░ a few years ago ░░░░░░░░ basically said you know ░░░░░░░░ signed congestion pricing in ░░░░░░░░ I wouldn t do ░░░░░░░░ in 2023 What won ░░░░░░░░ you do as mayor ░░░░░░░░ 2025 that you did ░░░░░░░░ governor CUOMO The focus ░░░░░░░░ congestion pricing I passed ░░░░░░░░ about six years ago ░░░░░░░░ questioned whether was the ░░░░░░░░ time to implement it ░░░░░░░░ now when New York ░░░░░░░░ as all these problems ░░░░░░░░ re trying to get ░░░░░░░░ back we only have ░░░░░░░░ of the people in ░░░░░░░░ offices Do you want ░░░░░░░░ give them another obstacle ░░░░░░░░ say And by the ░░░░░░░░ now you have to ░░░░░░░░ a higher toll and ░░░░░░░░ re going to use ░░░░░░░░ to say Forget it ░░░░░░░░ ll just stay home ░░░░░░░░ do remote work I ░░░░░░░░ we should study it ░░░░░░░░ But job one here ░░░░░░░░ going to be manage ░░░░░░░░ city make it work ░░░░░░░░ affordable housing increase the ░░░░░░░░ of affordable housing so ░░░░░░░░ rents come down Get ░░░░░░░░ city hall to actually ░░░░░░░░ Get that city council ░░░░░░░░ actually approve something Make ░░░░░░░░ city work high Hire ░░░░░░░░ 000 cops Let people ░░░░░░░░ safe Get the mentally ░░░░░░░░ homeless off the streets ░░░░░░░░ are you helping keeping ░░░░░░░░ ill homeless people on ░░░░░░░░ streets Get them the ░░░░░░░░ they need.”