Apparently there was some last minute politicking to bring the Congestion Pricing initiative onto the State Assembly floor for a public vote – but to no avail – according to Elizabeth Benjamin for the Daily Politics blog at The Daily News.
Mayor Bloomberg had some things to say about that.

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The New York Times City Room reports that congestion pricing has been killed by a secret vote behind closed doors in the State Assembly, and will not reach the the floor for a vote.
This effectively ends New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bid to charge $8 for cars coming into lower Manhattan during rush hour [...]

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Tonight at 7:30 PM (I guess they were trying to show people how late they work when we’re paying attention) the New York City Council approved the congestion pricing measure by a vote of 30-20.
The measure now goes to the state legislature, who is expected to rubber-stamp the measure.
If approved, the new tolls could be [...]

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