News 4’s Erica Byfield reports. 

A New York judge has denied Gov. Kathy Hochul’s request to toss out lawsuits challenging her decision to halt a new congestion fee for drivers into Manhattan. Judge Arthur Engoron made the decision in a Manhattan court after hearing about two hours of arguments in a case brought by transportation and environmental advocates that support the fee. The groups, including...

The MTA shared what it plans to do with its new budget plan — which, if approved, would be the largest in history despite the agency’s turmoil over money with congestion pricing on pause. The budget includes new subway trains, hundreds of new buses and an interborough express plan to connect Brooklyn and Queens. But what is noticeably absent from...

Congestion pricing may be on pause for now, but some lawmakers are pushing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to scrap it entirely after she revealed in an interview that there is a new plan for the controversial program that could take effect by the end of 2024.

Congestion pricing is on pause for now, but on Long Island, some fed up politicians are now pushing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to scrap it altogether. NBC New York’s Carolyn Manno reports.

Despite the pause on congestion pricing, the MTA said it is moving forward with accessibility upgrades to a number of subway stations. On Monday, for the first time, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said he thought the pause on congestion pricing should be temporary. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Another fare hike is officially planned for early 2025. While riders may not like it, MTA board members are worried raising the fare might not be enough to make up for the lack of funds that now won’t be coming from congestion pricing, which has been put on hold. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

New York’s public transit system will stop work on a planned subway line expansion and retreat from other maintenance and improvement projects because of a $16.5 billion shortfall caused by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to halt a plan to fund the projects through “congestion” tolls imposed on Manhattan drivers. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board took a formal vote Wednesday...

We’re learning more about the MTA’s next move after Gov. Kathy Hochul called for a pause on the congestion pricing plan. Leaders held their first board meeting Wednesday, voting to not fight the move for now, and accept that multi-billion dollar budget gap. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The federal government has signed off on final approval for the MTA’s congestion pricing plan, which was put on pause more than a week ago by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.