Long Island

Content Preview

Newsday/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here

Sparse attendance at congestion forum

Manhattan residents got their first chance to weigh in on the mayor's congestion-pricing plan at an Upper East Side public forum Monday, but only a handful actually showed up to chime in.

The forum, held at Temple Israel on 75th Street, drew just a smattering of residents in a neighborhood that is bisected by the Mayor Bloomberg's plan to have drivers pay a $8 fee to get into the city's central...

newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.

  • Already
    registered on
    newsday.com?
    log in
  • Already a subscriber
    to Newsday or
    Optimum Online®?
    get access
  • Not a Newsday
    or Optimum Online®
    subscriber?
    click here