Congestion Pricing Has Eased NYC Traffic. Not Everyone Is Happy.
The introduction of a $9 congestion fee has resulted in faster speeds on some of the city’s famously snarled streets and fewer commuters on the bridges and tunnels. “The traffic is absolutely less, even during rush hour,
Congestion pricing scam tricks drivers into paying for tolls via text, E-ZPass NY warns
Scammers posing as toll collectors are sending drivers fake text messages to cash in on New York City congestion pricing, E-ZPass warns.
‘Running there’: NYC starts congestion pricing. Then Shake Shack does this in response
In an effort to make NYC less chaotic by minimizing traffic, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has added a new toll. This new toll is being called congestion pricing and is projected to significantly minimize traffic in Manhattan’s business district. Drivers will be charged the toll when entering below 60th Street in Manhattan.
Frustration mounts among Queensboro Bridge drivers hit with NYC congestion pricing toll
Drivers entering Manhattan from Queens who take the lower roadway and travel north briefly cross 60th Street, meaning they still have to pay the $9 daytime toll. Likewise, drivers leaving Manhattan from the Upper East Side must enter the zone at 59th Street to get on the Queensboro Bridge, also costing them $9 during the day.
Congestion pricing is now live in NYC. Here's what commuters need to know.
Congestion pricing started on Sunday, Jan. 5 in NYC, after years of debate, planning, controversy and legal challenges.
Is NYC’s Congestion Pricing Working? Fewer Private Cars Are On the Road (For Now)
NYC’s 2025 congestion pricing found fewer personal cars on Manhattan’s roads and more cabs over its first five days, a Bloomberg analysis of 75,000 cars show.
Congestion Pricing: Transforming NYC And Urban Mobility Nationwide
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Lawler: Trump has right to revoke congestion pricing approval
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Meet the brothers who built NYC’s favorite congestion pricing tracking tool
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New York City Welcomes Congestion Pricing With Fanfare and Complaints
The program had defied many obstacles over the course of decades. It debuted over the weekend on what seemed to be a ...
Shake Shack offers limited-time $9 ‘NYC Congestion Pricing Combo' in tri-state
For a limited time, Shake Shack is offering a $9 "NYC Congestion Pricing Combo" at select NY, NJ, CT locations ...
Naive to think congestion pricing will deter NYC-bound drivers; Kudos for highlighting religious creativity | Letters
"Much like taxes on cigarettes, which have done little to extinguish the habit but have generated revenue for related ...