St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church

Congestion Pricing Dead. I'm not sure why anyone would drive into the city during rush hour anyway.

It would have been an effective disincentive for driving, which is good for all sorts of reasons. We don't know if it would have been, a regressive tax. We do know however, that it would have been a tax on drivers.

From the NYTimes:

But Mr. Paterson also offered some hope. Again referring to his blindness, he said, “I know a little bit about finding one’s way through the dark.” He mentioned that he was born in Brooklyn and educated on Long Island and had lived in Harlem most of his life.

At 1:37 p.m., he declared, “Let me reintroduce myself: I am David Paterson and I am the governor of New York State!” Again, the crowd gave a standing ovation.