New York’s Congestion Pricing Plan Faces Another Legal Showdown
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Traffic exits the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in New York.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergNew York City’s controversial traffic tolling program is testing President Donald Trump’s ability to reach beyond his federal fights over citizenship and government efficiency all the way down to a local brawl in Wall Street’s backyard.
The legal battle kicked off when the state’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority sued the Trump administration last week for moving to take back federal approval of the Manhattan congestion pricing program. It has broad political implications and could even end up at the Supreme Court.