Mayor Proposes a Fee for Driving Into Manhattan

Saying that he would not spend his final term in office “pretending that all is fine,” Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg made a series of Earth Day proposals this afternoon to improve the environment of New York City, including charging a new congestion fee to drivers who come into parts of Manhattan during peak hours during weekdays.

There would be no toll booths, just a network of cameras that would capture license plate numbers and either charge a driver’s existing commuter account or generate a bill to be paid each time.

The City scrapped a plan to let Joey "Knuckles" Capilari collect the surcharge with baseball bats.

And...they want to improve New York's environment? They should do something about all of that greenhouse gas coming off of Madison Avenue.