Arrr, those scallywags from Iran and Russia be sailin' free while we landlubbers pay the toll! Ha!
2025-01-15
Arrr, me hearties! The landlubbers at the U.S. State Department be lettin' them U.N. scallywags in New York sail free of those pesky congestion doubloons! Aye, 'tis a fine day for skippin' the tolls while the rest of us be payin' the piper! Har har har!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn 'bout New York's latest treasure hunt—nay, toll scheme! This month, they be charg’n landlubbers a hefty fare of $9 to $21.60 just to sail below 60th Street in Manhattan! Aye, what a bootless burden fer truckers from Queens and New Jersey, whilst the scallywags at the U.N. sail through untouched, thanks to some fancy guidance from the State Department!Now, the fiery Councilwoman Vickie Paladino be raisin' a ruckus, wonderin' why diplomats be gettin' free passes while honest folk face the axe. “Why should a noble trucker be payin' a king’s ransom, whilst a corrupt Iranian diplomat strolls about with an empty pocket?” she be bellowin’! And she ain't wrong—these diplomats be rackin’ up fines like a pirate hoardin’ gold, and yet, they face nary a penalty!
With the city’s subway system smellier than a bilge rat, Paladino claims the tolls won’t do a lick of good. The EMTs, too, be jumpin’ ship from the Congestion Relief Zone, unable to afford the tolls, makin' it clear this scheme be a right mess! So, what be the answer, savvy? A new way to plunder the middle class, it seems! Arrr, it’s a pirate’s life for me, but for these landlubbers, it’s a stormy sea ahead!