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Senator Bill Perkins
State Democrats Kill Congestion Pricing Plan in State Assembly
By Maggie Astor
| Apr 8
The New York State Assembly killed Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial congestion pricing plan Monday. The proposal, which would have charged $8 for cars and $21 for trucks entering Manhattan below 60th Street, faced overwhelming opposition from assembly Democrats, who voted privately not to hold a vote in the full assembly.
Perkins Says Columbia Must Remember Community Concerns
| Nov 7Senator Bill Perkins, D-West Harlem, fielded questions from residents within the footprint of Columbia’s proposed expansion zone at the Manhattanville Community Center on Monday night.
