Congestion Pricing in Manhattan

(Reuters) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted on Monday to implement a $9 congestion mitigation charge for driving in Manhattan starting on Jan. 5. This move aims to raise billions for mass transit and cut traffic.

New York City's congestion pricing program, the first of its kind in the United States, was revived last week by Governor Kathy Hochul after she had put it on indefinite hold in June.

The new plan will charge a $9 toll during daytime hours for passenger vehicles driving in Manhattan south of 60th Street, abandoning an earlier proposal to charge $15.