Congestion Pricing, NYC

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,
‘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
Now that congestion pricing is in effect, drivers are discovering a quirk of the Queensboro Bridge that tolls them even if they don’t want to enter the zone south of 60th Street – and they’re furious.
Some drivers on Queensboro Bridge have to pay congestion pricing tolls
Some drivers on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge are being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not.
Drivers confused over tolls to enter Queens at 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.
NY petition targeting E-ZPass late fees and congestion pricing gathers storm: ‘Legal extortion’
A New York driver who says he’s fed up with E-ZPass tolls has launched an online petition to change the system, including ...
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.
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NYC Drivers Confounded by Unexpected Queensboro Bridge Congestion Pricing, Public Advocate Calls for System Review
Confusion over a new $9 toll for the Queensboro Bridge in NYC has sparked frustration among drivers and calls for better ...
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 ...
NYC's new congestion pricing program is working, MTA says
Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first ...
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, ...
Shake Shack offers limited-time $9 ‘NYC Congestion Pricing Combo' in tri-state
For a limited time, Shake Shack is offering a $9 "NYC Congestion Pricing Combo" at select NY, NJ, CT locations ...
Bars outside NYC congestion pricing zone aim to draw in drinkers: ‘You’re in luck’
A group of Upper West Side bars is trying to use congestion pricing to gin up business. “You’re in luck . . . all our locations are above the zone,” boasted a social media post this week from Dive ...