02/03/2025
President Donald Trump and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul have spoken twice in the past week about ending congestion pricing in New York City, a highly-placed source familiar with the conversation told CBS News New York’s Marcia Kramer. The most recent conversation happened Thursday morning, the source said.
During the conversation, Hochul told Mr. Trump that initial data shows congestion pricing was working, and made the case for keeping the program, the source told Kramer. Mr. Trump told her he wouldn’t take any action to stop it without speaking with her first, and that they would talk again next week.
“America’s economy relies on New York City, and New York City relies on public transit — that’s why Gov. Hochul will always advocate for funding the commuter rail, subways and buses that fuel the economic growth of the greatest city in the world,” a spokesperson for Hochul said. Read our full story at our link in bio.