Mazi Pilip raps Tom Suozzi over $15 congestion toll in Santos replacement race

The controversial plan to charge motorists $15 to enter Manhattan’s business district has become a hot issue in the Feb. 13 special election to replace expelled liar ex-Rep. George Santos. 

Republican nominee Mazi Pilip opposes imposition of the new toll meant to fund mass transit, calling it a “tone-deaf” imposition on the residents of the suburban, car-friendly Nassau County and eastern Queens district — and blasting her Democratic rival, ex-Rep. Tom Suozzi, over his longstanding support for congestion pricing.

“The MTA’s poorly conceived plan to implement congestion pricing in Manhattan’s business district is just another cash-grab scheme that will once again come at the expense of hard-working Nassau residents who are just trying to get to work. It’s undeniable that congestion pricing will hurt middle class families here on Long Island,” Pilip told The Post.

Pilip also claimed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s “commuter tax” will stunt the area’s economic growth.

“The implementation of this $15 surcharge for simply entering Manhattan’s business district is extremely tone-deaf, especially at a time when inflation has been skyrocketing. Finally, I consider congestion pricing among the most regressive forms of taxation since it does not consider income or ‘ability to pay,'” the Nassau County legislator said. 

“The fact that my opponent has supported congestion pricing for nearly 20 years shows you all you need to know regarding his lack of concern for the financial issues Long Island families are facing. I call upon Tom Suozzi to end his long standing support of congestion pricing,” added Pilip.