Feds OK aid for Manhattan traffic project
I am always grateful for the free parking we enjoy in suburbia. Soon I will be grateful that I can drive on the streets without paying the Mayor for the privilege. Watch out for the tax on taking a shower, coming soon to a city near you.

ALBANY - The imposition of fees on drivers traveling into the Manhattan business district took a step closer to reality yesterday when the federal Department of Transportation awarded $354 million to help the project along. The plan as envisioned by Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls for charging cars $8 and trucks $21 to travel south of 86th Street in the congested borough between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays. It could be in effect as early as 2009.