By Raanan Geberer, Brooklyn Daily Eagle; February 26, 2019
On top of the widely publicized congestion pricing proposal that would charge drivers traveling into Manhattan’s Central Business District, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have proposed using money from proposed taxes on cannabis and internet sales to further fund transit repairs and improvements.
The two politicians unveiled a 10-point plan on Tuesday intended to “transform and fund the MTA.”