starting to wonder if congestion pricing was paused because the NYPD cops who commute from long island threatened a revolt and eric adams was like kathy, we can't have that
I'm still marveling at the political calculation from Albany Democrats that we shouldn't toll the small number of suburban drivers into the city so, to make up the $1 billion a year in funding that would have taken in, we'll tax everyone who works in Manhattan. [chef's kiss emoji]
This American Life did a story on someone who goes around Manhattan removing devices that block license plate readers (which would prevent them from being charged for congestion pricing) and most of the offenders were police or city workers. That's why they're mad.
D’Esposito in NY4 introduced a Congressional resolution condemning congestion pricing, an example of how suburban GOPs have been painting congestion pricing as an additional tax on families struggling with inflation. 1/
Idk if you read the thread?
Jeff's whole theory is Hochul did it because Dems in Congress on L.I. and Hudson Valley are vulnerable on this. And, she was trying to shore them up. Because it's a big deal for the party nationally too.
The Jim Crow L.I. people.
It makes sense they're a factor.
it isn't that they will vote for her.
the idea is, by taking this position, she takes a weapon out of the arsenal of this cop-CongressDude. Thereby making his campaign of attacks on Democrats far less effective.
Because a single seat in Congress could actually matters hugely now. Nationally.
girl if they gave two shits about congressional districts they HAD A CHANCE TO FIX THEM THIS PAST YEAR AND THEY DIDNT. i think she’s full of shit because no republican is going to vote for her no matter what she does!
NYC unions are generally opposed. I am in favor of congestion pricing although I prefer more comprehensive carbon reduction policies. I think that the noticing the tension between the reality of organized labor as opposed to what progressive policy advocates assume it should want is important.
Dunno…. They get quite a bit of votes and money from UFT and DC37. And UFT came out against it, too…. Bc Mulgrew and his caucus are center-right shits.
so much of this just throws into relief the absurdity that NYC has so little influence over the MTA. only 4 of 23 MTA board members are NYC 'recommendations'. the gov controls the majority. Hochul's idea to supplement the MTA with NYC income taxes is unjust.
I think their members like driving to work. For which workers in the CBD is daily personal car travel currently the cheaper option than mass transit if they live within the service area?
Right. And if they were to strike, they'd be subject to Taylor law like every other public union. They won't, they'll just be negligent assholes. No argument - they are unique in this way.
But the economic factors involved affect members of every other union.
Everyone should search Google Maps for "nypd precinct" and post screenshots of the streetview of cops turning sidewalks into parking lots.
Here's 8
(and link to full res)
bsky.app/profile/owen...
The blatant admission that the officers of the NYPD do not live in the communities they serve.
(also they refuse to use public transit, so NYPD precincts have had to turn sidewalks into parking lots.
Occasionally it's good to observe that in the early 2000s the Republic of Georgia fired its entire highway police force because of corruption and a culture of impunity, and replaced them with a much smaller, more effective, more accountable force.
