NYC Congestion Pricing Plan Threatened by Legal Challenges
A series of legal challenges could derail New York City ’s long-awaited congestion pricing plan, which is scheduled to begin on January 5, report Chris Dolmetsch and Michelle Kaske in Bloomberg CityLab.
Deadline to apply for NYC congestion pricing discounts is at the end of this month
When it returns on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, there will be a lower toll than first proposed. Originally, drivers would have been charged $15 for entering the zone. Hochul said her initial opposition to the program was due to the high cost for working New Yorkers.
Judge rejects stopping NYC congestion pricing
On Monday, a federal judge denied a bid to stop congestion pricing. The congestion pricing plan is set to go into effect Jan 5, 2025 with a $9 base toll. The new tolls will apply to Manhattan below 60th Street. NEW YORK CITY - A judge has refused to pump ...
NYC congestion pricing faces last-ditch fight in federal court
The MTA's controversial congestion pricing is facing legal challenges in federal court Friday. Congestion pricing is set to take effect Jan. 5, but that could get delayed.   A preliminary injunction hearing is taking place at U.
NYC congestion pricing: Here’s how much it will cost drivers
Drivers who come into the CRZ via the Holland and Lincoln tunnels will receive a $3 credit, while drivers who use the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel or Queens-Midtown Tunnel will receive a $1.50 in credit. Drivers who make under $50,000 per year will receive a 50% discount on the standard toll for all crossings after their first 10 trips each month.
New York judges refuse to halt congestion pricing
New York City congestion pricing cleared late legal challenges to stay on track to start Jan. 5, 2025​. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
NYC congestion pricing plan leaps legal hurdles ahead of January start
The cash-strapped MTA wants to put the contentious toll program into effect before President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to kill the toll, takes office.
Congestion pricing will fund subway station accessibility projects across NYC, MTA says
The MTA says much of the revenue it expects to get from congestion pricing will go towards solving subway station ...
Is congestion pricing in effect yet in New York City?
Drivers heading to New York City are preparing to pay a $9 congestion pricing toll if they enter Manhattan below 60th Street. There are some exemptions and discounts in place to ...
NYC congestion pricing plan survives pause attempts from Rockland, Orange counties and teachers' union, other groups
Federal judges in Manhattan and White Plains denied requests by several groups and two counties to pause the plan.
MTA could hike NYC congestion toll by 25% on ‘gridlock alert’ days in ‘surge pricing’-style tax squeeze
The MTA’s right to jack up the already hotly controversial commuter tax was listed in a footnote in the revised congestion ...
LEONARD GREENE: NYC congestion pricing is a lump of coal for cash-strapped commuters
The lump of coal better known as congestion pricing is back on the table just in time for cash-strapped commuters who went ...
NYC congestion pricing back on track after judge denies injunction to halt controversial toll plan
Congestion pricing moved back to the express lane on Monday after a Manhattan federal judge declined a request for a ...
NYC food industry begs for exemption to traffic congestion toll, warns prices will spike: ‘People will stop going out’
A coalition of more than 100 businesses and associations sent a letter to Hochul expressing their concerns about the toll on ...