Cause the place is empty. No one's there. It's like, seriously, have you been here lately? Because Manhattan, it's had some of its best years. The best year for Broadway, everybody. Sales tax receipts in the area that people say would be killed by [congestion pricing] are up 6%. That means people are still coming, they're still shopping, they're still spending money. And best year for office leasing. So all the doomsayers said people are going to leave Manhattan and all these buildings that are empty. (05:11–05:19)
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Asserts that sales tax receipts in the congestion pricing area have increased by 6%.
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