NYC is the first US city with congestion pricing. Surviving 2025 is the key test
New York City’s congestion pricing is the first of its kind in the United States. Yet congestion pricing has been implemented in cities across the globe for decades, including in Singapore since the 1970s, London since 2003 and Stockholm since 2007.
New York City's congestion pricing picks up speed
The first congestion pricing plan in the United States has begun in New York City, charging most drivers $9 a day to enter Midtown and Lower Manhattan at peak hours. The long-debated plan, which has garnered both supporters and detractors,
New York becomes the first US 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 becomes first US city to institute congestion pricing
Congestion pricing, embraced by other metropolises including London, Stockholm, and Singapore, is aimed at raising billions to modernize New York’s beleaguered mass transit system. Yet the scheme has been fiercely contested since it was first proposed in 2017.
New York City Implements Traffic Congestion Pricing, the First in the US
Explore NYC's congestion pricing initiative aimed at reducing traffic congestion and enhancing urban air quality for a greener city.
Congestion pricing's first work week winds down in NYC
The MTA says it does not have data as yet on how much money the congestion pricing toll has generated in its first week.
New York Democrats' new tax forces middle-class workers into lawless subway tunnels
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NYC now most expensive US city to drive into after $9 congestion toll ups driver costs to $27
With over 700,000 vehicles entering the congestion charge area in Manhattan daily per MTA figures, it equates to at least $4 ...
A New Yorker who feared rising costs would hurt his retirement moved to Nepal. He said life is much cheaper and more relaxing.
Albert Greenwood and his wife moved to Nepal for a more affordable retirement in 2023, and their housing, food, and medical ...
Mother used as human shield in New York City shooting that injured 6 people: Police
A 40-year-old mother was one of six people shot in a New York City convenience store when she was used as a shield by a ...
‘Guardian Angels’ founder slams New York sanctuary city policies after woman set on fire
After announcing his citizen law enforcement group, the “Guardian Angels," would be returning to patrol the New York subway, ...
New York Needs a Turnaround to Show That Big Cities Still Work
Felony assaults in the subway system are up 55 percent since 2019. Though overall crime is down throughout the city and ...