Eric Adams
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No, no.
No, no.
No, no.
You know, and I always tease people when I'm at the town hall. A guy came up to me one day and said, you know what? I'm getting a divorce. It's your damn fault, Mayor. Everything that happens wrong in the city, people look at the mayor. We had nothing to do with congestion prices. That's the governor's in MTA.
You know, and I always tease people when I'm at the town hall. A guy came up to me one day and said, you know what? I'm getting a divorce. It's your damn fault, Mayor. Everything that happens wrong in the city, people look at the mayor. We had nothing to do with congestion prices. That's the governor's in MTA.
You know, and I always tease people when I'm at the town hall. A guy came up to me one day and said, you know what? I'm getting a divorce. It's your damn fault, Mayor. Everything that happens wrong in the city, people look at the mayor. We had nothing to do with congestion prices. That's the governor's in MTA.
You know, listen, the people think the mayor made that decision. The MTA made that decision in partnership with Albany that made the decision in the federal government. The mayor did not make that decision. And if it was up to me, we would have more waivers if we had to do it because we have to think about our firefighters, our police officers, our teachers. We were able to get some waivers.
You know, listen, the people think the mayor made that decision. The MTA made that decision in partnership with Albany that made the decision in the federal government. The mayor did not make that decision. And if it was up to me, we would have more waivers if we had to do it because we have to think about our firefighters, our police officers, our teachers. We were able to get some waivers.
You know, listen, the people think the mayor made that decision. The MTA made that decision in partnership with Albany that made the decision in the federal government. The mayor did not make that decision. And if it was up to me, we would have more waivers if we had to do it because we have to think about our firefighters, our police officers, our teachers. We were able to get some waivers.
We were able to get $100 million for the environmental communities that would be impacted. But this was a decision by the MTA. The environmental communities? Places like the Bronx, because people would be parking their cars there. They would be trying to reroute themselves.
We were able to get $100 million for the environmental communities that would be impacted. But this was a decision by the MTA. The environmental communities? Places like the Bronx, because people would be parking their cars there. They would be trying to reroute themselves.
We were able to get $100 million for the environmental communities that would be impacted. But this was a decision by the MTA. The environmental communities? Places like the Bronx, because people would be parking their cars there. They would be trying to reroute themselves.
And some communities have a historical problem with environmental issues because of the Cross Bronx Expressway and other issues that they had to deal with. Now you're getting information.
And some communities have a historical problem with environmental issues because of the Cross Bronx Expressway and other issues that they had to deal with. Now you're getting information.
And some communities have a historical problem with environmental issues because of the Cross Bronx Expressway and other issues that they had to deal with. Now you're getting information.
They shouldn't have control. They shouldn't have control.
They shouldn't have control. They shouldn't have control.
They shouldn't have control. They shouldn't have control.
And so you have some communities where we attempted to force of bike lanes and other items in their communities. And we said, no, we have to communicate with those long-term community residents. We never should get so far ahead of those long-term community residents and what they desire their communities to look like.
And so you have some communities where we attempted to force of bike lanes and other items in their communities. And we said, no, we have to communicate with those long-term community residents. We never should get so far ahead of those long-term community residents and what they desire their communities to look like.