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SoftTalker12/10/20251 replyview on HN

Are the funds actually going to public transit, or are they being used to pay off all the people whose support was needed to implement the congestion charges?


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ceejayoz12/10/2025

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing_in_New_York...

> In June 2025, revenue from the congestion toll was used to increase service on more than a dozen bus lines citywide… In October 2025, the MTA sold $230 million worth of bonds to help fund the first projects that were being partially financed using congestion-toll revenue.