New York – Rockland County Excluded from Traffic Congestion Commission

New York – With Rockland being the only New York City suburban community excluded form the Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission, Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell called on the chairman of the newly formed commission for some answers.

Rockland County is home to thousands who commute into Manhattan daily including firefighters, police officers, nurses and teachers. Cornell stated that, "Charging these men and women money each and everyday they travel to work is unfair to those living on limited incomes."

In a letter to Commissioner Marc Shaw Cornell asked the commission to seek ways of improving mass transit prior to instituting a tariff and to include Rockland County in their decision making process. [AM1300]