Janno Lieber

Exposed: The MTA’s $900 Million Congestion Pricing Hoax

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Statistical Evidence Reveals a Manufactured Success Story The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been trumpeting a stunning economic claim: congestion pricing allegedly sparked a $900 million surge in total retail sales (both taxable and non-taxable) south of 60th Street in Manhattan in January 2025. This eye-popping figure has been repeatedly promoted by MTA officials, Governor Hochul, and echoed by press […]

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MTA Overtime Transparency Vanishes as Spending Hits $1.34B

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The MTA’s commitment to transparency is vanishing at precisely the moment public scrutiny is most crucial. Just one month after implementing congestion pricing in Manhattan, the agency has yet to release its detailed overtime report for 2023 – a document that should explain how the MTA spent $1.34 billion in overtime. Despite releasing its audited financial statements for 2023 last

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