Federal Lawyers Mistakenly File Plan to Kill Congestion Pricing

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The federal prosecutor's office in Manhattan accidentally filed an internal memo that poked holes in the Trump administration's strategy to kill New York's toll on driving in Manhattan—arguing the government should change tactics if it wants to block the nascent program. The memo, intended for a US Department of...

The federal prosecutor's office in Manhattan accidentally filed an internal memo that poked holes in the Trump administration's strategy to kill New York's toll on driving in Manhattan—arguing the government should change tactics if it wants to block the nascent program. The memo, intended for a US Department of Transportation attorney, was inadvertently filed Wednesday night in New York's lawsuit against the administration over its . The blunder came days after the Trump administration gave New York a third ultimatum to stop collecting the toll, which started in January and charges most drivers $9 to enter the most traffic-snarled part of the borough.

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