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At least Willie Sutton was being humble when he declared,Β βI rob banks because thatβs where the money is.β Gov. Kathy Hochul is now boasting about her version of the same insight.
That is, the govβs congratulating herself for raking in big bucks from her βcongestionβ tolls β hundreds of millions as the scheme hits the six-month mark, on track to hit $500 million by yearβs end.
Hochulβs PR blast over the weekend called this a βhuge successβ; Willie couldβve claimed the same about most of his capers, smirking much as she does in the social-media-campaign part of her βvictory tour.β
Sorry: Forcing middle- and working-class New Yorkers to pay an exorbitant amount of their income just to get to work β to drive on roads that their taxes already funded β is neither a genius nor a heroic one.
And the bragging only adds insult to the injury.
The tolls help βbusinesses make deliveries and save costs,β claims Hochulβs office.
Huh? Food distributors Β are looking at six-figure added costs, while the likes of FreshDirect are slipping in added feesΒ for congestion-zone customers. Small restaurants areΒ also reeling.
This move remains a cruel money grab wrapped up in a green pseudo-justification, one the gov knows people hate β thatβs why she postponed it until after last Novemberβs elections.
We guess she hopes voters will simply have forgotten, or grown resigned to the hit, by the time she faces them in November 2026.
Beware: If she actually wins re-election this way, the plans are already drawn up to move toward doubling the tolls soon after.