Exclusive | Trump reveals plan to kill NYC congestion pricing heres how

President Trump has formulated a plan to force New York to “kill” congestion pricing in Manhattan through the federal Department of Transportation, he told The Post in an exclusive interview.Among potential penalties available to the agency are withholding millions of dollars in funding and reopening the environmental review process that authorized the toll under the Biden administration.Trump also vowed to rid Big Apple streets of bike lanes and criminal migrants, the president told The Post in an exclusive interview.He is hopeful that his “respect” for Gov.Hochul in their ongoing discussions will result in a mutually beneficial deal on the unpopular toll.“Out of respect” for the governor, Trump refused to divulge details of at least two phone conversations the pair have had about ending the unpopular $9 tax on vehicles entering Manhattan during peak hours south of 60th Street, known as the Congestion Relief Zone.Trump believes he and Hochul can still make a deal over ending the levy, which he slammed as “destructive to New York.”“I think it’s really horrible, but I want to discuss it with her at this point,” he said.

“If I decide to do it, I will be able to kill it off in Washington through the Department of Transportation.“It’s a lot of power.”At risk is part of the $36 billion in five-year federal transportation funding to New York state that extends to the end of 2026.Other federal grants might also be affected if Trump pounces on what New Yorkers are calling the congestion con.The toll went into effect last month and the program’s revenues are ticketed for public transit infrastructure and arrest the decline in subway ridership by forcing people out of their cars.But Trump says it’s only hurting business in his hometown.“Traffic is way down because people can’t come into Manhattan and it’s only going to get worse,” he said.

“People don’t know about it until they get the bill.”Trump argued that New York “sho...