The secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, posted an unusual video that features interviews with five men who are opposed to New York’s tolling program.
The secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, posted an unusual video that features interviews with five men who are opposed to New York’s tolling program.
The secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, posted an unusual video that features interviews with five men who are opposed to New York’s tolling program.
The Trump administration has vowed to kill congestion pricing in New York City. Now officials have taken the unusual step of making a man-on-the-street video to demonstrate what they say is public opposition to the program.
Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, posted the 26-second video on X on Friday. It starts with a question onscreen: “What do NYC workers think about congestion pricing?”
The video then features five men against a backdrop of New York street life who say that the tolling plan is “destroying the city,” “very bad for business” and “definitely borderline stealing.”
The video concludes with a chorus of the men saying, “End it.”
Mr. Duffy’s video had racked up more than 237,000 views as of Monday afternoon.
But supporters of the tolling program, which charges most drivers $9 a day to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during peak traffic hours, criticized the clip.
“Reality television isn’t real life, and the secretary’s video is out of touch with how New Yorkers move,” said Danny Pearlstein, a spokesman for Riders Alliance, an advocacy group of transit riders that supports congestion pricing.