#AskTheMayor: Millionaire's Tax, Congestion Pricing and Legalizing Marijuana
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses the millionaire's tax, congestion pricing and the impact of ride hailing services like Uber and Lyft in the city.
BdB tells @BrianLehrer he still needs to see the full congestion pricing plan from Cuomo's panel (due out today), but from what he's seen so far it is an improvement from prior congestion pricing plans. BdB says he still wants a millionaires tax.
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) January 19, 2018
.@NYCMayor first weigh-in on congestion pricing on @BrianLehrer right now: "This plan certainly shows improvement over previous plans we've seen over the years... definitely a step in the right direction."
— Emma Whitford (@emma_a_whitford) January 19, 2018
"We've got to figure out how to inhibit empty cars, empty commercial vehicles in our streets," @NYCMayor on the impact of services like Uber and Lyft on congestion
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 19, 2018
"We have to come up with a total plan," BdB tells @BrianLehrer, need "a more consistent approach" to FHVs, at city and state level combined. Needs to see what State does, if anything. Wants to dissuade empty commercial vehicles from being on busy streets.
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) January 19, 2018
"We shouldn't judge the health of our society with how the DOW is doing," says @NYCMayor
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 19, 2018
