MTA, Congestion

Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week
Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.
MTA shares initial impacts of congestion pricing: Here are the changes in traffic
With the first full week of congestion pricing in the books, the MTA shared data showing the initial impacts of the controversial plan. And the agency claims it is working.
Manhattan traffic down nearly 8% in first week of congestion pricing: MTA
Traffic in Midtown and lower Manhattan was down nearly 8% after the first full week of congestion tolling, according to preliminary traffic data released Monday by the MTA.
43K fewer drivers on Manhattan roads after congestion pricing turned on, MTA says
The launch of congestion pricing led to some 43,000 fewer drivers on average entering Manhattan below 60th Street each weekday last week than would be typical for that time of January, according to data released by the MTA on Monday. The data comes just over a week after the tolls went live.
New Yorkers Have Little Data but Big Feelings About Congestion Pricing
Manhattan commuters are already marveling at what appears to be less traffic — and grousing about the new $9 tolls.
MTA touts success of first week of NYC congestion pricing plan — but do their numbers back up claims?
One week into congestion pricing, MTA officials say the results are promising — but can the state-run transit agency show the proof?
Congestion pricing: Traffic down but food business costs rise
After one week of congestion pricing, MTA data shows traffic is down, but restaurants in the Central Business District say some of their prices are already going
No E-ZPass? Congestion pricing could cost you 50% more to drive into Manhattan
Congestion pricing in New York City is now in effect, after he MTA and Gov. Kathy Hochul revived the controversial plan to charge drivers to enter Manhattan’s most congested area. While the new plan reduces the toll from $15 to $9,
MTA: Fewer vehicles entered congestion pricing zone in first week
The faster speeds were most pronounced in the morning rush, when cars moved 39% faster through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and 28% faster across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Traffic Falls in New York City After $9 Congestion Fee Introduced
Vehicles pass a sign on 9th Avenue announcing New York City's congestion pricing program in effect charging drivers for entering the central business district in Manhattan below 60th street in New York City,
New York traffic falls after $9 congestion fee
Traffic in New York City has fallen since a congestion charge scheme for vehicles came into effect on 5 January, transport officials say. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said 273,000 fewer cars entered the central business district from Monday to Friday,
Nation's 1st congestion pricing 'working,' preliminary data shows: MTA
Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first ...
Map shows congestion pricing will cost up to $27 to drive into Manhattan: Firefighters, teachers and businesses can’t afford it
Business owners warn the deeply unpopular charge will affect everyone in the city, as they will be forced to pass on their ...
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 ...
Malliotakis discusses congestion pricing, 9/11 health program, SALT deductions with Trump
We’re not looking to benefit folks that have a vacation home in the Hamptons. We’re focused on people like the ones on Staten ...
NYC congestion pricing turns upper Manhattan nabes into parking ‘war zone’ — as drivers take up spots to avoid toll
Across Washington Heights, locals bemoaned that their already-scarce curbside parking spaces have further vanished in recent ...
Congestion toll cuts time on tunnel crossings, but few effects on NYC traffic
Commutes through the Holland and Lincoln tunnels were significantly faster last week, but traffic in Manhattan remained ...
Early congestion pricing tracking is in: Staten Islanders got screwed (opinion)
On Tuesday, the first clear-weather workday under congestion pricing, amNew York reported that traffic increased on roads ...
Subway, commuter rails see overcrowding amid congestion pricing as riders are ‘smashed up against one another’: straphangers
As commuters opt for public transit to avoid paying the $9 congestion zone toll, straphangers griped their trains were packed ...