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Ex-NY state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi faced backlash online after telling a New York City man on X, who was upset over the new congestion toll, to "get over it."
Biaggi was responding to a video on Monday posted to X of an Upper East Side resident, identified as Andrew in the post, explaining how the congestion toll personally affects him, discussing how he had to "pay $9 to go around the block," adding that "something needs to be sorted out for Manhattan residents."
"Lord Jesus, get over it," was Biaggi's response on X.
Alessandra Biaggi, pictured speaking at the 10th Annual First Ladies Luncheon on Sept. 20, 2022, in New York City, told a NYC man to "get over" his hardships caused by the new congestion toll. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Fashion 4 Development)
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This response by Biaggi prompted immediate backlash from users on X, many feeling her response was insensitive.
"What's your net worth Biaggi and why do you hate working people so much?" asked one user.
"'Get over it you poors!' - Alessandra Biaggi," another mocked.
Another user responded, "Not everybody has the money to afford this. How are people going to simply 'get over it' you insensitive clown."
Then-state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi near the "Needle Threading a Button" sculpture in Manhattan on Feb. 12, 2022 (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Biaggi's subsequent posts to X were flooded with "get over it" comments from users reminding the ex-senator that her comment did not land well with them.
The ex-senator previously faced backlash online in 2023 for her comments on X about her own student loan interest rates. In the year prior, however, Biaggi purchased a $1.14 million dollar home in Beford, NY.
When asked for comment by Fox News Digital, Biaggi responded, "Congestion pricing is a modern solution to funding our subways. Any person who rides the subway knows that they're in desperate need of updates that require funding. This should have happened sooner."
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Biaggi added, "If New Yorkers want something to be angry about, it should be that [New York Gov. Kathy] Hochul is allowing Andrew Cuomo to spend millions of New York taxpayers' money to retaliate against his credible sexual assault victims."
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