Congestion Cruelty | 01-06-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 176 minutes

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Summary

On this Monday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, congestion pricing is officially underway here in New York City, with elected officials committing highway robbery of everyday New Yorkers on a daily basis now. Hopefully when incoming President Donald Trump takes office later this month, he will kill congestion pricing in the city, just as he said he would do on the campaign trail. In other news of the day, the hush money trial in NYC against President Trump has scheduled its sentencing for this Friday, Congress will meet today to certify the Presidential election and Trump's victory, Mike Johnson is re-elected as Speaker of the House, and Rex Ryan lays it all out there regarding what he expects from quarterback Aaron Rodgers next year. Arthur Aidala, Curtis Sliwa, Bruce Blakeman, John Catsimatidis, Alan Dershowitz and Michael Rapaport join Sid on this Monday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Sid and Friends in the morning.
0:04.6	What you say he just a friend?
0:06.8	Oh, you're my best friend.
0:08.9	77 WABC.
0:11.2	Hoy!
0:11.8	Hoy!
0:12.8	So it will be the first weekday commute with congestion pricing in place.
0:17.9	Many drivers have dreaded the highly controversial tolling program for years.
0:22.9	Well, now, now it's reality. On weekdays from 5 in the morning until 9 at night, and on weekends
0:29.3	from 9 in the morning to 9 at night, most drivers will be charged $9 to enter the so-called
0:35.7	Manhattan Central Business District.
0:38.6	That area is defined as any area of Manhattan south of 60th Street.
0:44.1	Tonight, the MTA celebrates while opponents rail against the tolls.
0:49.6	Eyewitness news reporter Lucy Yang begins our team coverage live from the upper west side. Lucy.
0:56.4	Well, Joe, we are wrapping up day one of congestion pricing and clearly not everyone is sold.
1:03.7	In fact, critics continue to voice their opposition, including members of the FDMI, who argue they should not be penalized for protecting the city.
1:14.8	14,000 cameras are now on to catch every vehicle traveling south of 60th Street
1:21.1	and to hit them with a new $9 toll.
1:24.7	The era of congestion, taxation is here. Drivers are going to start to see the toll
1:31.4	charges appearing on their easy pass bills in a few days. Whether you consider it a progressive
1:37.5	plus to unclog the central business district and below, or whether you consider it modern day highway robbery, commuters will
1:47.0	feel the pinch the hardest. The good news for the core function of fire and EMS is one of the
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