NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ administration joined a lawsuit with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to contest the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate congestion pricing.
The MTA had initially filed suit with the support of Gov. Kathy Hochul, who effectively controls the transit authority, against the Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration in February. Both the city and state departments of transportation joined the legal case Friday, a spokesperson for the transit authority said.
“In case there were any doubts, MTA, State and City reaffirmed in a court filing that congestion pricing is here to stay and that the arguments Secretary Duffy made trying to stop it have zero merit,” said John J. McCarthy, the MTA’s chief of policy and external relations, in a statement.
President Donald Trump moved to nix the toll shortly after taking office, but the dueling parties agreed to keep it in place at least through early fall.
