Brooklyn, NY – On the heels of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement on Thursday that Staten Island-side users of the Verrazano Bridge will be receiving a reduced rate at the tolls, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and City Councilman Vincent J. Gentile revealed on Saturday that they are rolling out legislation of their own calling for fairness and equity in making sure that Brooklyn users of the bridge receive the same cuts.
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In their announcement in Bayridge, Adams said it will be the first bill he introduces to the City Council and that the bill is simply aimed at making sure users on both sides of the bridge are treated equally.
Adams said, “What we’re asking the Governor and our legislators to do is we want to have a fair fare on the Verrazano Bridge. We are not going to create a two-tiered system where we’re allowing one side of a waterway to be treated differently than another side.”
Gentile said, ““We cannot pit borough against borough. This is one bridge with two sides.”
being that the bridge has been paid for many years ago , the tbta is a unit of the mta and they use the money to subsidize mass transit. now if that is the case then in my opinion all the toles that are collected should be collected evenly and everybody should pay the same amount no matter were you live.
I disagree with poster #1 . We have no efficient way to get to other boroughs other than by car. We have no subway system that attaches to other boroughs. SI residents must either drive to other boroughs, take a bus tor two or three to eventually get to the SI ferry (which is only available 1 or two times an hour), or take a very expensive express bus ($6) to Manhattan to transfer to a subway within Manhattan or to another borough. The average SI who needs public transportation to commute to work in another borough must cough up $12 a day for the express bus and typically still require a subway or bus ride or use the buses ad ferry to the tune or a 2 to three hour commute in their time. Let’s call it what it is….. if we should equally pay for the Verrazano Bridge then the city should pay to set us up with a subway system that connects us to the rest of the city. If we are going to have it both ways, our subway system accessibility should also be BOTH WAYS.
I applaud these guys, and although, we understand why Staten Islanders have got the better part of it, it is still a fair question, why them and not us?
Lol, Mr. Adams!
Haha like brooklyners are going to get a discount, we’re half of the bridges main users. whos going to pay the full toll? manhattan and queens residents? good luck