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It's just over a month now that congestion pricing has been in effect in Manhattan below 60th Street.

And there are signs its winning converts among those who drive into the Central Business District regularly.

Not President Trump, though,

who told the New York Post he thinks it's horrible and that he might try to kill it. But even among those who agree with the president's assessment, a new poll finds that most voters across the state

in agreement that the president shouldn't end it. To talk about

how congestion pricing is going and a bit about what the city should expect from the Trump administration,

I'm joined now by Catherine Wilde, president and CEO of the partnership for New York City, which

represents many of the city's biggest businesses in their dealings

with state and local governments. She was a member of the Traffic Mobility Review Board

that was part of the toll setting process for congestion pricing. Welcome back to the

show, welcome back to the Ryan Lear show, Catherine Wilde. Thank you. Let's talk about this poll

and what it found about support for congestion pricing.

It's a bit of a mixed bag with agreement that it's cutting traffic and that the president shouldn't

stop it.

But statewide, its detractors outnumbered its supporters.

What jumps out at you?

Well, first of all, it's that the folks who actually are

impacted by it, who live in New York City and who drive into New York City, are much more

favorable toward congestion pricing. There is a visceral anti-tax position by everybody these days,

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