Danny Pearlstein (@DannyInTransit) / X

Danny Pearlstein

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Danny Pearlstein

@DannyInTransit

Policy + Comms @RidersAlliance Catch me on the Bx12SBS, Bx7, A, 1, D etc

Joined October 2023

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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Dec 15, 2025
Nearly one year in, New York's congestion relief program is saving people time and creating good jobs on construction projects to deliver the reliable, accessible subway service that millions of riders deserve, not just in Manhattan, but deep into Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx
PCAC to the MTA (🦋@pcac.org)
@PCACriders
Dec 15, 2025
Congestion pricing is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season. 🥰
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Jan 7, 2024
40,000+ NYC public school teachers who ride subways and buses to work are paying for a MAGA lawsuit aimed at defunding public transit
New York Post
@nypost
Jan 6, 2024
NYC teachers’ union to pay legal tab for Staten Island’s congestion-pricing fight trib.al/TqphSwb
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Jan 9, 2025
The Post long supported congestion pricing -- until it became a win for its enemies Now the paper will do everything possible to tear down the policies that enable New York's success
NY Post Opinion
@NYPostOpinion
Jan 9, 2025
"Hochul couldn’t be prouder: She called it a 'win' for commuters." NYC congestion pricing debacle is already slamming average Joes — thanks, Gov. Hochul! trib.al/LIL5g3S
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Mar 1, 2025
This is New York City, not the Indy 500
Joann Ariola NYC Council District 32
@JoannAriola32
Mar 1, 2025
This is New York City, not the Tour de France.
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Nov 16, 2024
Three times as many of your constituents depend on MTA services every day as will pay the new toll Why don't you care about them? Why are you solely concerned with the few rather than the many?
Mike Lawler
@lawler4ny
Nov 16, 2024
.@GovKathyHochul’s congestion pricing scheme is nothing more than a massive new tax on working families. She thinks YOU should bail out the MTA for their crappy budgeting. Visit congestionpricingsucks.com and let Hochul know you're against her congestion pricing cash grab!
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Aug 2, 2024
She's deeply unpopular. 2/3 of New Yorkers say she doesn't care about us. What position is she in to give political advice to anyone?
Bernadette Hogan
@bern_hogan
Aug 2, 2024
.@GovKathyHochul is speaking @AspenInstitute now and gives advice to Democrats running in New York: “Just to be moderate,” she says.
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Aug 21, 2024
FACTS: Congestion pricing will raise billions to fix the subway, cut gridlock and improve air quality ANOTHER FACT: Spending more money to collect more fares won't make trains more reliable and accessible ONE MORE FACT: 1% of people in the NYC region drive to work in Manhattan
Kathy Hochul
@KathyHochul
Aug 20, 2024
The facts don’t care about your feelings.
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Jan 12, 2025
"bars will likely have to charge an extra dollar per pint" Whether it's the greatest grift or the fuzziest math, the Post has the disinformation needed to start the day
New York Post
@nypost
Jan 12, 2025
Congestion pricing to drive up the cost for NYC beer hounds: Another ‘nail in the coffin’ trib.al/qNvRZA2
Readers added context
This article notes that AB is increasing the price of a keg by $5 due to congestion pricing. However, a single truck can carry over 300 kegs of beer, and congestion pricing is only $21.60 per truck. AB is increasing prices and using congestion pricing as an excuse Source: cbsnews.com/detroit/news/t…
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Dec 4, 2024
Once again, I'm begging for individual profiles of the millions of public transit riders delayed or outright denied service by unreliable trains and inaccessible stations that will be fixed with funds raised by decongesting traffic, so ambulances can move cbsnews.com/newyork/news/n…
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Jan 8, 2025
Laughably false. Congestion pricing has the unanimous support of local, state (New York and New Jersey) and national environmental organizations, because it cuts congestion, pollution and collisions.
NY Post Opinion
@NYPostOpinion
Jan 8, 2025
"The disastrous environmental impact of congestion pricing on families in border neighborhoods like Lenox Hill has been ominously ignored." I’m on the congestion-zone border — where Hochul’s toll makes our air WORSE trib.al/kh9lvPq
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Jul 3, 2025
Guy who fell to pieces over a $9 toll is happy to rip healthcare from millions
Congressman Mike Lawler
@RepMikeLawler
Jul 3, 2025
If this bill fails, it will be the single largest tax increase in history. The passage of H.R.1 will: ✅ Quadruple the cap on SALT ✅ Secure our border ✅ Unleash American Energy ✅ Protect Medicare and Social Security ✅ Get rid of tax on tips ✅ Get rid of tax on overtime
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Jul 19, 2024
"Hochul suggested the behavior of New Yorkers could help achieve [congestion pricing's] goals. "'Everyone should just ask themselves how many times you have deliveries to you personally,' @GovKathyHochul said." What an abdication of responsibility. Total leadership vacuum.
Dan Clark
@DanClarkReports
Jul 18, 2024
Hi! I sat down with @GovKathyHochul at @Hearst Tower today for a wide-ranging interview. Read about it from @ragajus (and watch it): timesunion.com/state/article/…
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Aug 9, 2024
"Almost all train fares from New York City’s suburbs cost more than $15." Per person. Plus subway fare. Minus traffic congestion, deadly collisions, toxic air pollution and carbon emissions. Yet @GovKathyHochul is practically begging people to drive to Manhattan. 🙄
New York Focus
@nysfocus
Aug 9, 2024
NEW: At an event Thursday, Governor Kathy Hochul refused to commit to lowering traffic and air pollution by the same amounts that congestion pricing would have. And she still hasn’t provided details on a replacement plan. nysfocus.com/2024/08/09/hoc…
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Danny Pearlstein
@DannyInTransit
Mar 5, 2025
When Stockholm implemented congestion pricing, asthma rates in kids decreased within the first 7 months.
Healthbeat
@HealthbeatUS
Mar 5, 2025
NYC’s congestion pricing and the U.S.' measles outbreaks continue to evolve. One could change the air we breathe, the other reminds us how tragic infectious disease outbreaks can be. Here's what implications they could have on New York. healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/0…
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