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Memo to the President: Manhattan Economy Improving, Thanks to Congestion Pricing

Lower Manhattan's economy has gotten an almost billion-dollar boost in just the first month of congestion pricing's existence, the MTA said on Wednesday.
Memo to the President: Manhattan Economy Improving, Thanks to Congestion Pricing

Lower Manhattan’s economy has gotten an almost billion-dollar boost in just the first month of congestion pricing’s existence, the MTA said on Wednesday.

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