Elected officials from the city's three largest Chinatowns are seeking to fully exempt dollar vans from congestion pricing, arguing they are a high-volume
amNY Sports email newsletterElected officials from the city’s three largest Chinatowns are seeking to fully exempt dollar vans from congestion pricing, arguing they are a high-volume transportation option connecting the city’s dispersed Asian communities.signed a letter
Dollar vans, which these days usually cost $2, are popular along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn and in subway-deprived eastern Queens. But the one with the most uncertainty going into congestion pricing, which is, is the fleet connecting Chinatown in Manhattan to Flushing, Queens and Sunset Park, Brooklyn, the city’s three largest concentrations of Asian residents.
“Many Asian New Yorkers from the outer boroughs use commuter vans to access their jobs in Lower Manhattan, and the direct route they provide between Brooklyn, Queens and, Chinatown often cuts their commute times in half,” reads the letter. “A toll on commuter vans will make it more difficult for the workers using these vans to access their jobs.”
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