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New York City Taxi Drivers Speak Out Against Congestion Pricing On Last Day Of MTA's Public Hearings
"They should exempt the taxi drivers from this because we don't deserve to have another tax on the cabs," one driver said.
March 5, 2024
NEW YORK -- The MTA is wrapping up its final two public hearings on Manhattan congestion pricing Monday.
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The agency says the tolls are needed to keep the system running, but there's been a lot of pushback at the hearings.
Monday, nearly two dozen taxi drivers rallied outside MTA headquarters in Lower Manhattan expressing disapproval of the new tolls.
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