Smith Hits Brakes On Plan for E. River Tolls

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"So now, the question becomes one of a potential audit of the MTA to find out whether their financial standing as they presented it to us was real."

"You have zero support for it in this conference," said John McArdle, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos (R-LI). "You have no support for tolls."

"Maybe the MTA can do more in terms of saving and restructuring finances, but they're in a dire need and riders are looking at a fare hike. I don't think that's debatable."

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Smith Hits Brakes On Plan for E. River Tolls

Facing a rebellion from outer-borough Democrats and rock-solid opposition from Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith recently...

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