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The Issue: The federal Transportation Department revoked its approval of NY’s congestion-pricing scheme.
The editorial board’s points about the MTA’s perpetual fiscal woes and ongoing mismanagement hit the mark (“Big Win for the Little Guy,” Editorial, Feb. 20).
But you left out the strongest argument for denying congestion-pricing toll revenue: the hundreds of millions the MTA loses every year by turning a blind eye to turnstile jumpers.
It shouldn’t get another dime until it fixes that.
Bob Wilson
Hunter’s Point
President Trump is trying to kill Gov. Hochul’s congestion-pricing program, calling it unfair to the working class.
What’s really unfair is that New York has one of the highest tax rates in the country.
Where is all our money going?
I suggest that The Post asks New Yorkers whether they want DOGE to investigate where all our tax dollars are spent.
Owen Kelly
Valley Stream
Hochul’s insistence on pushing this universally unpopular tax defies logic and any sense of political self-awareness.
It underscores just how out of touch she and fellow Democrats are.
Hochul would be wise to take a page from the DOGE play book and start investigating fraud, waste and corruption in her own state.
Michael D’Auria
Bronxville
President Trump kept his word, and the federal government has promised to kill the commuter tax here in New York.
Now I’d like to say: Power to the people!
This is an unpopular program.
I work for a plumbing supply house, and we transport supplies by private contractors who have to charge more when they go into Manhattan, and in turn, we have to charge customers more.
Congestion pricing negatively affects many companies and hardworking people.
Frederick Bedell Jr.
Bellerose
In the most heavily taxed city and state in the country, Gov. Hochul and the MTA are crying poverty because the federal government is ending congestion pricing.
I suggest that President Trump call Hochul and MTA CEO Janno Lieber and offer the services of Elon Musk and the DOGE team.
They should audit the MTA for fraud and waste before another cent is robbed from the citizens of New York and the surrounding communities.
I’m sure the result of any audit would find billions of wasted dollars.
Christopher O’Keefe
Manhattan
Trump’s opposition to congestion pricing could be accompanied by an offer to provide the governor with the services of DOGE to root out wasteful spending in the MTA, along with federal assistance for essential infrastructure projects.
Tony Giametta
Queens
This fare is unfair.
Even the blind could see that Hochul’s congestion tax is just a form of highway robbery.
Apparently, Hochul believes that the road to heaven is paved with bad intentions.
James Evans
Worcester, Mass.
Hochul’s popularity has soared, because going against Trump makes you a superstar of the left.
But Hochul will lose, and lose big.
John Avelli
Brooklyn
All I can say is thank you, Trump, for axing the congestion tolls that New Yorkers had to pay just to come into the city.
This congestion pricing was a burden on the middle class — a class who always gets hit the hardest.
The congestion pricing was hurting all the businesses in New York, especially the small businesses.
The people pay enough taxes. We do not need anymore.
Rob Johann,
Queens
Trump wants to get rid of not only congestion pricing, but also bike lanes.
That’s a terrible idea: Without them, cyclists would ride on sidewalks.
Also, the majority of food-delivery workers use bikes.
If they are unable to get around, stores will be forced to rely on cars for deliveries, causing even worse congestion and parking issues.
Removing bike lanes will only make the problem worse.
Raymond Mangano
Brooklyn
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