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MTA could raise NYC congestion pricing toll 25% on gridlock alert days, but Hochul says she won't allow it
With congestion pricing set to start on Jan. 5, the MTA now says it has the right to hike the prices even more on gridlock alert days.
NYC congestion pricing: What are the toll rates during peak period?
Rates will be discounted during overnight hours, which are weekdays from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and weekends from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
NYC's congestion pricing begins January 5: Which drivers are eligible for discounts?
Some drivers could qualify for a discount that reduces the congestion toll by 50%, while drivers with disabilities or health conditions that prevent them from using mass transit could apply for a "disability exemption.
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 accessibility issues.
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.
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.
MTA says it has the right to hike congestion pricing toll 25% on gridlock alert days
However, Gov. Kathy Hochul says "under no circumstances" will she allow it to happen. The controversial tolling plan begins on Jan. 5. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian has the story.
NYC drivers will be spared 25% congestion pricing surcharge
Drivers coming to Manhattan during the holidays won't have to pay a higher congestion pricing fee after New York's governor ...
Congestion pricing in NYC: When does it start?
Drivers heading to New York City are preparing to pay a $9 congestion pricing toll if they enter Manhattan below 60th Street.
NYC congestion pricing faces last-ditch fight in federal court
A judge has scheduled a preliminary injunction hearing Friday for four of the New York-based lawsuits challenging congestion ...
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.
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What exactly is the NYC congestion pricing plan? What you should know
NYC's congestion pricing program is the first of its kind in the nation, and was first proposed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2019. The congestion pricing toll is designed to discourage ...
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 ...
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Who qualifies for congestion pricing discounts?
Congestion pricing in NYC begins Jan. 5, and drivers entering the congestion zone may face steep tolls. FOX 5's ...
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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 ...