This debate has been done to death. And it's always,
always a vague group of people who are apparently affected. Never specific examples. And, as we see here, there's always an appeal to class warfare: "it's hurting the poors". And it's always by someone who wishes to speak on behalf of those poor people, never actually the people themselves.
Only 2% of lower income outer borough residents (around 5,000 people) drive a car into the city:
https://www.cssny.org/news/entry/congestion-pricing-outer-bo...
When the congestion pricing rollout was paused, only 32% of lower income voters supported the move, compared to 55% of those earning more than $100,000:
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/congestion-pricing-pause-ho...
(AFAIK there isn't direct polling on a yes/no support question by income, this was as close as I could find)
The overwhelming majority of poor people in New York City take transit and stand to benefit from the funding congestion pricing brings. Highlighting that 2% of the population and ignoring the 98% is a fundamentally dishonest position to take, especially when you're not even in the group yourself.
Only 2% of lower income outer borough residents (around 5,000 people) drive a car into the city:
https://www.cssny.org/news/entry/congestion-pricing-outer-bo...
When the congestion pricing rollout was paused, only 32% of lower income voters supported the move, compared to 55% of those earning more than $100,000:
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/congestion-pricing-pause-ho...
(AFAIK there isn't direct polling on a yes/no support question by income, this was as close as I could find)
The overwhelming majority of poor people in New York City take transit and stand to benefit from the funding congestion pricing brings. Highlighting that 2% of the population and ignoring the 98% is a fundamentally dishonest position to take, especially when you're not even in the group yourself.