NYC subways saw a sizable increase in ridership almost every day since the launch of congestion pricing on Sunday, according to state data.
Metrics on the New York State open data portal show that the city’s subway ridership on the days following congestion pricing’s launch on Jan. 5 has increased from the same period last year — before the tolls were in effect.
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