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Brad Lander: “Congestion pricing is working. Traffic is down. Crossing…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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New York City Political Tensions: Brad Lander Discusses Governance Challenges and Mayor Eric Adams

Published | Video Starts at 04:46

It doesn't need to be reinstated. It just needs to continue on a permanent basis. Donald Trump does not have authority to stop it. So I just want to start there. I mean, Congestion pricing is working. Traffic is down. Crossing times for the tunnels and bridges...are down 30 to 50%. More people are on mass transit. There's actually more foot traffic in Midtown than there was. And we're getting hundreds of millions of dollars for our subways and buses the federal government approved. (04:46–05:00)

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Asserts that congestion pricing has reduced traffic and crossing times by 30 to 50%.

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