The proposal comes after a judge threw out a Taxi and Limousine Commission proposal to reduce the percentage of time that app-based cabs could be cruising from 41 percent to 31 percent. The report argues that a fee will work better.
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In his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment on WNYC on Friday morning, Mayor de Blasio mischaracterized a Brooklyn Assembly Member's proposed bill to put a surcharge on non-essential online retail orders to curb pollution and road violence.
Gov. Cuomo did not bring up congestion pricing with President-elect Biden in a call the other day — and explained the oversight the way a father of 20 kids might forget one or two.