Borough President Wants Toll Break for Brooklynites

On the heels of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement on Thursday that Staten Island-side users of the Verrazano Bridge will be receiving a reduced rate at the tolls, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and City Councilman Vincent J. Gentile revealed on Saturday that they are rolling out legislation of their own calling for fairness and equity in making sure that Brooklyn users of the bridge receive the same cuts.

In their announcement in Bayridge, Adams said it will be the first bill he introduces to the City Council and that the bill is simply aimed at making sure users on both sides of the bridge are treated equally.

Adams said, “What we’re asking the Governor and our legislators to do is we want to have a fair fare on the Verrazano Bridge. We are not going to create a two-tiered system where we’re allowing one side of a waterway to be treated differently than another side.”

Gentile said, ““We cannot pit borough against borough. This is one bridge with two sides.”