President Trump and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a “productive” assembly within the Oval Workplace on Friday, the place they mentioned congestion pricing and the redevelopment of Penn Station, a spokesperson for the governor stated.
The high-stakes face-to-face got here amid rising tensions between Trump and Hochul in current weeks, particularly after the feds moved to kill the congestion pricing, and sued the Empire State over its sanctuary metropolis insurance policies for undocumented immigrants.
Hochul had even solid herself as chief of the anti-Trump “resistance” as just lately as final week – although her harsh phrases pale away after her newest sit-down with the president.
A spokesperson for Hochul stated the pair mentioned a broad vary of matters, together with Penn Station, congestion pricing, tariffs and vitality coverage.
“Whereas no formal agreements or choices had been reached, it was a productive dialog and we look ahead to persevering with the dialogue within the coming weeks,” the spokesperson stated.
The assertion from Hochul’s camp didn’t present any extra particulars on the talks. However final time Trump and Hochul met, the governor supplied him with “a booklet on the early success of congestion pricing.”
The MTA faces a March 21 deadline from the Federal Freeway Administration to cease gathering the $9 toll on drivers getting into Manhattan under sixtieth Road.
Hochul and MTA officers, nonetheless, are combating the feds in court docket and have vowed to maintain gathering tolls.
Trump, earlier than the Oval Workplace assembly, stated he wished to revive the Structure pipeline, a venture killed by New York regulators in 2016 over considerations it might impression clear water provides.
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