The unbearable lightness of your wallet…

Is it a move to keep protesters and other riffraff out of Manhattan? Do the MTA fat cats want only Mercedes, Lexus, BMW and other one-percenter autos on the streets of the City that Never Sleeps? Is Mayor De Blasio working with Wall Street to punish the poor and middle classes?

In case you didn’t know it, Manhattan is an island. Every workday millions of commuters swell the ranks of working stiffs there, commuting via private cars and public transportation from the other four boroughs and the...