Congestion pricing: Hochul postponing Manhattan toll plan indefinitely due to economic fears ahead of election

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on June 5, 2024

Gov. Kathy Hochul is delaying the start of congestion pricing amid an important election year and last-minute concerns about the Manhattan toll plan’s economic impacts, a source confirmed to amNewYork Metro Wednesday morning.

Congestion pricing, which would charge $15 to most motorists entering lower Manhattan in a bid to reduce traffic and fund the MTA’s capital priorities, was scheduled to go into effect on June 30, five years after being approved by New York lawmakers.