Quinnipiac: Voters say no to East River tolls

CELESTE KATZ

New Yorkers think slapping a toll on the East River bridges is an incredibly bad idea, a poll released Monday finds -- unless the cost of crossing other interborough spans falls at the same time.

By a margin of 71% to 23%, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll, city voters slam on the brakes when asked if the currently free bridges should be taxed.

Voters buck the idea 49% to 41% if bridges outside Manhattan were to be tolled at a lower rate at the same time.


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