Congestion pricing

New York’s much-debated plan to charge drivers to enter the center of Manhattan is set to take effect Sunday just after midnight, following years of bureaucratic and legal roadblocks. The goals of what is known as “congestion pricing” are to reduce gridlock and pollution and raise revenue for public transit. Gov. Kathy Hochul said this week that the state will push forward with...

A federal judge gave the MTA the green light to move forward with congestion pricing in Manhattan south of 60th street starting Sunday, denying New Jersey a temporary restraining order that would’ve put the plans on hold. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

A judge denied New Jersey’s last-ditch effort to stop the MTA’s long-anticipated, and at times much-maligned, congestion pricing plan from going into effect.

The fate of congestion pricing is still in question as of Friday evening, with a federal judge in New Jersey set to determine whether the plan will go into effect on Jan. 5. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

New Jersey is making one last push Friday to curb congestion pricing, hours before the long-anticipated, at-times maligned program takes effect across the river. Federal Judge Leo Gordon has set a 3 p.m. hearing in Newark — just 33 hours before congestion pricing is presently scheduled to begin — to consider a Temporary Restraining Order filed by the Garden State….

Here are some things to know if you plan to come into New York by car after Jan. 5:

There is a new hearing before a judge only hours before congestion pricing is scheduled to begin as neighboring New Jersey makes another bid to halt the plan before it starts. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports. 

The legal battle over New York’s congestion pricing is not over yet, thanks to neighboring New Jersey. Federal Judge Leo Gordon has set a Friday 3 p.m. hearing in Newark — just 33 hours before congestion pricing is presently scheduled to begin — to consider a Temporary Restraining Order filed by the state of New Jersey. Garden State officials and…

New York’s plan to charge drivers extra to enter the center of Manhattan is set to to take effect Sunday. The goals of what’s known as congestion pricing are to reduce gridlock and pollution and raise revenue for the region’s transit system. Gov. Kathy Hochul said this week that the state is pushing forward forward with the plan. That means...

Andrew Siff provides the latest details for NBC New York. 

Under the congestion pricing plan, cars would pay a peak fee of $9 from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. Off-peak would be a 75% discount — $2.25. Rana Novini reports for News 4. 

Andrew Siff with the latest for NBC 4 New York. 

With just days to go before the nation’s first congestion toll begins in New York City, the pricing plan may have passed its final hurdle in a ruling from a U.S. district court who heard a suit from the state of New Jersey on environmental grounds, according to the MTA. But an attorney for the state of New Jersey...

Some legal roadblocks aimed at derailing congestion pricing have been removed by a pair of New York judges, as the plan is just days away from going into effect. There is one remaining hurdle, which sits in the hands of a judge in New Jersey. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The ruling means that barring another legal ruling from across the Hudson River, where the state of New Jersey has sued to block the new fee on environmental grounds, New York’s congestion pricing law is set to begin seconds past midnight on Jan. 5th.

Andrew Siff with the latest. 

The MTA is all set to go ahead with congestion pricing starting at 30 seconds past midnight on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 — and officials want to remind people about the toll. The reduced peak toll will be $9, it was originally supposed to be $15, but, drivers who don’t use EZPass to pay it will face a higher toll…

News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

News 4’s Ida Siegal has the details. 

What the future of congestion pricing in New York City could look like — and how much it could cost drivers — may soon be revealed, as the governor is expected to make an announcement Thursday regarding the controversial plan.