MTA, Congestion pricing

Congestion pricing system faces first rush hour test Monday as MTA says 'no hiccups'
Congestion pricing got its first rush hour test on Monday morning, with MTA officials saying it was a smooth ride and drivers grumbling about the $9 fee to enter parts of Manhattan.
MTA officials say they're prepared to handle any issues with congestion pricing
Congestion pricing is expected to generate billions in revenue to modernize New York’s transit infrastructure. Still, the plan has faced fierce opposition from New Jersey officials and commuters. FOX 5 NY's Duarte Geraldino has the latest.
Update your E-ZPass before congestion pricing starts, MTA warns: Here’s why
The MTA is reminding drivers to update their E-ZPass accounts before congestion pricing starts this weekend. The toll goes into effect on Jan. 5. Drivers entering Manhattan at and below 60th Street will pay a $9 toll once a day between the hours of 5 a.
Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During First Rush Hour
The tolls were introduced just past midnight on Sunday. Officials are still assessing how they are affecting traffic patterns in New York City.
Manhattan congestion pricing debuts, but the big test comes Monday
New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours.
New York launches new congestion pricing despite opposition
New York City launched a new congestion toll for motorists entering Manhattan, marking the first such toll to be launched in the United States. The tax, $9 for most motorists entering congestion zones during peak hours,
First work day with congestion pricing in Manhattan, New York City
For many New Yorkers, it's the first day back to work following the holiday break, and for a swath of commuters, it will also be the first time they pay the new congestion pricing toll to enter Manhattan below 60th Street.
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Congestion pricing: FDNY unions, MTA trade verbal jabs over lack of exemptions for first responders
Two firefighter unions took the MTA to task over congestion pricing after its Jan. 5 launch, charging that a lack of ...
NY governor touts increased surveillance amid MTA mayhem: Cameras in 'every single subway car'
After a surge in violence in the New York subway in the last few weeks, Gov. Kathy Hochul boasts that security cameras have ...
MTA holds cheery ceremony to unveil congestion pricing signs — hours before drivers are set to feel the pain
The MTA held a cheery celebration to unveil a new “Congestion Relief Zone” sign in Manhattan, just hours before drivers will ...
Cops nab homeless man wanted in 2 NYC subway stabs, including attack on MTA cleaner
NYPD cops on Sunday nabbed a homeless man wanted for wounding an off-duty MTA subway cleaner and a second man in a pair of ...
MTA: Submit congestion pricing exemption applications now as tolls begin Jan. 5
The MTA is accepting applications for income-based, disability-based and other exemptions and discounts from eligible drivers ...
MTA employee victim of 3rd NYC subway stabbing in roughly 24 hours
An MTA employee was stabbed in a subway station in the Bronx Thursday morning. It's the third NYC subway stabbing in a little ...
Woman attacks MTA worker by hurling an orange at her
A Manhattan transit worker was attacked Friday morning by a passerby who hurled an orange at her stomach, police said.
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MTA bus strikes and kills woman walking in Queens, NYPD says
An MTA bus fatally struck a woman crossing the street in Queens on Thursday, the NYPD said. As of Friday, the driver — whose ...
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Congestion pricing launches ‘smoothly’ as MTA sets sights on ‘getting projects done’ with new cash flow
Just 12 hours after congestion pricing’s launch, the head of the MTA touted its early success and defended its launch. “It ...
Off-duty MTA cleaner stabbed in armpit in Bronx subway station
A 47-year-old MTA worker was stabbed, and is in stable condition, after arguing with a man in the Pelham Parkway No. 5 train ...