Drivers in New York City inched closer to paying a new fee to enter Manhattan's central businessdistrict after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved the nation's first congestion-pricingplan, which could begin as soon as mid-June.The board of the MTA, which is implementing the toll...
NEW YORK- We're getting a much clearer idea of whatcongestion pricingis going to cost drivers when it kicks in. CBS New York's Marcia Kramerobtained a draft reportthat's recommending a $15 toll from 5 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. on weekends for drivers ent...
The newly approved NYC congestion pricing plan looks set to affect Broadway ticket sales. For anyone coming from out-of-town for a Broadway show, the proposition of using public transportation late at night to get home is wholly unsatisfactory due to safety issues on buses, subways and trains....
One caveat is that motorists could apply bridge or tunnel tolls to subsequent congestion surcharges. In other words, a car entering Manhattan from the Lincoln Tunnel during peak hours without an E-ZPass might get dinged just $6 on top of the $17 tunnel toll. New York is the canary in ...
With the MTA moving forward with plans to implement congestion pricing, which would be tolls for drivers coming into Manhattan below 60th Street, more and more cab and ride-hailing drivers are worried about how it will impact their income. “Congestion pricing, it’s going to be more money ...
The MTA now wants to charge New York Road Runners, which puts on the world-famous marathon, $750,000 per year, claiming that's how much it loses in toll revenue when the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is closed to cars for the race. The MTA said in a statement, "Taxpayers cannot be expect...
With the MTA moving forward with plans to implement congestion pricing, which would be tolls for drivers coming into Manhattan below 60th Street, more and more cab and ride-hailing drivers are worried about how it will impact their income. “Congestion pricing, it’s going to be more money ...
President-elect Trump has vowed to conduct mass deportations and is no fan of the city’s stalled congestion-pricing plan. 11/8/2024 2024 election What to Know About Susie Wiles, Trump’s Next Chief of Staff By Andrea González-Ramírez They call her the “Ice Maiden,” and she’ll ...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she is indefinitely delaying the implementation of congestion pricing in New York City’s borough of Manhattan just weeks before the plan was set to take effect, dealing a major blow to transportation ad
Granted, you could spend nearly that long on subways and buses getting to work from Queens or Brooklyn. A plan to impose a $15 toll on drivers entering Manhattan was put on hold indefinitely by Governor Kathy Hochul in June 2024. The plan had been aimed at reducing traffic congestion but ...