The guy they interviewed at 1:20, the one who can't fathom not driving 20 blocks, is Andrew Heiberger, a real estate mogul. Parking his car in front of his luxury apartment building, he can afford the $9, or take 2 stops on the subway with the rest of us plebs, or simply walk for 20 minutes. He's probably the least wealthy person with a car that they were able to find around the border of the congestion pricing zone, it's literally Billionaires' Row.
That's one of the things I deduced was probably one culprit a while ago without even learning much about the city to be honest as I was initially being shocked by the amount of car traffic in the city. Myself being someone not in the city and again being shocked by the amount of traffic in NYC via podcasts and through RUclips/social media. I suspected logically that one factor with all of the wealth in the city that does exist, at least a decent amount of the traffic in the city is because of people that are wealthy using their own car and in this age, "ridesharing" systems and taxis, sort of "public transit" for wealthy people, especially in a country where people barely have time to wipe their own @$$ somedays and want to get somewhere a few minutes quicker and probably don't want to associate with plebs, exactly as you put it. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out but this puts a name and a face to it. I wonder if it's an ego boost for some of these people too, even if only slightly. It's honestly not that horrible to walk in the winter if you layer up. If you're visiting your kids, you can easily take your layers off, it's not like going to a concert venue. Also people of course that don't live in the city and drive to work or live within the greater metro area and visit however often but just pay high prices for parking and of course like most cities in the U.S., they appease those that travel by car with relatively high parking capacity because it's partly cultural in Carmerica. I think the movie industry has played some factor but design of metro spaces has more. This guy sees all these other people driving and is conditioned to drive too to some extent. He grew up in NYC so that he still is conditioned to want to drive is partly puzzling to me but not really that much with the age of wealth we live in and again convenience and _I want it all and I want it now_
Honestly they should set it up like Norway sets up their traffic charges. The more money you make a year, the more these fees cost you. Make them a percentage of the person's income above a certain level so that the poorest commuters pay nothing.
Same, lifelong resident (now 40 y.o). I laugh when I hear people say that. I feel the same way about going to NYC, and I worked in times square 3 1/2 years.
Ok, I had to look at the map because I don't know how large American blocks are. It's less than a mile ( or less than 1.5 km) which is laughable. In 15 mins you are there. But maybe they live on the other side of the Central Park. That would be 1.7 miles - a nice little stroll through the Central Park
Londoner here: we implemented congestion charging years ago, and there was huge backlash. However, they stuck with it, and I can honestly say it’s been the best thing we’ve ever implemented in London, despite how unpopular it was at first. Less traffic, cleaner air, and more money for public transport. Like the smoking ban, people hated it at first, but imagine someone smoking in a restaurant now. Now with all the extra investiment Transport for London, I sold my car 3 years ago, and can honestly say it's saved me loads more in the long run.
the difference is NY, none of the money goes to help it's citizens. "MTA" is has become another word for shuffling your money to help the pockets of politicians and 3rd part contractors. NYC already has highest costing tolls in the whole country (which were already increased prior to this), despite the city having amongst the worst infrastructure and problem with crime (especially in the outer boroughs). In the year, we've had multiple people (stabbed, shot at, robbed, burned alive) in our trains
@@TravelTechie415 It’s weird. I’ve literally ridden the subway thousands of times, and I've never witnessed anyone get stabbed, shot at, robbed, or burned alive there. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, but it’s still statistically minuscule. I’ve actually been shot at and have known people who have been stabbed (with an acquaintance dying), but none of that happened in NYC. As for the case of the homeless woman being burned alive, it is sad, but the fact is that there are cases of homeless people being set on fire in NYC (and elsewhere) almost every year. This particular case has been highlighted because conservative fearmongers want to exploit it to push an agenda that is ironically anti-homeless.
Josh Johnson is the best. I love seeing him on the show. He has pieces on the show. If you haven't seen his comedy on RUclips. I highly recommend that everyone checks it out.
@@GwendolynnBY Not necessarily. I read it as, because of the high congestion of cars in the city, asthma rates are higher in the city than in, say, Brooklyn. For example, in the recent survey, the _New York City Community Health Survey,_ in the LES, there are 240 asthma-related emergency visits per 10,000.
Everyone was completely hysterically angry about congestion pricing in Stockholm as well. A month after it was introduced everyone loved it, because suddenly the commute for the people that HAD to commute by car took 30 minutes less. Completely worth it.
It’s literally a tax designed to be punitive enough to change people’s behaviour. Of course there’s going to be backlash until the positive effects can be felt
@Seamalicous Yeah. The point is that it's very quick. Like when banning smoking in bar. So much whining and once it was in effect, people just went "oh wait this is so much better!"
It is bad mostly for people who live just outside the zone. That is were most of the traffic and parking moves to. I lived in such place and it was horrendous and I don't even own a car. Cars tried to park on top of other cars in parks and on priv property. It made even walking hard
IDK man i hate the idea. Im not a new yorker but i get why they are angry. Its making it expensive to drive to stop people from doing it They did the Carbon tax in Canada which had the same impact. People got so mad we just forced out PM to quit finally
@@TenaciousDD214it’s fifth avenue, one of the most expensive parts to live and it’s out of the zone. And the guy is lying and his kids live 2 subway stops away.
@@belbrighton6479his RUclips channel is one of my favorites, always having new content and creating hilarious videos. I’m so glad I saw him on here and discovered how funny he is. But it’s odd to see him without his hoodie. Lol.
My dude, have you been to NYC? If anything, the guy is going to spend less time outside taking the B/C train. When you drive in Manhattan you're not usually parking directly in front of your origin/destination. @@citiremedia1824
So he cant drive??? Nice city when there are rules on who is allowed on the road lol Ill drive my car around my city for 2 hours doing nothing if i want. its not the govs place to start charging you for it
@@galenpage1389 No, that is for an age/developmental reason, which we as a society have agreed to. This is just to squeeze money out of people to get them to choose to stop driving so much. Its punishing people for simply moving around in the city they live in. Thats not the same thing
My husband works in construction and drives from Jersey to queens everyday for work and he has said that getting to the tunnels is so much easier now and super quick. And honestly as someone who takes the bus from Jersey to port authority it’ll be a great help for me!
@ my dude, my husband works in construction. Construction workers live in one place and typically work in another place as you bid on multiple jobs and never know what job you’re going to get. It’s extremely common. Also my husband’s working on an MTA job to make New Yorkers lives easier so shut up? He’s literally building elevators and making accessible stations. Also sorry I haven’t moved to the city but work in museum education?
Real bright move to avoid $9 The fine for driving without a plate is $300, driving with an obscured plate is $500 or to avoid tolls can be up to $500. Last year even before this congestion tax nearly 500 people were arrested in NYC for license plates schemed to avoid other tolls, over 18000 summoned, 2100 cars seized and 19M in judgements/fines. They set up a task force. Also, the fact is congestion pricing has worked to reduce traffic issues in other large cities around the world such as London. Since they did it 20 years ago traffic is down 18% while the population has increased.
I live in WV, but I once saw a Ford transit van with a clearly fake, hand-painted “Michigan” license plate reading CE 86405 with a pink Feb “sticker” painted into the top right corner. (I suspect drug dealers may be involved).
I live in Europe. My city has congestion pricing and has had for almost 15 years. There are exceptions and price reductions for people that live and/or work with in the zone. It works. You just have to get used to it and take public transport or walk or ride a bike or take a taxi.
In America I literally cannot make it to all my classes if I take the bus. It's literally impossible unless I take a bike part of the way, and then pray that the bus isn't delayed because someone fell asleep and then chose to argue for 20 minutes rather than get off when ejected by the driver.
This has been in London for years and it's recently expanded: New York City has 29,302.7 people per square mile (11,313.8/km2) London has 14,600 people per square mile (5,640/km2) - London on plan is also a larger city which is why this is lower. We have this in effect for half the number of people per square mile, you can imagine in NYC it's much worse and needs it more. The Congestion Charge is a £15 daily charge if you drive within the Congestion Charge zone, that's 18.5 USD - NYC CC is 9 Dollars and is paying half what we are paying now.
@@s13shakaThat's the entire issue. A lot of complainers who think this is some unique terrible idea even though we straight up lifted it from other cities, where it worked amazingly. A lot of Americans don't really acknowledge other countries existing tho.
It was originally going to be $15, but there was politicking and we got the $9 that very well might be setting it all up to fail. It needs to be high enough to persuade people to take other micro-mobility because of cost.
Does it account for trades people etc who can't exactly take their tools on a train? This is my whole gripe with it, there are dh who don't need to be on the road and taxing them is the right way to go about it, but how do you do it where it's not impacting those who are actually forced to drive, i.e truck drivers, delivery drivers, tradespeople... And when they're paying it, all it does is pass the costs back onto you the customer.
More Americans need to learn that public transport is a thing. The number of cars on the road everywhere should be going down, cities have a limit to the traffic they can handle.
More Americans need to learn that more people need to eat, and that when they put food in the dumpsters at the end of the day, it just going to the dump anyway, so when a poor homeless person tries to take food that nobody is going to eat anyways, it shouldn't be a problem. We have more food than we know what to do with, but we'd rather throw it away instead of let someone who needs it take it, because theres no profit in letting poor people eat trash.
question: can public transport handle more people or is it always at peak and full of people? Like i demand my public transport to be like japan at least.
haha, "it looks like congestion pricing might just be working"..yeah - that's what EVERYONE was telling you guys because it works elsewhere. I'm in Toronto and we need this badly!! instead they said "let's remove bike lanes because that's the real problem for all these cars". Stupidity knows no bounds.
@@jasonmendelson7717 Wouldn't requiring a giant car that consumes an outrageous amount of resources to function count as being more elitist? How is walking in the most walkable city in the US considered elitist?
@@jasonmendelson7717 Wow. Just wow! Is walking more elitist than taking your car to work every day in one of the most packed city centers in the world? Are you kidding me? The suggested congestion charge area can be walked across in 30 mins max. Park your car outside the zone and take the subway, bike or walk to where you need to go. It really isn't that hard.
@@AS898-h3u Don’t hold your breath. No, wait, DO hold your breath in the subway! Massive improvements, though? Meh. I hear they are going to raise the fare again though.
Everytime I take a road trip to back home to NYC to visit my parents, I never want to drive into Manhattan. Nuts to that. I alwways leave the car behind at my parents' house and just take mass transit into the city. It's just easier and less stressful that way.
@@Halcon_Sierreno just today 4 died in a vehicle accident, there are far more deaths in car accidents in NYC, what happened to the lady and the other individuals is horrible, but so is the daily carnage autos cause is greater.
@@Halcon_SierrenoThe amount of incidents involving people getting shoved in front of train tracks is extremely low. Auto accidents are more likely. Besides, if you're worried about getting shoved in front of an incoming train you can do this cool thing where you don't stand by the edge.
Such a charge was long overdue for Manhattan. I think it may be even too low To have a significant effect on the traffic. Something has to be done about thte traffic
Works in NYC because of the train system. However many cities are doing this, and most don’t have public transportation that works. Another way to cut traffic and congestion would be to have a 4 day work week.
Why would you drive in NYC? You don’t need to. Why is the guy complaining about paying to get in his car to go around the block? Walk there. It would take you longer to find a parking spot.
From my experience. The VAST majority of people commute via subway and train. So much so, those cars during rush hour are packed solid. Most of the people who have cars, their first reaction is not to drive during rush hour if they can take a train. The people who do drive are likely very rich and not only can afford a daily parking space, the bridge and tunnel fees, but can afford the $9. But that's so few people compared to train commuters. The people who drive usually have to because they're carrying gear, picking up things, etc. I think traffic will always be a problem in NYC, but the vast majority don't care because they're on the train.
Most of these cars are TLC cars with TL licenses, the uber/lyft/taxi drivers drive around blocks for hours waiting for a ride. The real commuters drive into the city and park their car and do what they need to do. If they really wanted to help reduce congestion, they would've charged these TLC cars a higher fare, but they wont because Uber/Lyft also spent millions backing this bill.
I care even tho I don't have a car yet. People are just selfish and ignorant to the fact that we're being robbed from so many angles. Paying to cross over into different boroughs shouldn't be a thing.
@@realog7231 I agree, why should ordinary citizens be taxed to access the city? We hate corporations but the moment we want to reduce congestion, our target is normal people driving in and out of the city for work/access to resources. Meanwhile, we allow uber/lyft to fund the support of this bill and increase their foothold in the city. All these taxis/ubers/lyft drivers are the real reason why the city is also congested.
@tvbfan1314 Why should the people that live in the city have to deal with dangerous vehicles and noise pollution (and regular pollution) when other viable transit option exist, that are both cheaper and better for the city? Americans just don’t like the idea of having responsibility in society
@@alpacaofthemountain8760 This is a very selfish way of thinking. Not everyone lives in the city. Others travel into the city for work and resources. Two of the biggest Cancer Centers (NYU & MSK) are in south manhattan. Think about how grandma needs to transfer 2 trains and a bus to get to MSK from south Brooklyn. Grandma cant afford a $200 uber ride from Brooklyn to MSK. I am for reducing cars in the city, but it should start with taxi/lyft/uber cars first. They monopolize the city streets, driving around non-stop waiting for riders. You mention about viable public transportation, this is not true for those that live in the outer borough where there are limited trains.
@@sauravyelpula2993 This. It's fairly typical for states to have exemptions to these kinds of charges if you have a disability. Otherwise that congestion fee is probably the cheapest thing you'll pay for in NYC 😂
@@Komrav Exactly! Accessibility projects are a huge part of the congestion pricing budget. (And for what it's worth, the local buses and SBS *are* accessible, although express buses aren't.)
My only problem with congestion pricing is that subway is unreliable. In the past 4 months I got stuck on the bridge on M train between stations, on L train right before Bedford Ave and couldn’t take a train from 103rd street because of blackout somewhere in the Bronx. Each accident took over an hour to resolve and I only take subway once a week. I don’t know how people deal with it if they have to get to work every day or have to pick up kids from work. So many people who live in Queens no longer work in the city because it got so bad. MTA promises to fix these problems but our subway system is really old and is simply falling apart, I doubt congestion pricing gonna raise enough money to solve this.
Congestion pricing is supposed to increase funding and make the system more reliable. It won't get better without more funding, (and better management ). So this will hopefully address your complaints with the system.
I don't know if its just the freezing cold weather this week, but there are noticeably fewer cars on the streets. Between the constant honking, pollution, and dangers to pedestrians cars are really a problem in Manhattan that maybe people in less dense areas don't quite understand. If there is a price for riding the subway, bus or train into the city, there really should be an associated cost with driving. So far I am a believer.
I think the biggest reason why congestion pricing is unfavorable to many NYers is because the subway crimes have gone up substantially even within the month. Being afraid of being pushed on the tracks, lit on fire, or be in an active shooter situation deters many people from wanting to use the subway, especially after 10pm. It would be amazing if the government put that money into maintaining the subway, but because the subway is running such a large deficit and doesn't stop at night, there is little ways to improve it greatly. However, buses would now be a much better option because of the lack of traffic.
London's had this for literal years and our N2O levels have dropped precipitously. We see about 9000 deaths per year from air pollution. While the roads are still congested, mainly in central, I hazard to think what it would be without the charge.
@@helenk2800 My visits to Manhattan cannot be accomplished with mass transit in any form and I don't have the luxury of asking my employer to absorb the additional cost because I am an independent businessman. Yes, I can afford this, I HAVE TO !!!!! Do I think it's unfair? Extremely! Basically, what New York City is telling us they want us to pay for work being done internally on their own mass transit construction projects! Huh? Ridiculous! New Jersey should figure out a way to counter this by neutralizing it in some way or getting rid of it completely!
I lived in London (which has congestion pricing) for a bit and I’ve gotta say, it makes the city so much nicer to walk in. Given that New York is basically the only city in the US where you don’t need a car to live there, I’d say it’s a great candidate for this.
@ Not anymore I don’t, but one doesn’t have to live in NYC to know that public transportation is highly reliable there. I’ve also been and can say from personal experience that it is.
@ Yes I have. It’s by far the best city in the US for it, and it’s on par with some European cities in terms of reliability. Maybe not in terms of cleanliness or price, but that’s not the point here. Everyone thinks the public transportation in their city is worse than it is
@@horsetoothcinema it’s only one city in US with something that looks like public transportation)) and no you don’t, because our trains and buses have only one stability )) they always late 😂
I understand that owning a car in NYC is much different from owning a car in other metros, but where I live its a necessity. In many cases, owning a car determines whether you'll be hired; and in other cases, you could lose a job over not having one. Public transportation is terribly unreliable and inaccessible. NYC just happens to be its own unique circumstance.
If you're driving in Manhattan you're doing it wrong, seriously you have to hate yourself to drive there. I do think that commercial vehicles and motorcycles should be exempt.
More accurately, it's ridiculously expensive to visit when you choose to do so by bringing a large personal vehicle into it, and then having to pay to use then store your large piece of personal property, taking up space in the most expensive land on earth. Forget the car, forget the tolls.
I live in Manhattan and was in a car coming back into the city from the airport. The difference it made in my commute was amazing. The goal was to reduce car traffic and it has worked.
Wait you guys realize Manhattan isn't the only place in new york??? and that most new Yorkers dread going through Manhattan and we only do it out of necessity?
People in NY already use public transit... Starting this thing off two weeks after a woman was horribly burnt on a subway was a crazy bad idea tho... You couldn't pay me to drive into NY but the subways are getting worse and worse those needed to have been fixed up first! All the 'theyll be more likely to be improved now' just comes across as obnoxious when my last friend left in NYC doesn't even ride them anymore bc she feels so unsafe
@jamescurran6277 We can not be both leftist and fascists. It is common in all European cities. We have had it since the bleeping 1990s. You can drive without paying a fee in some cities if you have an EV. If you have public transport like in NY you do not need to drive, there is absolutely no facism when the rule applies to everyone. You will feel how that works in ten days time. Still got any free healthcare? We do. So I'd rather take public transport or pay the fee. Saves me a couple of mortgages. I rather pay into the State coffers which is for all than to a multi billionaire Healthcare CEOs Swiss bank account. Just travel a bit further North and you will see how a real country works. Do visit Canada.
its already well understood that American Public transportation is disincentivized from being efficient to promote car culture in America. Almost every other nation has a way better subway/metro system than we do. So while it should be obvious that subway ridership would go up.....we don't have the same subway you guys do.
@@kiim0 what do you mean you guys, I live in New York for 10 years, and the State of New York has GDP more then the whole Russia and they need additional toll to fix the subway?
@@helenk2800 Yes. People in Europe have a much better metro than we do. On top of raising the tolls on all bridges and tunnels, on top of raising the fare to take the subway and buses, and on top of congestion pricing (all done in a span of 3 weeks too)......they have announced they still need to launch an additional tax to supplement the subway system renovations.
@@kiim0 there is no tolls in Moscow and still one of the best public transportation in the world. In Europe they first improved their infrastructure and then add tolls for the big cities, and only for rush hours not for whole day like in New York
The people who live in the city and are complaining about having to pay to "go around the block" is the EXACT reason the tolls were put into place. You live in the city; take the train, a cab, a bus, ride a bicycle, an e-scooter or walk. Plenty of options to get you around the block without having to clog up the streets because you have to drive everywhere in the middle of a work week in New York City
For everyone who thinks this only in DEMOCRATIC RUN cities this is HAPPENING IN TEXAS. The suburbs of Austin, Dallas and Houston that are REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLDS use congestion pricing to give their residents access to downtown areas and the arirports. The prices are hight during peak hours.
@@ErgoProxy12345 there are a lot of Republican and Conservative 'supporters' who would claim that threatening is freedom of speech. Maybe they like spreading fear.
Honest The Daily Show dropped the ball here. Didnt talk once how only 24% of the people in the surrounding county own a car. Or how only 3% drive for regular commutes. I even think if you add some of the more surburban country you only get around 40% owning cars. This isn't a tax on poor people. it's a tax to fix the public transit for the people that need it.
If you're referencing the completely flawed CSS study on who would be impacted the most, those estimates have a lot of problems. 1) It assumes that anyone earning above $60,000 is higher income and 2)It didn't take into account people driving through Manhattan to get to NJ or other boroughs which comprises a significant amount of traffic. Basically, you can just throw that study out of the window. At this point, there is no data to back up those stats.
Born and raised in Brooklyn but moved away in high school. Last time I was in New York, I rented an electric scooter and I can say, I’ve never seen so much of the city in one day before.
@MegaDarkness5000 I guess the simple solution then is to put the money towards public transportation. See how it is better to come up with solutions rather than (easily fixed) problems? Let's get you in some leadership classes. You could use them.
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The guy they interviewed at 1:20, the one who can't fathom not driving 20 blocks, is Andrew Heiberger, a real estate mogul. Parking his car in front of his luxury apartment building, he can afford the $9, or take 2 stops on the subway with the rest of us plebs, or simply walk for 20 minutes. He's probably the least wealthy person with a car that they were able to find around the border of the congestion pricing zone, it's literally Billionaires' Row.
19 blocks, less than a mile, lazy...
So he’s a selfish cheapskate
That's one of the things I deduced was probably one culprit a while ago without even learning much about the city to be honest as I was initially being shocked by the amount of car traffic in the city. Myself being someone not in the city and again being shocked by the amount of traffic in NYC via podcasts and through RUclips/social media.
I suspected logically that one factor with all of the wealth in the city that does exist, at least a decent amount of the traffic in the city is because of people that are wealthy using their own car and in this age, "ridesharing" systems and taxis, sort of "public transit" for wealthy people, especially in a country where people barely have time to wipe their own @$$ somedays and want to get somewhere a few minutes quicker and probably don't want to associate with plebs, exactly as you put it. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out but this puts a name and a face to it. I wonder if it's an ego boost for some of these people too, even if only slightly. It's honestly not that horrible to walk in the winter if you layer up. If you're visiting your kids, you can easily take your layers off, it's not like going to a concert venue.
Also people of course that don't live in the city and drive to work or live within the greater metro area and visit however often but just pay high prices for parking and of course like most cities in the U.S., they appease those that travel by car with relatively high parking capacity because it's partly cultural in Carmerica. I think the movie industry has played some factor but design of metro spaces has more. This guy sees all these other people driving and is conditioned to drive too to some extent. He grew up in NYC so that he still is conditioned to want to drive is partly puzzling to me but not really that much with the age of wealth we live in and again convenience and _I want it all and I want it now_
Then charge him $10k to access it. $9 is less than a penny to him. So? Tax the billionaires directly
Honestly they should set it up like Norway sets up their traffic charges. The more money you make a year, the more these fees cost you. Make them a percentage of the person's income above a certain level so that the poorest commuters pay nothing.
As a lifelong NJ resident (now 73 y.o.), absolutely LOL'ed at the lady who said, "Nobody wants to go to Jersey unless they have to."
Same, lifelong resident (now 40 y.o). I laugh when I hear people say that. I feel the same way about going to NYC, and I worked in times square 3 1/2 years.
Alpine is one of the nicest zip codes in the country. What are you smoking lady
@@rotorockerYou said Times Square. Lol.
@@SL-lz9jrWhat’s funny about that?
Need some congestion prices during the summer so our beaches aren’t filled with trash from New Yorkers 😌
Who in their right mind DRIVES 17 blocks to visit someone in nyc?? By the time he finds a new parking spot, he could have walked. 😂
Ok, I had to look at the map because I don't know how large American blocks are. It's less than a mile ( or less than 1.5 km) which is laughable. In 15 mins you are there. But maybe they live on the other side of the Central Park. That would be 1.7 miles - a nice little stroll through the Central Park
According to the recent census, 75 - 80% of people around 60th St don't own cars. Let them pay for their luxury, right?
It's called "carbrain": they're so hyperfocused on cars as the only way that they can travel that alternatives don't register to them."
Could be not wanting to walk in the cold
New York is freezing right now
@@HuskyOwner-bl1jfTrue...But also, there are other means of transport such as subways buses, taxis, and Uber that would be cheaper than driving.
Fewer cars = cooler car chase scenes.
Joshua always pointing out the things we miss!
That’s why Adams doesn’t like the new tax. The feds can chase him a lot easier than before
@@NotBizarro Without the tax, the feds just walk up to his traffic jammed car.
Imagine if OJ just got stuck in traffic. LAME!
Not true.... more people will ride annoying moppeds/scooters now.
The "F*** you" guy's face after he and Josh flipped middles and hugged is one of the sweetest things ever 😂
F*** yeah.
Folks will be wanting to know who he is and hook up with him, and I don't blame them one bit.
Must be a New York state of mind, huh? 😉🙏👍
Brought a tear to my eye
He is adorable.... Hugs and the finger; only in NYC.
Londoner here: we implemented congestion charging years ago, and there was huge backlash. However, they stuck with it, and I can honestly say it’s been the best thing we’ve ever implemented in London, despite how unpopular it was at first. Less traffic, cleaner air, and more money for public transport. Like the smoking ban, people hated it at first, but imagine someone smoking in a restaurant now. Now with all the extra investiment Transport for London, I sold my car 3 years ago, and can honestly say it's saved me loads more in the long run.
New Yorkers are likely do respond to it differently though. Just because New Yorkers are not from London and yeah, somehow found out about this post.
Get out of here with all your European sensible talk 😡😡
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the difference is NY, none of the money goes to help it's citizens. "MTA" is has become another word for shuffling your money to help the pockets of politicians and 3rd part contractors. NYC already has highest costing tolls in the whole country (which were already increased prior to this), despite the city having amongst the worst infrastructure and problem with crime (especially in the outer boroughs). In the year, we've had multiple people (stabbed, shot at, robbed, burned alive) in our trains
@@TravelTechie415 It’s weird. I’ve literally ridden the subway thousands of times, and I've never witnessed anyone get stabbed, shot at, robbed, or burned alive there. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, but it’s still statistically minuscule. I’ve actually been shot at and have known people who have been stabbed (with an acquaintance dying), but none of that happened in NYC.
As for the case of the homeless woman being burned alive, it is sad, but the fact is that there are cases of homeless people being set on fire in NYC (and elsewhere) almost every year. This particular case has been highlighted because conservative fearmongers want to exploit it to push an agenda that is ironically anti-homeless.
London give massive discounts for people living in the zone and just on the edge
Josh Johnson is the best. I love seeing him on the show. He has pieces on the show. If you haven't seen his comedy on RUclips. I highly recommend that everyone checks it out.
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@davebennett5069 I'm definitely not a bot.
Josh is a G!
I bought tickets yesterday for a comedy tour stop he has somewhat near me. So excited!!
I’ve been paying congestion pricing for 30 years. I have asthma and live in a place with high allergens
has it helped you?
I realize moving is not easy... but have you considered moving?
I think people don't realize op is making a congestion joke.
@@GwendolynnBY everyone here is a regarded lib of course they don't get the joke.
@@GwendolynnBY Not necessarily. I read it as, because of the high congestion of cars in the city, asthma rates are higher in the city than in, say, Brooklyn. For example, in the recent survey, the _New York City Community Health Survey,_ in the LES, there are 240 asthma-related emergency visits per 10,000.
Josh Johnson is so great. Quick-witted and smart, great contributor.
His street interviews are the best.
Everyone was completely hysterically angry about congestion pricing in Stockholm as well. A month after it was introduced everyone loved it, because suddenly the commute for the people that HAD to commute by car took 30 minutes less. Completely worth it.
It’s literally a tax designed to be punitive enough to change people’s behaviour. Of course there’s going to be backlash until the positive effects can be felt
@Seamalicous Yeah. The point is that it's very quick. Like when banning smoking in bar. So much whining and once it was in effect, people just went "oh wait this is so much better!"
It is bad mostly for people who live just outside the zone. That is were most of the traffic and parking moves to. I lived in such place and it was horrendous and I don't even own a car. Cars tried to park on top of other cars in parks and on priv property. It made even walking hard
Ridiculous
IDK man i hate the idea. Im not a new yorker but i get why they are angry. Its making it expensive to drive to stop people from doing it
They did the Carbon tax in Canada which had the same impact. People got so mad we just forced out PM to quit finally
So the guy at 1:22 who lives at 800 Fifth Ave is lamenting $9. Sounds about right
Is that an expensive location compared to the rest of the city? Southerner here
Not a new yorker but yes, absolutely @TenaciousDD214
Also, take this with a grain of salt but i heard he's a CEO
@@TenaciousDD214it’s fifth avenue, one of the most expensive parts to live and it’s out of the zone.
And the guy is lying and his kids live 2 subway stops away.
@@TenaciousDD214It's one of the most expensive and exclusive buildings in NYC. It's for the wealthy only.
You make assumptions. The point is why should anyone have to pay an additional $9 because of the block they live in.
I am in love with Josh Johnson, amazing person and comedian.
Me toooo!❤😭😭 He's the best.
@ I subscribe to his RUclips channel, which is just brilliant.
@@belbrighton6479his RUclips channel is one of my favorites, always having new content and creating hilarious videos. I’m so glad I saw him on here and discovered how funny he is. But it’s odd to see him without his hoodie. Lol.
Nice try Diddy.
Hon, get in line...😎
Keep in mind 60th street is in line with central park, about a ton of trains, several bus stops, and rental bike stations
When it is 21°F, no one has any interest in walking🤬
My dude, have you been to NYC? If anything, the guy is going to spend less time outside taking the B/C train.
When you drive in Manhattan you're not usually parking directly in front of your origin/destination. @@citiremedia1824
Walking in the cold? Like a peasant? I need my air-conditioned living room on wheels in order to go anywhere.
@@citiremedia1824 then they should run to keep warm
@@Frostbikerwhat about elderly people and people with kids?
I love to hear piggyback rides and teleportation discussed as viable transportation options. Now we're getting somewhere!
I want that piggyback method, are you selling it and can I use it?
that's still dividing the rich and poor.
How much are you willing to pay?
Don't forget rickshaws! Source: Seinfeld
Transporter room, four to beam out.
"Dropped my wife off at the apartment on 60th St" - I think he can afford the $9.
Heaven forbid he drops her off a block away and save the $9! 😂
I think he got into that neighborhood by pinching every penny that came his way. He can afford it, but he also needs to express dissent.
He would get there faster now that the poors are off the road 😂
Depends on when the moved in
Don’t hate! The man worked hard to get that apartment and pays a shitload in maintenance. Don’t knock it until you live in NYC.
If that guy living on 61st is driving to visit his kids on 79th street, he's part of the problem. Dude! It's a mile....
So he cant drive???
Nice city when there are rules on who is allowed on the road lol
Ill drive my car around my city for 2 hours doing nothing if i want. its not the govs place to start charging you for it
@@Rowsy91so by your logic people should be able to drive without a license at 14 because governments should not be able to create rules of the road?
@@galenpage1389 No, that is for an age/developmental reason, which we as a society have agreed to.
This is just to squeeze money out of people to get them to choose to stop driving so much. Its punishing people for simply moving around in the city they live in. Thats not the same thing
@@Rowsy91 Whos place is it to charge you for it then? Mine? I mean... i can do that.
Based on the way that guy looks, walking a mile would do wonders for his BMI.
My husband works in construction and drives from Jersey to queens everyday for work and he has said that getting to the tunnels is so much easier now and super quick. And honestly as someone who takes the bus from Jersey to port authority it’ll be a great help for me!
Nyc isn't built to make it easy for people who live in jersey, if u live there work there. It's not new york job to make your lives easier
@ my dude, my husband works in construction. Construction workers live in one place and typically work in another place as you bid on multiple jobs and never know what job you’re going to get. It’s extremely common. Also my husband’s working on an MTA job to make New Yorkers lives easier so shut up? He’s literally building elevators and making accessible stations. Also sorry I haven’t moved to the city but work in museum education?
Folks, if you haven't seen Josh Johnson's stand up bits, they're here on RUclips and you should TOTALLY go watch them! He's great!
Real bright move to avoid $9 The fine for driving without a plate is $300, driving with an obscured plate is $500 or to avoid tolls can be up to $500. Last year even before this congestion tax nearly 500 people were arrested in NYC for license plates schemed to avoid other tolls, over 18000 summoned, 2100 cars seized and 19M in judgements/fines. They set up a task force. Also, the fact is congestion pricing has worked to reduce traffic issues in other large cities around the world such as London. Since they did it 20 years ago traffic is down 18% while the population has increased.
Those are probably cops who already block their plates when driving in from Jersey or Long Island to avoid the bridge and tunnel tolls.
you know what makes it worse? that black SUV is Range rover Sport! dude's driving a luxury car yet doesn't wanna pay $9. despicable
I live in WV, but I once saw a Ford transit van with a clearly fake, hand-painted “Michigan” license plate reading CE 86405 with a pink Feb “sticker” painted into the top right corner. (I suspect drug dealers may be involved).
Less cars on the road is a win so take it away.
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I live in Europe. My city has congestion pricing and has had for almost 15 years. There are exceptions and price reductions for people that live and/or work with in the zone. It works. You just have to get used to it and take public transport or walk or ride a bike or take a taxi.
In America I literally cannot make it to all my classes if I take the bus. It's literally impossible unless I take a bike part of the way, and then pray that the bus isn't delayed because someone fell asleep and then chose to argue for 20 minutes rather than get off when ejected by the driver.
You underestimate the _love_ North Americans have for cars.
@@justin___ Did someone say CARS?! 0-0 :0000
Public transport, bike or walk...
All things New Yorkers should be doing regardless.
If there is any place in America that works, it's New York.
@@MDuarte-vp7bm Does your city have congestion pricing though?
My legs are exactly like a Ford F150 because they break down all the time
Desi and Josh make my day better.
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Josh Johnson is a prolific comedic treasure. He seems like a cool person too. I'm a fan!
He has great stories!
This has been in London for years and it's recently expanded:
New York City has 29,302.7 people per square mile (11,313.8/km2)
London has 14,600 people per square mile (5,640/km2) - London on plan is also a larger city which is why this is lower.
We have this in effect for half the number of people per square mile, you can imagine in NYC it's much worse and needs it more. The Congestion Charge is a £15 daily charge if you drive within the Congestion Charge zone, that's 18.5 USD - NYC CC is 9 Dollars and is paying half what we are paying now.
nobody cares.
@@s13shakaThat's the entire issue. A lot of complainers who think this is some unique terrible idea even though we straight up lifted it from other cities, where it worked amazingly. A lot of Americans don't really acknowledge other countries existing tho.
New York is just the beginning for the US. It will eventually spread to other cities and the charge will inflate like everything else.
It was originally going to be $15, but there was politicking and we got the $9 that very well might be setting it all up to fail. It needs to be high enough to persuade people to take other micro-mobility because of cost.
@@justin___ The $9 toll is temporary! In 2028 it's going up to $12, and in 2031 it's going up to the original $15.
We already have this in London. Keeps the streets reasonably free of cars - and everyone else uses the underground. Works fine.
You are aware the likelihood of Americans taking tax advice from the British is vanishingly small. What’s next theology for the Irish from Cromwell.
@@nathanmountain1321 Hello, random faceless RUclips profile. Thank you for your inspiring contribution to the discourse.
@@ReubenCornellhow is it you not random 😂
Does it account for trades people etc who can't exactly take their tools on a train?
This is my whole gripe with it, there are dh who don't need to be on the road and taxing them is the right way to go about it,
but how do you do it where it's not impacting those who are actually forced to drive, i.e truck drivers, delivery drivers, tradespeople... And when they're paying it, all it does is pass the costs back onto you the customer.
Except the New York subway breaks down a lot. The tube isn’t much better but when I visited London it seemed to function okay.
More Americans need to learn that public transport is a thing. The number of cars on the road everywhere should be going down, cities have a limit to the traffic they can handle.
I just hope you really mean it and not say it to have the road for yourself.
More Americans need to learn that more people need to eat, and that when they put food in the dumpsters at the end of the day, it just going to the dump anyway, so when a poor homeless person tries to take food that nobody is going to eat anyways, it shouldn't be a problem. We have more food than we know what to do with, but we'd rather throw it away instead of let someone who needs it take it, because theres no profit in letting poor people eat trash.
question: can public transport handle more people or is it always at peak and full of people?
Like i demand my public transport to be like japan at least.
At a certain point of urban density cars just become impossible, you'd need like a hundred lanes to handle all of nyc potential traffic
plenty of Americans use public transportation every single day, you're an ignorant muppet if you think they aren't.
5:23 That woman speaks truth.
haha, "it looks like congestion pricing might just be working"..yeah - that's what EVERYONE was telling you guys because it works elsewhere. I'm in Toronto and we need this badly!! instead they said "let's remove bike lanes because that's the real problem for all these cars". Stupidity knows no bounds.
Walk or take the bike.
Manhattan isn't that big.
What an elitist thing to say.
@@jasonmendelson7717 what an ignorant thing to say
@@DefenestrateYourselfNot really. Some people are disabled.
@@jasonmendelson7717 Wouldn't requiring a giant car that consumes an outrageous amount of resources to function count as being more elitist? How is walking in the most walkable city in the US considered elitist?
@@jasonmendelson7717 Wow. Just wow! Is walking more elitist than taking your car to work every day in one of the most packed city centers in the world? Are you kidding me?
The suggested congestion charge area can be walked across in 30 mins max. Park your car outside the zone and take the subway, bike or walk to where you need to go. It really isn't that hard.
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This should have been done 20 years ago! Im all for it now I just want to see massive improvements of the subway😅
@@AS898-h3u Don’t hold your breath. No, wait, DO hold your breath in the subway! Massive improvements, though? Meh. I hear they are going to raise the fare again though.
Everytime I take a road trip to back home to NYC to visit my parents, I never want to drive into Manhattan. Nuts to that. I alwways leave the car behind at my parents' house and just take mass transit into the city. It's just easier and less stressful that way.
Unless you get shoved on the tracks. 😒
@@Halcon_Sierreno Less than 30 people got shoved onto subway tracks in NYC last year. Get over yourself.
Same
@@Halcon_Sierreno just today 4 died in a vehicle accident, there are far more deaths in car accidents in NYC, what happened to the lady and the other individuals is horrible, but so is the daily carnage autos cause is greater.
@@Halcon_SierrenoThe amount of incidents involving people getting shoved in front of train tracks is extremely low. Auto accidents are more likely. Besides, if you're worried about getting shoved in front of an incoming train you can do this cool thing where you don't stand by the edge.
"I want to get robbed somewhere clean" - LOL
"No one drives in New York. There's too much traffic."
I mean, yeah, kinda
Such a charge was long overdue for Manhattan. I think it may be even too low To have a significant effect on the traffic. Something has to be done about thte traffic
price is set to ratchet up to $15 in the coming years
Works in NYC because of the train system. However many cities are doing this, and most don’t have public transportation that works. Another way to cut traffic and congestion would be to have a 4 day work week.
They are considering this in Chicago. I'm skeptical.
Why would you drive in NYC? You don’t need to. Why is the guy complaining about paying to get in his car to go around the block? Walk there. It would take you longer to find a parking spot.
And cost more to park
His relevant complaint was that, due to one-way streets, he had to drive into the "congestion" zone in order to go around the block.
Americans’ obsession with cars and the sense of entitlement that they have with regards to being able to have them is so self-destructive
@@BasicYTHandle and then adjust accordingly, he can afford to live and drive in new york
Those buildings have garages. You know nothing
From my experience. The VAST majority of people commute via subway and train. So much so, those cars during rush hour are packed solid. Most of the people who have cars, their first reaction is not to drive during rush hour if they can take a train. The people who do drive are likely very rich and not only can afford a daily parking space, the bridge and tunnel fees, but can afford the $9. But that's so few people compared to train commuters. The people who drive usually have to because they're carrying gear, picking up things, etc. I think traffic will always be a problem in NYC, but the vast majority don't care because they're on the train.
Most of these cars are TLC cars with TL licenses, the uber/lyft/taxi drivers drive around blocks for hours waiting for a ride. The real commuters drive into the city and park their car and do what they need to do. If they really wanted to help reduce congestion, they would've charged these TLC cars a higher fare, but they wont because Uber/Lyft also spent millions backing this bill.
I care even tho I don't have a car yet. People are just selfish and ignorant to the fact that we're being robbed from so many angles. Paying to cross over into different boroughs shouldn't be a thing.
@@realog7231 I agree, why should ordinary citizens be taxed to access the city? We hate corporations but the moment we want to reduce congestion, our target is normal people driving in and out of the city for work/access to resources. Meanwhile, we allow uber/lyft to fund the support of this bill and increase their foothold in the city. All these taxis/ubers/lyft drivers are the real reason why the city is also congested.
@tvbfan1314 Why should the people that live in the city have to deal with dangerous vehicles and noise pollution (and regular pollution) when other viable transit option exist, that are both cheaper and better for the city? Americans just don’t like the idea of having responsibility in society
@@alpacaofthemountain8760 This is a very selfish way of thinking. Not everyone lives in the city. Others travel into the city for work and resources. Two of the biggest Cancer Centers (NYU & MSK) are in south manhattan. Think about how grandma needs to transfer 2 trains and a bus to get to MSK from south Brooklyn. Grandma cant afford a $200 uber ride from Brooklyn to MSK.
I am for reducing cars in the city, but it should start with taxi/lyft/uber cars first. They monopolize the city streets, driving around non-stop waiting for riders.
You mention about viable public transportation, this is not true for those that live in the outer borough where there are limited trains.
My guy WALK!
Nice to see Josh Johnson collaborating with a smaller channel.
Anytime I see Desi & Josh in a segment, I’m in!
I had no idea Josh Johnson was on the Daily Show. Absolutely love him.
I hope someone actually covers their car in license plates.
Josh Johnson is an American comedic treasure.
Thank you, Daily Show for the coverage of NYC Congestion Pricing. Keep up the great work on your reporting.
Thanks very much for posting, @TheDailyShow. I always enjoy seeing Josh Johnson!
Josh is excellent as always. 👩🏻🍳 😘
I can't believe she called Legs the F150 of the body. That was a wasted opportunity to tell people to use their Chevrolegs
You are coming into the role nicely. Hated watching you at first, seemed stressed on it. Now it’s smooth and natural. Keep it up!
Not all Subway stations are wheelchair accessible.
You can apply for exceptions to the tax if you have disabilities or other health issues
Maybe with the money they get from Congestion Charge they can change that
@@sauravyelpula2993 This. It's fairly typical for states to have exemptions to these kinds of charges if you have a disability. Otherwise that congestion fee is probably the cheapest thing you'll pay for in NYC 😂
@@Komrav Exactly! Accessibility projects are a huge part of the congestion pricing budget. (And for what it's worth, the local buses and SBS *are* accessible, although express buses aren't.)
@@evelynivy6124they weren’t talking about the bus
That guy does not drive his car 17 blocks to see his kids. No sane person would do that.
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1. Congestion Pricing
2. NYPD ON TRAINS
3. More bike lanes
My only problem with congestion pricing is that subway is unreliable. In the past 4 months I got stuck on the bridge on M train between stations, on L train right before Bedford Ave and couldn’t take a train from 103rd street because of blackout somewhere in the Bronx. Each accident took over an hour to resolve and I only take subway once a week. I don’t know how people deal with it if they have to get to work every day or have to pick up kids from work. So many people who live in Queens no longer work in the city because it got so bad. MTA promises to fix these problems but our subway system is really old and is simply falling apart, I doubt congestion pricing gonna raise enough money to solve this.
Chicken and egg, my man.
Congestion pricing is supposed to increase funding and make the system more reliable. It won't get better without more funding, (and better management ). So this will hopefully address your complaints with the system.
I don't know if its just the freezing cold weather this week, but there are noticeably fewer cars on the streets. Between the constant honking, pollution, and dangers to pedestrians cars are really a problem in Manhattan that maybe people in less dense areas don't quite understand. If there is a price for riding the subway, bus or train into the city, there really should be an associated cost with driving. So far I am a believer.
Big yay for the Daily Show and big yay for Josh!!
Lol, this is an idea from Singapore from like 40 years ago... complain all you want, it ain't gonna go away...
It might under Trump. Hopefully he's so distracted with whatever moronic thing he wants to do that he forgets about NYC.
@@Ray03595 lol Trump won’t make it go away. If anything, he’ll try to find a way to get a piece of the action…
I think the biggest reason why congestion pricing is unfavorable to many NYers is because the subway crimes have gone up substantially even within the month. Being afraid of being pushed on the tracks, lit on fire, or be in an active shooter situation deters many people from wanting to use the subway, especially after 10pm. It would be amazing if the government put that money into maintaining the subway, but because the subway is running such a large deficit and doesn't stop at night, there is little ways to improve it greatly. However, buses would now be a much better option because of the lack of traffic.
Pound sand Manhattan. Looting everything from shops below 60th. NYC isn't just Midtown and Downtown, along with West Brooklyn.
London's had this for literal years and our N2O levels have dropped precipitously. We see about 9000 deaths per year from air pollution. While the roads are still congested, mainly in central, I hazard to think what it would be without the charge.
That's bs. N2o levels drop because of dpf/scr systems on diesel trucks
Desi, this was your BEST video of all time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks! (Btw, I'm from New Jersey!)
So you can afford this ?
@@helenk2800 My visits to Manhattan cannot be accomplished with mass transit in any form and I don't have the luxury of asking my employer to absorb the additional cost because I am an independent businessman. Yes, I can afford this, I HAVE TO !!!!! Do I think it's unfair? Extremely! Basically, what New York City is telling us they want us to pay for work being done internally on their own mass transit construction projects! Huh? Ridiculous! New Jersey should figure out a way to counter this by neutralizing it in some way or getting rid of it completely!
Desi is a gem!! love her!
Nobody goes to NJ unless they absolutely have to. 👍
@@laalaa99stl yea when they’re too poor to afford NYC homes 🙄
If only there was some method of transport other than a car...
I lived in London (which has congestion pricing) for a bit and I’ve gotta say, it makes the city so much nicer to walk in. Given that New York is basically the only city in the US where you don’t need a car to live there, I’d say it’s a great candidate for this.
How do you know? You live in London 😂
@ Not anymore I don’t, but one doesn’t have to live in NYC to know that public transportation is highly reliable there. I’ve also been and can say from personal experience that it is.
@@horsetoothcinema I don’t believe you )) you never used public transportation in New York if you think it’s reliable 😂
@ Yes I have. It’s by far the best city in the US for it, and it’s on par with some European cities in terms of reliability. Maybe not in terms of cleanliness or price, but that’s not the point here. Everyone thinks the public transportation in their city is worse than it is
@@horsetoothcinema it’s only one city in US with something that looks like public transportation)) and no you don’t, because our trains and buses have only one stability )) they always late 😂
I understand that owning a car in NYC is much different from owning a car in other metros, but where I live its a necessity. In many cases, owning a car determines whether you'll be hired; and in other cases, you could lose a job over not having one. Public transportation is terribly unreliable and inaccessible. NYC just happens to be its own unique circumstance.
As someone who grew up in New Jersey, I can definitely agree with that one lady. Nobody wants to go to New Jersey.
I love Desi and Josh so much.
Love to Desi as always, but a shout out to Josh for the tie and all. You look warm in that coat, too.
I loved everything about this. I usually cringe when the reporters in the field comes up, but Josh nailed it!
So wealthy people get to use the roads, but the peasants have to stick to the sidewalk.
Desi’s joke delivery is superb
Where? Women aren’t funny
"I wanna get robbed somewhere clean" 😂
If you're driving in Manhattan you're doing it wrong, seriously you have to hate yourself to drive there. I do think that commercial vehicles and motorcycles should be exempt.
Whenever my son drives to NY the the toll bill is always anywhere from $40-$60. New York is ridiculously expensive even just to visit.
Could you son park outside the city and take the train?
If only there were some kind of massive train network to help
More accurately, it's ridiculously expensive to visit when you choose to do so by bringing a large personal vehicle into it, and then having to pay to use then store your large piece of personal property, taking up space in the most expensive land on earth.
Forget the car, forget the tolls.
I live in Manhattan and was in a car coming back into the city from the airport. The difference it made in my commute was amazing. The goal was to reduce car traffic and it has worked.
Wait you guys realize Manhattan isn't the only place in new york??? and that most new Yorkers dread going through Manhattan and we only do it out of necessity?
look at Josh on the daily show, i love it
Common everywhere in the World. Get used to public transport, and consideration for environment, air quality, and health of all.
People in NY already use public transit... Starting this thing off two weeks after a woman was horribly burnt on a subway was a crazy bad idea tho... You couldn't pay me to drive into NY but the subways are getting worse and worse those needed to have been fixed up first! All the 'theyll be more likely to be improved now' just comes across as obnoxious when my last friend left in NYC doesn't even ride them anymore bc she feels so unsafe
"You will own nothing and be happy".
For people who scream about fascism you guys sure seem to like it.
@jamescurran6277 We can not be both leftist and fascists. It is common in all European cities. We have had it since the bleeping 1990s. You can drive without paying a fee in some cities if you have an EV. If you have public transport like in NY you do not need to drive, there is absolutely no facism when the rule applies to everyone. You will feel how that works in ten days time. Still got any free healthcare? We do. So I'd rather take public transport or pay the fee. Saves me a couple of mortgages. I rather pay into the State coffers which is for all than to a multi billionaire Healthcare CEOs Swiss bank account. Just travel a bit further North and you will see how a real country works. Do visit Canada.
This entire segment is so masterfully funny!!! I laughed the entire time. This has nothing to do with me. I don’t live in New York! 😂
We have it in London too. People hated it at first but now even more people take public transport.
Because you have it in London, when I lived in Moscow I used to take trains, but here in New York it’s just ridiculous
its already well understood that American Public transportation is disincentivized from being efficient to promote car culture in America. Almost every other nation has a way better subway/metro system than we do. So while it should be obvious that subway ridership would go up.....we don't have the same subway you guys do.
@@kiim0 what do you mean you guys, I live in New York for 10 years, and the State of New York has GDP more then the whole Russia and they need additional toll to fix the subway?
@@helenk2800
Yes. People in Europe have a much better metro than we do. On top of raising the tolls on all bridges and tunnels, on top of raising the fare to take the subway and buses, and on top of congestion pricing (all done in a span of 3 weeks too)......they have announced they still need to launch an additional tax to supplement the subway system renovations.
@@kiim0 there is no tolls in Moscow and still one of the best public transportation in the world. In Europe they first improved their infrastructure and then add tolls for the big cities, and only for rush hours not for whole day like in New York
The people who live in the city and are complaining about having to pay to "go around the block" is the EXACT reason the tolls were put into place. You live in the city; take the train, a cab, a bus, ride a bicycle, an e-scooter or walk. Plenty of options to get you around the block without having to clog up the streets because you have to drive everywhere in the middle of a work week in New York City
What if you live in Brooklyn?
LOVE the pro-transit bent of the audience and host in this clip!
yes... make driving in NYC more expensive, so rich people don't have to get stuck in traffic with all the poors.
For everyone who thinks this only in DEMOCRATIC RUN cities this is HAPPENING IN TEXAS. The suburbs of Austin, Dallas and Houston that are REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLDS use congestion pricing to give their residents access to downtown areas and the arirports. The prices are hight during peak hours.
Only in NYC would people rather commit a crime than take the subway-this city truly never fails to surprise!
And yet 3,600,000 people -- more than a third of the city using the subway daily on average and another 1,2 mio the busses.
@@AaronOkeanos New Jerseyans probably
Don't forget about DC
When crazy people threaten to stab others in the subway...
@@ErgoProxy12345 there are a lot of Republican and Conservative 'supporters' who would claim that threatening is freedom of speech. Maybe they like spreading fear.
The man with the glasses is wholesome. Giving thoughtful answers.
Cracking down on double and triple parking would help more….
Keep Josh on "The Daily Show!" I can finally watch again 😂
Honest The Daily Show dropped the ball here. Didnt talk once how only 24% of the people in the surrounding county own a car. Or how only 3% drive for regular commutes. I even think if you add some of the more surburban country you only get around 40% owning cars.
This isn't a tax on poor people. it's a tax to fix the public transit for the people that need it.
If you're referencing the completely flawed CSS study on who would be impacted the most, those estimates have a lot of problems. 1) It assumes that anyone earning above $60,000 is higher income and 2)It didn't take into account people driving through Manhattan to get to NJ or other boroughs which comprises a significant amount of traffic. Basically, you can just throw that study out of the window. At this point, there is no data to back up those stats.
Born and raised in Brooklyn but moved away in high school. Last time I was in New York, I rented an electric scooter and I can say, I’ve never seen so much of the city in one day before.
Love Josh Johnson... he's always doing great work!
Josh i need to see you on here more! That was amazing!
The sanding was great. Before we part ways.... That's love in NY.
Hey, [BLEEP] you, Javier ❤
There were less cars on the street overnight. I work right by the toll and the decrease in traffic is honestly amazing
Cars should not be in dense urban cores.
Then you need to improve public transportation
@helenk2800 hey, guess what! They just announced a way to pay for that public transportation! It's called... Congestion Pricing!
@@BlindButNotMute so all federal money which was poured to MTA doesn’t help? I don’t believe these money will help also
@BlindButNotMute that money isn't going to go to the public transit.
@MegaDarkness5000 I guess the simple solution then is to put the money towards public transportation. See how it is better to come up with solutions rather than (easily fixed) problems? Let's get you in some leadership classes. You could use them.
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