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Eighteen months ago, in the summer of 2024, the state executive from Buffalo shocked and enraged a phalanx of transit advocates, climate activists, civic boosters and everyday New Yorkers when she suddenly and indefinitely paused the long-awaited commencement of congestion pricing in New York City.
Her subsequent tactics — inviting critics to speak with diner patrons who hated the toll, claiming hundreds of hotel caterers clapped for her decision to pause it, lobbying legislators in Albany to pass a replacement tax — further dismayed her once-steadfast supporters.
But then, just days after Donald Trump won back the White House, Hochul reinstated the toll at a lower price. And now she’s again its biggest booster.
How did the state executive from Buffalo arrive at this point? It’s been a long rollercoaster ride …
It’s Woodstock for NUMTOTs — minus the mud and free love.
Sidewalks are too often neglected, but there are ways for cities to step up and fix these essential public spaces.
Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — “America’s most overlooked resource.”
