The New York Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission is expected
to discuss the possibility of tolls on East River bridges.Some local politicians are taking exception to the renewed talk of
tolls. Queens Councilman David Weprin and Brooklyn Borough President
Marty Markowitz spoke out against the plan at City Hall yesterday.Last week, the New York City Congestion Pricing Commission floated
the idea of simplifying the traffic plan by charging tolls on the
bridges rather than creating a network of traffic sensors within
Manhattan.That would mean toll collection on the Brooklyn, Manhattan,
Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges. But Weprin and Markowitz say
the tolls would amount to a tax New Yorkers who cannot afford it.
