Congestion Pricing’s Biggest Booster Prepares to Take On the White House

Janno Lieber, the head of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, had won. Congestion pricing, the tolling program designed to cut down traffic in Manhattan and raise billions of dollars for the region’s aging transit infrastructure, had survived an onslaught. Attempts by lawmakers to narrow its scope. A wave of lawsuits from truckers, residents and powerful … Read more

What’s Next for New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls

On the campaign trail, President Trump vowed to end New York’s congestion pricing plan. His administration followed through on Wednesday by moving to revoke federal approval for the tolling program just weeks after its Jan. 5 debut. The program, the first of its kind in the nation, aims to reduce traffic and pollution on some … Read more

Justice Dept. Official Suggests That Aiding Trump Outweighs Prosecutions

A senior Justice Department official suggested Wednesday that President Trump’s administration is justified in prioritizing a public official’s political cooperation over prosecutors’ suspicions that the official might have broken the law. The official, Emil Bove III, raised the idea during a hearing on Wednesday at which a judge asked him to explain his rationale for … Read more

‘Quid Pro Quo’: The Phrase That Could Have Major Ramifications for Adams

At the center of the uproar surrounding the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against Mayor Eric Adams is a single Latin phrase: quid pro quo. The expression — this for that, in English — means a favor, something granted in exchange for something in return. The judge presiding over Wednesday’s hearing may scrutinize … Read more

Who Are Alex Spiro, Emil Bove and Other Lawyers Who May Be at the Adams Hearing?

A hearing Wednesday in Federal District Court in Manhattan will determine whether the Justice Department will be allowed to drop the criminal charges pending against Mayor Eric Adams. The Justice Department request sent shock waves through the ranks of current and federal prosecutors. Here are the people who may participate in the extraordinary proceeding. Mayor … Read more