Hi, Brian Lairer here. Up next, Brian Lairor Weekend, three of our favorite segments from the week,

packaged together for you to listen to on the weekend. So enjoy, and I'll see you back on the radio

Monday at 10 a.m. on WNYC and WNYC.org. If you plan on driving into Manhattan south of the 60th Street, remember this date, June 30th.

Maybe the Knicks will be NBA champions by then.

That's when the MTA is set to begin congestion pricing, barring the outcomes of

legal challenges against the plan, as most of you know. And also, as you just heard from Michael

on the newscast, the MTA just announced some new Metro North and Long Island Railroad discounts for

trips within the city to go with congestion pricing to encourage commuting by rail

and offer that carrot to people who live on the Metro North and Long Island Railroad lines

within the city. There's more transportation news as well. City bus service just got a $12 million boost from the state budget,

but that pilot program where there was one free bus line in each borough, that's now set to end.

And the MTA is ramping up its crackdown on fare beating and on drivers who evade tolls as well. Don't forget about the toll

evaders. We'll talk about all that and more with Stephen Nesson, WNYC and Gotham as Transportation

Reporter. You are friendly neighborhood transit reporter on X. Hi, Stephen. Welcome back to the show.

Is there Stephen Sennon in the house? Sorry, I'm here. Oh, there you go. Hi there. Now we got you.

So I guess the first thing to ask you about is the status of the congestion pricing litigation.

Now that the MTA has announced an actual start date, June 30th, which is a Sunday, by the way.

I guess that's to give people sort of one day to get a little warmed up. But how

confident is the MTA? How confident is the reporting about whether the lawsuits are going to allow

them to actually start? Well, MTA chair, General Lieber, has been making the rounds on television.

He was on TV again this morning,

and he sounded confident. He said, things are, you know, looking good. We're heading in the right

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