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Danny Pearlstein discusses how congestion pricing can solve some of the MTA's most pressing issues like overcrowding and train delays.

Julia Salazar critiques Gov. Hochul's decision to delay congestion pricing. She believes that congestion pricing would help improve MTA service and provide essential services like accessibility.

Journalist Kayta Schwenk follows the money and discovers the connection between auto dealers and Governor Hochul's campaign.

Can Gov. Hochul be compelled to restore congestion pricing?


After years of debate and planning, New York City was scheduled on June 30 to implement congestion pricing for cars that enter Manhattan below 60th Street. However, last week Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she was "indefinitely pausing" the plan which would have reduced traffic, improved air quality and pedestrian safety while providing a billion dollars per year in revenue to the MTA for capital spending.

On today's show, we speak with socialist State Senator Julia Salazar and Riders Alliance spokesperson Danny Pearlstein about the fallout from Gov. Hochul's decision and whether she can be compelled to change her mind again. We'll also speak with investigative journalist Katya Schwenk of The Lever who broke the story about Hochul's close ties with the Greater New York Automotive Dealers Association.

Indypendent writer Nicholas Powers explains how protests have developed to confront imperialist colonial projects like that in Israel-Palestine.

Eon Huntley is mounting a strong challenge to an incumbent Assemblymember in Central Brooklyn.