West Hudson Valley News

Assemblyman Karl Brabenec (R,C-Deerpark) has joined forces with colleagues in the state Assembly to advocate for a proposal aimed at repealing congestion pricing for all travelers and commuters entering and exiting New York City. A corresponding measure is being introduced in the state Senate, and Brabenec anticipates both proposals will be up for formal debate this year.

“These additional fees for people traveling in and out of the city are aggressive and overly burdensome, even to those who do life-saving work in New York City, such as police officers and first responders,” Brabenec stated. “This, in addition to recommendations made by the MTA to suspend rail travel from the city to Rockland County, and vice versa, disproportionately impacts Hudson Valley residents and targets them to be forced to spend more just to get into the city. It’s an unfair move; it’s totally self-serving at the expense of the rest of the state, and it needs to be repealed, plain and simple.”