Mamdani and Hochul Celebrate Congestion Pricing a Year After Contentious Debut
The tolling program, which charges motorists to enter Manhattan’s busiest streets, had a largely successful first year after a delayed start.
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The tolling program, which charges motorists to enter Manhattan’s busiest streets, had a largely successful first year after a delayed start.
Trying to protect consumers by going after deceptive business practices has been an early focus of the new mayor’s administration.
Anna Bahr, who leads communications for the Vermont senator and worked on his presidential campaign, is the latest appointee to a high-profile role in the Mamdani administration.
A demonstration outside the building where Nicolás Maduro was arraigned was a ritual of New York public protest, but one that sprang from personal wounds inflicted a continent away.
Mr. Pollack has also represented Julian Assange and an official of Enron.
Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, and his wife, Cilia Flores, will make their first appearance on Monday in a New York City courthouse, the site of other high-profile proceedings.
Mr. Mamdani, a staunch critic of Israel and its treatment of Palestinians, knew he would not extend the orders, but he had to decide how and when he would rescind them.
The self-described socialist leader tried to tie the Latin American fight against imperialism with the struggle of Black Americans against racism.
Fares will also increase on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad, as will tolls at several of the city’s bridges and tunnels.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani named a housing commissioner and announced that the city would hold public hearings where frustrated renters could voice their complaints.