Hearings began in New Jersey’s federal lawsuit against its neighbor New York in one of several lawsuits surrounding New York City’s new congestion pricing.
New Jersey’s lawsuit hinges on environmental concerns and burdens placed on the Garden State due to the new rule, which was approved last week. Starting in June, cars entering Manhattan below 60th Street will be charged $15 during weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“The end result is that New Jersey will bear much of the burden of this congestion pricing scheme-in terms of environmental, financial, and human impacts, but receive none of its benefits,” the state’s lawsuit said.
In court hearings in Newark on Wednesday, Randy Mastro, an attorney for the state of New Jersey, argued that an environmental impact study should have been done before the pricing went into effect.
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