Our Assemblywoman, Audrey Pheffer, recently requested that New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo review the recent decison on the part of the MTA to require the residents of Broad Channel and Rckaway to pay a toll to traverse the Cross Bay Bridge.
I have posted Assemblywoman Pheffer's letter to the Attorney General below for your information.
August 17, 2010
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
The Capitol
Albany, NY 12224-0341
Dear Attorney General Cuomo:
I am writing on behalf of my constituent, Raoul Watson, in regards to the elimination of the Rockaway/Broad Channel Resident Rebate Program and the possibility that the elimination may constitute a civil rights violation.
As you can see from the enclosed, Mr. Watson and I had originally written to US Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the matter. His office then referred the issue to the U.S Department of Transportation, who recently sent me notice that the matter has now been referred to your office.
I have been fighting the MTA for years to ultimately remove the toll, but in the interim, for the reinstatement of the Resident Rebate Program. A toll on the Cross Bay Bridge is the same as having a toll in the middle of Queens Boulevard. The Cross Bay Bridge is the only intra-borough toll in the nation. The bridge connects the same zip code, the same police precinct, firehouse and post office. If a person who resides in Broad Channel needs to go to the police precinct to file a report or wants to go to their local community board, they must pay a toll, a practice that is unjust and places an unfair burden on my constituents.
Therefore, I would appreciate it if you would review the enclosed documents and render any assistance possible in helping to determine if an infraction of law has been committed by the MTA’s toll.
Thank you for your time and attention regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
AUDREY I. PHEFFER
Member of Assembly
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