"Several protest groups blocked traffic on Tuesday to prevent dignitaries, including President Trump, from entering the United Nations General Assembly on the first day of the 80th meeting of global heads of state. Photo by Dean Moses For one week every fall, New York plays host to the United Nations General Assembly, an annual summit that brings together dozens of world leaders,"
"And while the average New Yorker driving into Manhattan pays a $9 congestion pricing fee to head south of 60th Street, the diplomatic entourages in town for the UN General Assembly don't have to pay a dime. When the congestion pricing toll system was turned on in January, the US State Department issued an edict exempting diplomats from paying the fee to get around an extension of diplomatic immunity, in a sense."
New York hosts the United Nations General Assembly each fall, bringing dozens of world leaders to the East Side of Manhattan for one week. Street closures and heavy security produce severe traffic congestion and strained subway service, and protests can intensify gridlock. The NYPD spends millions on security while the MTA adds extra subway service to cope. Local drivers pay a $9 congestion pricing fee to enter south of 60th Street, but diplomatic entourages are exempt under a US State Department edict issued when the tolls began in January. Proposals include a congestion-pricing holiday during General Assembly week to address fairness concerns.
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