NY accused of offering NJ drivers measly $3 break on hated congestion toll in secret doomed talks
New York State offered New Jersey just a $3 discount to drivers entering Manhattan to offset Midtown's new $9 toll, but Garden State officials say the tax will jump to $15. The person scoffed, saying that once the deal was over, the discount meant virtually nothing. The farcical proposal was proposed during secret court-ordered negotiations […]
NYC residents slapped with congestion pricing ‘surcharge’ by fed-up companies paying new toll: ‘Hochul inflation’
Residents of Manhattan's congestion pricing zones could potentially pay new tolls even if they don't drive. Businesses providing deliveries and services in the central business district south of 60th Street are sending notices to customers that the handling fee will be added as an additional charge to their bills. CompuVoip, a phone and data services […]
Here’s the priciest block to drive in NYC — thanks to new congestion toll: ‘Ridiculous!’
The Big Apple's new congestion pricing regulations have turned one city block into an expensive proposition. On a one-block stretch of First Avenue between 60th and 61st Streets, motorists will pay a $9 toll when exiting the Queensboro Bridge. Even if you head north and away from the zone. Clement Foster, 42, of the Bronx, […]
Democrat-Run NYC Begins Slugging Drivers with Punitive Congestion Tax
Ignoring a flurry of last-minute legal challenges, New York City began imposing $9 fines on drivers entering Manhattan on Sunday, a move that has already drawn the ire of President-elect Donald Trump. There is. Commuters from other states and territories already pay about $15 in bridge and tunnel tolls, and the congestion toll will be […]
Man stabbed in NYC subway station as congestion pricing starts
Just hours after congestion pricing went into effect, a man was stabbed at a Bronx station early Sunday morning, forcing more New Yorkers to ride the increasingly violent subway system. It was not immediately clear whether the victim and suspect knew each other or what prompted the attack, police officials said. A 38-year-old man was […]
FDNY firefighters unions say congestion toll will hurt response times
New York City's two fire unions denounced a new $9 congestion pricing plan, saying on Sunday it would likely reduce response times and “could mean the difference between life and death.” On Sunday, FDNY firefighters opposed the plan just as charges began to be filed against drivers who veered below 61st Street in Manhattan. The […]
NJ Dem slams New York as controversial NYC congestion pricing takes effect
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D.N.J.) criticized New York state as it prepares to introduce a controversial new congestion toll tax for commuters on Saturday. The congestion pricing program comes into effect on Sunday, but Sherrill insists the tax is “nothing more than an attempt to defray transportation costs.” [Metro Transportation Authority] On the backs of New […]
NYC congestion tolls will put the screws on outer boroughs: critics
Crowds invading bridges and tunnels are no longer just on weekends. Commuters to the Big Apple will have their own parking spots across the city starting this week, fearing a $9 congestion toll plan will force them to stop taking the train to save their wallets. residents told the Post. The plan is expected to […]
Hochul’s $9 NYC congestion tolls set to roll out Jan. 5
Motorists headed to some of Manhattan's busiest streets have begun paying the nation's first $9 congestion toll. They claim the controversial levy will drive people out of Gotham and devastate the local economy. The scheme officially goes into effect at midnight on Sunday, and drivers entering the city below 60th Avenue will be paid $9 […]
MTA holds cheery ceremony to unveil congestion pricing signs — hours before drivers are set to feel the pain
The MTA held a cheerful celebration to unveil new “de-congestion zone” signs in Manhattan, hours before drivers felt the pain of controversial toll roads in the Big Apple. . The agency's CEO, Janno Lieber, personally unveiled a sign at one of the entrances to the zone in Lower Manhattan showing the new $9 toll. A […]