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Originally Posted by mrnyc
regardless of it being too long in the first place, they do have a process and should stick to it.
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And therein is the ENTIRE problem - they had a schedule, and DIDN'T stick to it. I guess you'd have to pay more attention to know that. But this should have been wrapping up already, instead we have AT LEAST another year of nonsense to go. Everyone knows it. Both houses of government in the state tried to fix it. But Hochul's strong point is her indecision.
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that they didn't stick to the congestion pricing process is another thing and reflects poorly on the gov as well, but in this case she is right.
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She's wrong on both fronts. Sure, congestion pricing could generate funds, but you already have a process for licensing these casinos that could have been generating funds already, WITHOUT sticking it to people already paying higher prices for everything.
The sad part is that everyone can see this but the governor.
https://nypost.com/2024/06/11/us-new...mayhem-reigns/
NY pols push casino plan to aid MTA as congestion toll mayhem reigns
By Carl Campanile and Vaughn Golden
June 11, 2024
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Speeding up the selection process for the metro area’s three casino licenses could generate billions of dollars in much-needed revenue for the MTA after Gov. Kathy Hochul stalled the congestion toll, state pols say.
“We have to bring the casino deals to fruition — the MTA needs the money,” said state Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee Co-Chairman Gary Pretlow (D-Mount Vernon), who recently co-sponsored a bill to set up a faster timetable for the awarding of the licenses.
“The governor could open the bidding process right now, and that could help the MTA,” Pretlow told The Post.
Hochul created chaos last week when she suddenly put the kibosh on starting Midtown Manhattan’s new minimum $15 vehicle congestion toll June 30.
She claimed it was coming at a bad time for economically strapped drivers, while the transit agency and its supporters blasted her for pulling the rug out from under them out of nowhere — and throwing crucial mass transit projects dependent on the expected $1 billion a year in tolls into upheaval.
State pols say Hochul can clean up the mess by quickly signing the bill just passed by both the Senate and Assembly to speed up the awarding of the casino licenses.
.....“The legislation brings clarity to the process,” a casino industry source added of the bill. “The state gaming commission has been kicking the can down the road.”
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