Staten Island plans to join New Jersey in taking legal action to stop congestion pricing. Borough President Vito Fossella says residents from other boroughs will be treated as tourists and not equal citizens when the plan kicks in. alecia__reid reports.
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Drivers heading into Manhattan's Central Business District below 60th Street would have to pay a toll anywhere between $9 and $23. "This is about right and wrong. This is about fundamental fairness. This is about respecting your neighbors. And most importantly, this lawsuit is about environmental protection -- protecting every community that is adversely affected," said the attorney filing the suit, Randy Mastro.
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