Last week, I announced that I was successful in securing the inclusion of the residency rebate for the Cross Bay Bridge toll in the final budget (A. 9055-D). It requires the state to pay the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for costs associated with the reimbursement of E-ZPass tolls paid by residents of Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula for travel over the Cross Bay-Veterans Memorial Bridge. While it may take until mid-summer to reprogram the E-ZPass tags for local residents, the MTA has agreed to make all reimbursements retroactive to April 1st, which is the beginning of the fiscal year.
"Joe Lhota has been a breath of fresh air at the MTA and I commend him for doing the right thing for the residents of Rockaway and Broad Channel," said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder. "Hardworking families should not be burdened with this unfair fee for one day longer than they have to and now we will finally get the relief we so desperately need and deserve. Senator Addabbo and I fought hard to see that the residency program was funded in this year's state budget and I am happy that the MTA is working with us to provide this much-needed relief to our community with their decision to retroactively reimburse residents for this toll."
"In collaboration with Assemblyman Goldfeder and honoring the newly passed state budget that included the rebate, we've crossed that proverbial bridge with the MTA to restore the rebate to Rockaway and Broad Channel residents effective immediately, including returning funds to local users of E-ZPass for the discounted tolls they've paid each way, retroactive to April 1st," Senator Addabbo said.
Included in Governor Cuomo's 2012-13 Executive Budget proposal was an initiative to reinstate the Cross Bay Bridge discount for the residents of Broad Channel and Rockaway. Goldfeder and Addabbo fought to ensure that both the Assembly and Senate included the residency rebate in their respective budgets and in the final budget that was signed by the governor last week.
Goldfeder introduced legislation in the Assembly and Addabbo in the Senate that would eliminate the burdensome Cross Bay Bridge toll permanently (A.9000/S.6890) for every resident in Queens.
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Phillip Goldfeder
Member of NYS Assembly, 23rd District
90-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
(718) 945-9550
"Joe Lhota has been a breath of fresh air at the MTA and I commend him for doing the right thing for the residents of Rockaway and Broad Channel," said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder. "Hardworking families should not be burdened with this unfair fee for one day longer than they have to and now we will finally get the relief we so desperately need and deserve. Senator Addabbo and I fought hard to see that the residency program was funded in this year's state budget and I am happy that the MTA is working with us to provide this much-needed relief to our community with their decision to retroactively reimburse residents for this toll."
"In collaboration with Assemblyman Goldfeder and honoring the newly passed state budget that included the rebate, we've crossed that proverbial bridge with the MTA to restore the rebate to Rockaway and Broad Channel residents effective immediately, including returning funds to local users of E-ZPass for the discounted tolls they've paid each way, retroactive to April 1st," Senator Addabbo said.
Included in Governor Cuomo's 2012-13 Executive Budget proposal was an initiative to reinstate the Cross Bay Bridge discount for the residents of Broad Channel and Rockaway. Goldfeder and Addabbo fought to ensure that both the Assembly and Senate included the residency rebate in their respective budgets and in the final budget that was signed by the governor last week.
Goldfeder introduced legislation in the Assembly and Addabbo in the Senate that would eliminate the burdensome Cross Bay Bridge toll permanently (A.9000/S.6890) for every resident in Queens.
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Phillip Goldfeder
Member of NYS Assembly, 23rd District
90-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
(718) 945-9550
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