NYC, Congestion Pricing

Early Results from NYC Congestion Pricing Are In
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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.
Congestion pricing resulting in confusion for commuters using the Queensboro Bridge
Drivers say there's no way to get from Manhattan to Queens without paying the $9 fee, even though they have no intention of going into the designated congestion pricing zone.
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
NYC’s congestion pricing cuts traffic, emissions, and funds transit. Paired with Europe’s low-emission zones, it’s a blueprint for sustainable, livable cities.
Meet the brothers who built NYC’s favorite congestion pricing tracking tool
Now that New York City has finally flipped the switch on congestion pricing, the big question is: Will it work? And if so, how well?
‘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.
1st week of congestion pricing made commuting to NYC faster, the MTA says
With the first week of New York’s Congestion Pricing toll in the books, commuters are reaping a reward, spending less time in traffic in exchange for their $9 toll to enter lower Manhattan, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Congestion pricing in New York City starts after years of turmoil and legal challenges
The countdown to congestion pricing in New York City is over. Drivers now must pay a toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th ...
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 ...
Hochul Tries to Sell the Suburbs on Congestion Pricing
Gov. Kathy Hochul is pointing out possible benefits of congestion pricing to suburban commuters, an influential voting bloc ...
US foes Iran, Russia, other UN diplomats exempt from NYC congestion pricing as taxpayers forced to foot bill
The U.S. State Department has exempted U.N. diplomats and missions in New York City from paying new congestion fees according ...
Forget congestion pricing. Here are 28 better ways to spend $28 in N.J.
After years of debate and delays, congestion pricing officially came to New Jersey and New York on Jan. 5. On top of paying ...
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Think you owe a congestion pricing fine? Scammers may be behind it
As New York City's congestion pricing program takes effect, scammers are using phishing schemes to exploit drivers, posing as ...