In fight over congestion pricing, Gov. Kathy Hochul volleys back at Trump administration on a bus
Gov. Kathy Hochul rode a bus across 14th Street in Manhattan Friday to celebrate the successes of congestion pricing. Right, State Sen. Robert Jackson. Credit: Ed Quinn
Whatever time savings Manhattan resident Sally Cowan might have realized from a less-congested commute Friday morning evaporated the moment her M14 bus stopped to pick up Gov. Kathy Hochul.
As the driver waited several minutes for about 50 Hochul and MTA staffers and journalists to board at 14th Street and Irving Place, Cowan sat near the rear of the accordion-like articulated bus, her hands tucked to her sides to try to keep warm as cold air seeped in through the open bus doors.
Alfonso Castillo has been reporting for Newsday since 1999 and covering the transportation beat since 2008. He grew up in the Bronx and Queens and now lives in Valley Stream with his wife and two sons.
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