MTA’s congestion pricing is ‘borough discrimination,’ Staten Island elected officials say

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The ripple effects of congestion pricing will disproportionately affect lower-income neighborhoods, according to Staten Island’s elected officials.

At a press conference on Thursday at Borough Hall, Borough President Vito Fossella presented information from New York City’s Open Data portal showing that congestion pricing will decrease the quality of life in lower-income areas, especially along Staten Island’s North Shore.