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Congestion pricing poised for defeat

With a crucial congestion pricing deadline just hours away, backers of the plan fear that it's stalled in the place that matters most: Albany.

The state legislature must approve the plan by midnight Monday in order for the city to receive $354 million in federal mass transit funds.

"Two-thirds of New Yorkers support congestion pricing because they want less traffic and they want better...

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