Assemblyman Ari Brown (R-Cedarhurst) issued the following statement on news that the N.Y. Thruway Authority plans to raise tolls across the board and for commuters crossing the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge over the next several years:

“Just as we enter the expensive holiday season and expect to pay even more for home heating fuel, diesel and just about everything else, Gov. Hochul drops a multi-million-dollar tax on New Yorkers. An utter insult that displays just how disconnected our state leaders are.

“New York has already ditched toll booths, laying off thousands of workers to lighten their books, and now they want more from our already cashed-strapped families. It was just this year that the governor gloated about New York’s rich coffers, and now she’s raising taxes—unconscionable.

“I plan to fight these unnecessary and punitive tax increases and encourage everyone to call the Thruway Authority and tell them no to higher tolls.”

Please contact the Thruway Authority to express your displeasure with these new rate increases by calling 518-471-5300 or 518-436-2700.