MTA's Controversial Demand: NYC Marathon to Pay $750K Bridge Toll
TL;DR
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (M.T.A.) is demanding roughly $750,000 a year from the organization that runs the New York City Marathon to make up for toll revenue lost when the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is closed for the event. The M.T.A. has threatened to restrict runners to either the upper or lower level of the bridge if the organization does not agree to payment, prompting a standoff as the marathon has historically used both decks since 1988.
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- The M.T.A. Wants Marathon Runners to Pay Bridge Tolls, Too The New York Times
- Transportation officials want NYC Marathon organizers to pay $750K to cross the Verrazzano bridge The Hill
- New York closes bridges for its marathon. Runners should pay for the unpaid tolls, the MTA demands CNN
- MTA wants to charge NYC Marathon for shutting down Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge CBS New York
- Staten Island prez slams MTA plan to charge NYC Marathon $750,000 toll: 'They can find that money in 9 hours' New York Post
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