Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has adopted a more aggressive persona in response to the Trump administration’s move to end New York City’s congestion pricing, to mixed reception. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed Hochul in a Wednesday letter that the federal government was terminating approval of the controversial policy.

A spokesperson for Hochul says that the governor and the president “had a frank, candid conversation about New York's nascent congestion tolling program.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In response to President Trump’s move to end New York City congestion pricing on Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul has said that she will not end the tolling program.