Summary
New York’s congestion pricing tolls are staying on, even as Trump tries to kill the program.
They were federally approved under the Biden administration and launched on January 5, charging most drivers $9 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street.
Gov. Kathy Hochul condemns the Trump administration’s move to revoke approval, calling it an attack on the city.
The MTA immediately sued the U.S. Department of Transportation, insisting the government can’t unilaterally end an active program.
By refusing to comply, the MTA keeps tolls running while legal battles continue.
That was a lie they told you.
They knew the tolls would stay on. Even if the plan at the time was to eventually turn them off.
Out here in San Diego, The Coronado Bay Bridge still has the toll booths from the 1960s. In the early 1990s they finished paying for the bridge, and lifetime maintenance, and haven’t collected a toll since.