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Poll: How Are Increased Port Authority Tolls Affecting You?

Controversial toll increase on the George Washington Bridge and other Hudson River crossings took effect last Sunday; is that long enough to tell?

It has been just over a week since the Port Authority's controversial toll hikes on Hudson River crossings went into effect. That may not be a long enough period of time for Fort Lee commuters who regularly use the George Washington Bridge to get to work or simply get to the big city on occasion to see a significant impact, but it could be just long enough for people who are forced to pay the increased tolls to extrapolate over a month, a year or longer. Last Sunday, on the very day the toll increases took effect, Democratic lawmakers, including State Sen. Loretta Weinberg, blasted the Port Authority at press conference held against the backdrop of the GWB, calling the higher tolls a tax increase brought on by Gov. Christie. The next day, …

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State Senate Candidate Calls For Abolition of Port Authority Tolls

District 37 Republican candidate Robert Lebovics: “These tolls are illegal and should be abolished, and drivers refunded their toll money.”

Just a day after State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-37) and other Democratic lawmakers blasted the Port Authority’s toll hikes against the backdrop of the George Washington Bridge, Weinberg’s opponent in the race for the District 37 seat she currently holds, Republican Robert Lebovics of Englewood, called for the abolition of all Port Authority tolls on crossings between New York and New Jersey, saying they're “illegal and immoral, and a farce for any semblance of honest and ethical government.”  “These tolls are illegal, should be abolished, and drivers refunded their toll money,” Lebovics said in a statement Monday. “It is very clear, the Port Authority is flush with cash for the upkeep and maintenance of Port Authority Crossings,” Lebovics …

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