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NYC Food Business Coalition Protests Congestion Pricing | Eater NY

"A major seafood supplier that provides nearly half the city's seafood, whose CEO Nicole Ackerina argues the plan will shift truck traffic to low-income neighborhoods: “The program doesn’t eliminate truck traffic — it shifts it from Manhattan to Environmental Justice areas like the South Bronx.” Ackerina calls the timing particularly cruel for an industry rebounding from the COVID pandemic and says the program is “a cash grab by the MTA, with limited environmental benefits. It will directly impact retailers, restaurants, and the tourism industry,” adding, “No one in the food world supports this.”" - Melissa McCart