NEW YORK, NY – On June 30th, the planned implementation date of congestion pricing in New York City pursuant to the Traffic Mobility & MTA Reform Act of 2019, adopted by the Legislature and signed by the then-Governor, which remains legally in-effect, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and Professor Michael Gerrard of Columbia Law School issued the following statements about the impact of the Governor’s last-minute decision to pause the policy, as well as the path forward toward litigation: