As part of a the MTA's congestion pricing plan, commuters will be charged a toll upon entering parts of Manhattan during specific times.
Researchers at Cornell University find air pollution in the busiest parts of Manhattan fell 22% following the tolls' launch.
Nearly 70,000 fewer cars are entering Manhattan at 60 th Street and below every day, an 11% drop from prior years that state officials tie to the January start of the Metropolitan Transportation ...
In a moment when good government can feel out of reach, New York’s congestion pricing program proves something rare and powerful: We can still do big things. Policy debates in New York often take on a ...
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New York dumps cars to clean the air

New York City has started congestion pricing, which keeps cars out of the center of Manhattan. It has cut the number of people willing to drive into New York, and cleaned the air in the process.
The concept of congestion pricing first appeared in the economics literature more than 60 years ago in an article written by William Vickrey, a Columbia University economics professor and future Nobel ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — While the governor’s office recently touted that NYC congestion pricing is “making life in New York better,” concerns around the tolling program’s impact on Staten Island remain, ...
A Long Island Congresswoman is blasting the MTA’s proposed 2026 fare hikes on Long Island Rail Road commuters as a blatant “cash grab” after the agency pushed drivers off the roads and into trains ...
The concept of congestion pricing first appeared in the economics literature more than 60 years ago in an article written by William Vickrey, a Columbia University economics professor and future Nobel ...