New York

Drivers Deploying Tricks to Avoid Thruway Authority Tolls Cause Massive Revenue Loss

Dec

2024

Drivers Deploying Tricks to Avoid Thruway Authority Tolls Cause Massive Revenue Loss

The New York State Thruway Authority has reported a staggering revenue loss of $631,000 in 2024 due to drivers employing various tricks to evade tolls. This figure marks a significant increase from the previous year and raises concerns about the effectiveness of cashless tolling systems and the growing trend of toll evasion.

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New York Woman Blames Star Trek License Plates for Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Accidental Tickets

Dec

2024

License Plates

New York Woman Blames Star Trek License Plates for Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Accidental Tickets

Back in 2020, the Huntington resident surrendered her license plates, sold her car, and stopped driving.

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Welcome to New York. That'll Be 100 Bucks

Feb

2024

Congestion Pricing

Welcome to New York. That'll Be 100 Bucks

The Midtown Manhattan congestion pricing plan is a cash grab at the expense of our constituents.

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Urgent Driver Warning as "Fake Parking Tickets" Explode

Jan

2024

Scams

Urgent Driver Warning as "Fake Parking Tickets" Explode

The Boro Park neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York has a scammer doling out fake and convincing parking tickets on vehicles, and people are scanning QR codes that lead to a fake website.

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Expect More License Plate Scofflaws Once NYC Congestion Pricing Tax Kicks In

Jan

2024

Congestion Pricing

Expect More License Plate Scofflaws Once NYC Congestion Pricing Tax Kicks In

People are always going to try and find a way around the system. They're going to jump turnstiles. They're going to get on the bus without paying. They're going to dodge tolls.

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Fossella Likens NYC Congestion Pricing to Fresh Kills Landfill; Announces Latest Court Filing

Jan

2024

Congestion Pricing

Fossella Likens NYC Congestion Pricing to Fresh Kills Landfill; Announces Latest Court Filing

Borough President Vito Fossella announced Friday an updated complaint in his federal court case against New York's congestion pricing plan -- likening it to one of Staten Island’s greatest environmental disasters.

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Criminal Charges for NY Toll Cheaters: Letters to the Editor

Jan

2024

Congestion Pricing

Criminal Charges for NY Toll Cheaters: Letters to the Editor

This is draconian. Especially so for a program that is supposedly being enacted to make up for the almost $1 billion annual MTA shortfall -- which itself is due to massive farebeating on the subway system.

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MTA Installs Cameras to Track $15 Congestion Tolls, Sparking Concerns Program Will Move to Toll-Free Highways

Jan

2024

Congestion Pricing

MTA Installs Cameras to Track $15 Congestion Tolls, Sparking Concerns Program Will Move to Toll-Free Highways

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun installing camera equipment on New York highways to prepare to monitor a controversial $15 congestion toll to enter Manhattan’s central business district south of 60th Street as early as May, The Post has learned.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul Declares War Against NYC Congestion Toll Beaters With 'Fraud' Proposal in New Budget

Jan

2024

Congestion Pricing

Gov. Kathy Hochul Declares War Against NYC Congestion Toll Beaters With 'Fraud' Proposal in New Budget

Drivers who evade the controversial $15 congestion pricing toll to enter Midtown Manhattan will be treated like criminals under legislation introduced by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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