Monaco Cooper Lamme & Carr, PLLC is proud to represent the Trucking Association of New York (“TANY”) in its lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan against the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the new Central Business District Tolling Program. New York City’s Tolling Program is the first-in-the nation congestion pricing scheme of this kind. Under the Program, certain vehicles will be charged a toll for crossing below 60th Street in Manhattan (“Zone”).
The lawsuit and it’s importance to New York truckers as well as setting legal precident, has been widely covered by the media, including:
Online News
- New York Post: Here’s why no one escapes NYC’s controversial congestion toll — not even locals without cars – 6.2.24
- Staten Island Advance: NYC congestion pricing to launch this month: Information on start date, discounts, exemptions and more – 6.2.24
- MSN: Trucking Association Has Filed a Lawsuit Against NY State for Implementing a $15 Toll Charge To Enter Manhattan – 6.2.24
- NEWSnet: Truckers File Lawsuit to Block New York’s Congestion Fee – 6.1.24
- CDL Life: NYC congestion pricing called “unconstitutional” in trucking lawsuit – 5.31.24
- Retail Wire: Truckers File Lawsuit Against NYC Congestion Pricing – 5.31.24
- New York Daily News: New York truckers sue over congestion pricing, alleging unfair burden – 5.31.24
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Trucking Association sues MTA to delay congestion pricing and formulate ‘equitable and fair policy’ – 5.31.24
- Commercial Observer: New York Truckers File Lawsuit to Slam Brakes on Congestion Pricing – 5.31.24
- ABC7: Congestion pricing in NYC timeline: How we got here – 5.31.24
- Center Square: New York truckers sue over congestion pricing plan – 5.31.24
- Gothamist (newsletter): Early Addition: End of the Trump trial means the return of the Centre Street bike lane – 5.31.24
- LandLine: NYC’s congestion pricing unfair to truckers, new federal lawsuit claims – 5.31.24
- Freight Waves: New York trucking group sues to stop Manhattan congestion fee – 5.31.24
- Blaze Media: Truckers sue New York over congestion toll pricing: ‘Charged far higher rates than passenger vehicles’ – 5.31.24
- Hell Gate (newsletter): Nothing Happened – 5.31.24
- Crain’s New York Business: Trucking group sues to block congestion pricing – 5.30.24
- New York Post: Truckers sue NY over controversial $15 congestion toll to enter Manhattan – 5.30.24
- Law360: NY Truckers Sue To Block Congestion Pricing In Manhattan – 5.30.24
- Fox Business: Truckers file lawsuit against NYC over city’s ‘congestion fee’ for drivers – 5.30.24
- New York Post: Truckers sue NY over controversial $15 congestion toll to enter Manhattan – 5.30.24
- New York Folk: Truck drivers file lawsuit against NYC over city’s ‘congestion fee’ – 5.30.24
- The New York Times: Congestion Pricing’s Latest Challenger: New York City Truckers – 5.30.24
- Associated Press: Truckers suing to block New York’s congestion fee for Manhattan drivers – 5.30.24
- Syracuse Post-Standard (republished): Truckers sue to block NY congestion fee for driving into Manhattan – 5.30.24
- NBC New York (republished): Truckers, facing the highest fees, sue to block NYC congestion pricing – 5.30.24
- Fortune (republished AP News): Truckers really don’t want to pay $24-36 to drive into Manhattan so they’re suing to block New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee – 5.30.24
- CBS News (republished AP News): NYC’s congestion pricing plan faces another lawsuit. Here’s why truckers say it violates the Constitution. – 5.30.24
- The Washington Post (republished AP News): Truckers suing to block New York’s congestion fee for Manhattan drivers – 5.30.24
- amNY: Truckers are latest group to file suit against congestion pricing – 5.30.24
- Spectrum News: Truckers group files lawsuit against congestion pricing plan – 5.30.24
- Newsmax: Truckers Sue to Delay NYC Congestion Pricing – 5.30.24
- The Trucker: Trucking Association of New York files suit against Manhattan’s plan to toll vehicles – 5.30.24
- Washington Examiner: Truckers want NYC to pump the brakes on massive congestion pricing plan – 5.30.24
- American Journal of Transportation: TANY files litigation against MTA over congestion pricing framework – 5.30.24
- Newsmax: Truckers Sue to Delay NYC Congestion Pricing – 5.30.24
- POLITICO (newsletter): Lawmakers tell all! The Senate’s secret group comes out in the open – 5.30.24
- Gothamist (newsletter): Extra Extra: Is this the best jarred marinara sauce from a NYC Italian restaurant? – 5.30.24
Broadcast
- PIX 11: Segment – 6.2.24
- PIX11: Segment – 5.31.24
- Fox 5: Segment – 5.31.24
- ABC7: Segment – 5.31.24
- Spectrum News: Segment – 5.30.24
Radio
- KQED-FM: Segment – 6.3.24
- Capital Public Radio: Segment – 6.3.24
- NPR Illinois: Segment – 6.3.24
- KNOW-FM: Segment – 6.3.24
- Mississippi Public Broadcasting: Segment – 6.3.24
- Texas Public Radio: Segment – 6.3.24
- WEMU: Segment – 6.3.24
- WAMU-FM: Segment – 6.3.24
- WJCT: Segment – 6.3.24
- WITF: Segment – 6.3.24
- WUSF: Segment – 6.3.24
- WABE-FM: Segment – 6.3.24
- WYPR-FM: Segment – 6.3.24
- WBCS-NY: Segment – 6.3.24
- WABC-AM: Segment – 6.1.24
- Bloomberg Radio: Segment – 5.31.24
- WABC: Segment – 5.31.24
- CBS: Segment – 5.30.24
- 1010 Wins: Segment – 5.30.24