Borough residents turn thumbs-down on toll for East River bridges
Brooklynites are dubious about the benefits of tolling the now-free East River bridges, according to a poll released by Quinnipiac University on Monday, August 10.
The survey found that 41 percent of the borough supports the proposed toll – if it would enable the city to reduce tolls on currently-tolled outer borough crossings and further fund mass transit – while 52 percent oppose it.
The opposition to the concept strengthens considerably without the carrot of funding for mass transit; only 18 percent of Brooklynites supported the idea of tolls on the East River bridges in that case, with 74 percent against.