Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander on the USDOT’s extension for NY to End Congestion Pricing 

New York, NY—New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement after US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s last-minute reversal on Donald Trump’s unlawful demand to end New York’s congestion pricing: 

“President Trump and Secretary Duffy’s announcement that they are extending their arbitrary deadline underscores that they have no legal authority to cancel congestion pricing – and that this policy is here to stay. Despite the Trump and his cronies’ attempts to jam up our federal funding, New York’s straphangers, advocates, and elected allies remain committed to building a more efficient, accessible, and safer transit system. 

“In just three months, congestion pricing has dramatically reduced traffic, improved air quality, increased subway ridership, and generated critical revenue for urgent upgrades to subway signals and elevators—directly benefiting the millions of working-class New Yorkers who rely on public transit daily. Congestion pricing is a lifeline for the transit system that powers our city’s economy.  

“Illegally reversing this policy would create more chaos on our streets and in our subways. New Yorkers see through this political showboating and will not be bullied into abandoning cleaner air, faster trains, safer subways, and more accessible stations.” 

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