Federal judge rules on NYC congestion pricing; interpretation differs between parties
A federal judge on Monday issued a partial ruling in a dispute between New York and New Jersey over New York City's controversial congestion pricing, allowing the Empire State to charge drivers entering the city center. It found that it had taken most of the steps necessary to impose the plan. Manhattan. U.S. District Judge […]
MTA gets OK to start $9 Manhattan congestion toll following ruling — Hochul calls it ‘massive win for commuters’
A political war on the Hudson erupted Monday over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA's controversial $9 congestion toll. Following a ruling by a federal judge in Newark, the MTA will now be able to begin charging the nation's first congestion tolls for entering Manhattan south of 60th Street starting Sunday, January 5th. […]
Andrew Cuomo opposes Hochul’s $9 congestion toll while mulling comeback
Former governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo opposes Gov. Kathy Hochul's controversial $9 congestion charge for entering midtown Manhattan, The Post has learned. . This is the first time Cuomo has commented on the $9 commuter tax since Hochul announced it after the November election. “There's no denying that New York is in a dramatically […]
MTA could hike NYC congestion toll by 25% on ‘gridlock alert’ days in ‘surge pricing’-style tax squeeze
The new $9 toll for cars in midtown Manhattan could rise by another 25% to $11.25 on “traffic alert days” starting next year, The Post has learned. MTA's already controversial right to raise commuter taxes It was mentioned in a footnote In a revised congestion pricing plan filed in the New York State Register, the […]
NYC food industry begs for exemption to traffic congestion toll, warns prices will spike
New York City food industry leaders are pleading with Gov. Kathy Hochul for an exemption from the controversial congestion pricing plan, warning that the fees will lead to higher prices for consumers. A coalition of more than 100 businesses and associations, including restaurateurs, distributors, food banks, and companies such as Bal d'Or Specialty Foods and […]
Companies could easily flee NY for NJ over new congestion toll: senator
Garden State Sen. George Helmy said Sunday that businesses could easily flee New York to New Jersey if they found out that new congestion pricing in Midtown was costing their businesses and employees too much. He said he could not. The tolls would be $9 for cars and up to nearly $22 for trucks, with […]
Federal officials approve New York congestion pricing plan
Federal officials have approved a plan that would allow New York City to impose a $9 toll on cars entering Manhattan as part of an effort to ease traffic congestion and improve air quality. The city originally planned to charge $15, but scrapped that plan earlier this year. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) recently […]
Feds OK Hochul’s $9 NYC congestion pricing plan clearing final bureaucratic hurdle
Congestion pricing is moving forward at full speed. The Federal Highway Administration on Thursday approved the final bureaucratic steps for an improved program that will impose a $9 toll on cars entering Manhattan's 60th Street and below starting Jan. 5. The Federal Highway Administration has approved Hochul's congestion pricing plan. james cavom This was the […]
Mayor Adams praises Hochul on congestion pricing, insists NYC safe from Trump blowback
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday praised Gov. Kathy Hochul for reinstating the city's hated congestion pricing plan and insisted the Big Apple is safe from potential blowback by President-elect Donald Trump. . “When you become a leader, you make difficult decisions,” Adams said of Hochul's reinstatement of the highly unpopular new commuter tax. President Trump […]
MTA board approves Gov. Hochul’s massive NYC congestion pricing toll reboot
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Monday approved New York Governor Kathy Hochul's congestion pricing program for Midtown and Lower Manhattan by a 12-1 vote. Congestion pricing will begin in January, with mandatory video tolls being imposed on newly built gantries surrounding the city centre. Traffic traveling under 60th Street and Central Park and traffic […]