Should New Yorkers vote on congestion pricing?

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday September 9, 2024 [Donate now]( [Gov. Hochul's team says congestion pricing should be debated 'at the voting machine']( [Gridlock traffic in Manhattan.]( [In public, Gov. Kathy Hochul claims her move to pause congestion pricing had nothing to do with politics. Behind the scenes, her lawyers argue the opposite.]( More Stories From Today [Mayor Eric Adams holds an in-person media availability along with members of his staff at City Hall on July 30, 2024 in New York City.]( [Mayor Adams tests positive for COVID-19, City Hall says]( [Adams canceled most of his events on Monday.]( [An OMNY reader at a subway turnstile.]( [NYC students are getting free OMNY cards. Unless they live close to school.]( [Families who live within half a mile of their kid’s school say they’re being unfairly left out of the program that offers big savings.]( [Street vendors in Corona, Queens, display citations they received from the NYPD for vending-related violations, including vending without a permit. The Advocacy group Street Vendors Project contends the vendors are illegally having their carts confiscated and destroyed by the NYPD.]( [Street vendors in Queens contend the NYPD is illegally trashing their seized carts]( [Vendors contend police are illegally destroying their seized property without due process.]( [A rendering of the proposed apartment complex shows a modern high rise apartment encapsulated in glass.]( [In Windsor Terrace, a housing dispute ensnares Mayor Adams’ sweeping reform plan]( [Opponents of a 244-unit housing proposal say the public can’t make a fair assessment until after the City Council decides on the mayor’s sweeping land use reform package.]( [A basketball hoop surrounded by trees.]( [I visited the huupe, NYC’s 1st public ‘smart basketball hoop,’ in the East Village]( [Swish.]( [An aerial view of the Trenton skyline, with state's golden Capitol dome at the center.]( [New Jersey towns file lawsuit seeking to overturn state’s affordable housing law]( [A Republican-led effort against the new affordable housing law comes just weeks before the state is expected to unveil the latest round of affordable housing units each municipality needs to create.]( [A New York City police officer directs traffic near the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan.]( [Expect lots of Manhattan traffic this week, for the UN and 9/11 ceremony]( [President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to attend the annual 9/11 ceremony in Lower Manhattan]( [An NYPD cruiser.]( [DJ killed in Queens shooting, in precinct where gun violence is up despite dropping NYC-wide]( [Two other DJs were shot in the incident, in front of a house in Laurelton]( [a bus on Roosevelt Island]( [Extra Extra: The Roosevelt Island bus isn't running like it used to]( [Because the free bus that does loops around the island is taking forever to show up, here are your afternoon links: The Giants are bad, public art in Penn Station is cool but don't just stop and stare in the middle of the terminal, insects but tastier and more.]( [Two people sit at a diner with the word "Pepsi" behind them.]( [Why is everything in New York City an ‘experience’?]( [Are experiences cynical marketing gimmicks, or do they add value to the city’s culture?]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.