Exclusive | These NYC politicians, including Eric Adams, supported the congestion toll but they dont have to pay it: How convenient

Some of the Big Apple’s top politicians supported the controversial $9 congestion toll — but they won’t have to pay it as they are chauffeured around in NYPD vehicles, The Post has learned.Mayor Eric Adams, Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are among the elite crew with security details able to pass toll-free in and out of Midtown Manhattan’s congestion zone south of 60th Street.“I find it hypocritical that city elected officials get a pass on paying the Congestion Pricing Tax because they are chauffeured by the NYPD details,” said Susan Lee, a leader in the group New Yorkers Against Congestion Pricing Tax.“However, the hardworking uniformed officers who work in the Congestion Pricing Zone have to pay $9 to drive to work,” Lee added.

“How convenient for them to support the Congestion Pricing Tax when they don’t have to shoulder the cost like everyday New Yorkers.The Department of Citywide Administrative Services, which oversees the government’s vehicle fleet, cited the MTA’s “emergency vehicle exemption plan.”“Consistent with the MTA’s rules, all law enforcement vehicles — including those that function as part of a security detail — will receive exemptions under the recently implemented congestion pricing program,” the DCAS said a statement.Emergency vehicles include ambulances as well as police, fire, military and medical emergency vehicles.The $9 toll brokered by Gov.Kathy Hochul went into effect Jan.

5 after Adams’ appointees on the MTA board had enthusiastically voted for the plan in an effort to inject needed cash into the flailing transit agency’s capital program.Both Lander, who is running for mayor, and Williams slammed Hochul when she postponed the toll in June, only to resurrect it days after the 2024 elections.Lander even backed a lawsuit filed against Hochul, claiming she had violated the law.When the toll finally went through, he celebrated.“This is a long-awaited win for millions...

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