New York, Manhattan and Congestion

New York City’s Steep Congestion Toll Comes into Effect for Midtown Manhattan Drivers
New York City’s controversial congestion toll came into effect Sunday at midnight, taxing Midtown Manhattan drivers as much as $9 to make their way around the busiest part of the city. The congestion pricing system will charge drivers entering Manhattan below 60th street $9 during the peak hours of 5 a.
Driving into Manhattan? That’ll cost you, as new congestion toll starts Sunday
The toll, known as congestion pricing, is meant to reduce traffic gridlock while also raising money to help fix New York's ailing public transit infrastructure.
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 Street.
New York becomes the first U.S. city with a congestion charge despite opposition
Motorists entering Manhattan’s busiest neighborhoods will now have to pay up to $9 in congestion charges, as New York City’s first-in-the-nation Congestion Relief Zone officially launched Sunday.
New York City Welcomes Congestion Pricing With Fanfare and Complaints
The program had defied many obstacles over the course of decades. It debuted over the weekend on what seemed to be a successful first day.
New congestion pricing toll begins in New York City
New York City's new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan began on Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours.
This is how New York City congestion pricing works: How much will NYC drivers have to pay to enter Manhattan?
New York City has launched its congestion pricing scheme meant to reduce traffic jams and raise money to help rehabilitate public transport facilities.
Scammers Could Cheat New York’s New Congestion Pricing Tolls
Drivers who obscure their plates or otherwise circumvent paying tolls already cost the city’s mass transit system millions of dollars.
New York first US city to have congestion charge
The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York City. Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles. "The system has been in operation since midnight [05:00 GMT Sunday]," Janno Lieber, CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), told reporters.
New York becomes 1st city in US to launch congestion fee
The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the United States has become effective in New York City as of Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9
New York City starts driver congestion charging despite opposition
New York launched a controversial scheme on Sunday to charge drivers entering parts of the city, a first in the United States, putting local authorities on
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