Hochul Prepares To Defend Congestion Toll At Visit With Trump

By Idy Perl

Governor Hochul will be going to Washington D.C. next week and is expected to speak with President Trump about the controversial congestion toll. 

Trump has made it clear in the past that he’s against the toll, but Governor Hochul is apparently preparing to tell him the reasons why it should remain. They have reportedly had several phone conversations about it already. 

"I want to collect data,” Governor Hochul recently said about her upcoming visit. “The president is data driven. He knows the city. He knows that congestion in front of Trump Tower is not good, and I'm going to be able to point to some very positive benefits of it. So I will do my very best."

If the congestion toll does get canceled, it would likely be with a compromise that the federal government would provide funding for the lost revenue.