A proposal to set Manhattan’s base congestion toll at $15 per car described by its lead architect as an effort to “satisfy the many and not the few” was criticized Thursday by Mayor Adams and other officials who expressed hope the final plan would offer more exemptions. Adams’ response to the plan was lukewarm. “I think the $15 proposal is the beginning of the conversation,” he told reporters, .
Cases of the flu, that once annual viral intruder that was regularly the country’s worst annual health crisis, is showing signs of waking up again this fall.