Local dignitaries protest Verrazano Bridge’s 50th anniversary celebration, citing pending fare hikes
Heck no, they won’t go.
Just one day before the MTA was to host its 50th Anniversary Celebration of Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at The Overlook at Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, key local dignitaries announced that they would not be attending the event to protest of high fares and toll hikes. Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis, Councilmember Vincent Gentile and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams each released statements regarding their disappointment in the ongoing hikes.
“I am joining my colleagues in Staten Island in a boycott of the celebration of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge’s 50th anniversary,” said Adams. “This bridge physically unites our two boroughs, and it has again united its elected representatives in response to the exorbitant tolls that Brooklynites and Staten Islanders pay to cross this span, at a time when the MTA is considering what would be the fourth fare and toll hike on commuters in seven years.”