Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has adopted a more aggressive persona in response to the Trump administration’s move to end New York City’s congestion pricing, to mixed reception. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed Hochul in a Wednesday letter that the federal government was terminating approval of the controversial policy.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In response to President Trump’s move to end New York City congestion pricing on Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul has said that she will not end the tolling program.

U.S. President Donald Trump met on Friday with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who defended New York City’s congestion pricing program two days after the U.S. moved to undo the

Weber is among the Republicans who are calling for a full audit of the fiscal administration of the MTA, arguing that the agency’s $19 billion budget is ripe for a review that could help the state cut costs. “We need to do an up and down, thorough review and a forensic audit of the MTA budget,” Weber said.

A spokesperson for Hochul says that the governor and the president “had a frank, candid conversation about New York's nascent congestion tolling program.

The Trump administration has ordered New York to shut down its controversial congestion pricing in Manhattan in coming weeks, The Post has learned. “NYSDOT and its project sponsors must cease the collection of tolls on Federal-aid highways in the CBDTP area by March 21,