New York City and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) urged a judge late on Monday to block the Trump administration from pulling the plug on Manhattan’s congestion pricing program.
Lawyers for the city’s transportation department and the MTA sought a preliminary injunction blocking Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s attempt to kill the program and his threat to suspend federal government funding for projects throughout New York City, while the state’s lawsuit against the administration plays out.
In its filings with the court, the city and the MTA—which operates the city’s subways, buses, and regional rail networks—said Duffy had threatened the actions in an April 21 letter addressed to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul….