U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (NJ-9), right, stands with Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), left, and and Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich, back, during a news conference near the George Washington Bridge talking about the congressmen's plan to fight back against New York City's proposed congestion tax on New Jersey commuters, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Fort Lee, N.J. The congressmen announced legislation they say will ensure New Jersey motorists, who already pay up to $15 for bridge or tunnel tolls, won't be charged twice. New York's legislature approved a conceptual plan this month. that will allocate revenue to fix the city's mass transit system. New York would become the first American city to use so-called congestion pricing to reduce gridlock and fund mass transit improvements. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New Jersey congressmen say ‘no way’ to Manhattan toll plan

FORT LEE, N.J. – Two New Jersey congressmen are saying “no way” to New York City’s plan to charge motorists a fee for entering Manhattan.

Democrats Josh Gottheimer and Bill Pascrell announced legislation Wednesday to protect New Jersey motorists who already pay up to $15 for bridge or tunnel tolls.

One provision would deny federal transportation funding to New York if New Jersey commuters who pay bridge or tunnel tolls aren’t exempted from the new fee.

Details of the fee plan are being finalized. It won’t go into effect until 2021 and will be used to fix the city’s mass transit system.

Pascrell called it “a raw deal for New Jersey commuters.”

New York would become the first American city to use so-called congestion pricing to decrease congestion and fund mass transit improvements.

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