Hochul revives congestion pricing with $9 toll

Despite Lowering Toll to $9, Hochul May Find a Higher Political Cost
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s move to revive congestion pricing in New York has energized her Republican opponents, giving them fodder to fight her re-election in 2026.
Hochul revives congestion pricing with $9 toll in January
Hochul has been under pressure from transit advocates, environmental groups and supportive lawmakers to revive the toll since she spiked it in June.
Gov. Hochul's revised congestion pricing plan would lower main toll to $9
Hochul had put the plan on "pause" in June just before the originally proposed toll of $15 was set to take effect.
Gov. Hochul relaunches congestion pricing plan with 40% reduction
Hochul announced the daytime toll for automobiles would be reduced from $15 to $9, calling it a 40% reduction that would save daily commuters nearly $1,500 annually.
Hochul Brings Back Congestion Pricing Plan After Months of Suspense
The governor is renewing plans to start the tolling program, but at discounted rates. Ms. Hochul said it will generate $15 billion for mass transit.
Hochul announces $9 NYC congestion pricing to begin in January
Congestion pricing is moving full speed ahead for a Jan. 5 start, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared Thursday – as critics blasted her for repeatedly touting “40%” in savings to a toll that never even kicked off in the first place.
Hochul to announce Thursday new congestion pricing plan; sources say Manhattan toll will be $9
Earlier this year, the governor had put on hold a planned toll hike that would have charged drivers $15 for entering the busiest parts of Manhattan, saying the fee was too high.
Manhattan congestion pricing will return in January at a daily base toll of $9, Gov. Hochul says
City’s congestion pricing plan is back and set to kick in on Jan. 5, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. But the daily toll — which Hochul put on indefinite hiatus this past June, three weeks before it was supposed to go into effect — will be $9 rather than the original planned toll of $15 for at least three years,
New York to launch congestion pricing with lower toll for driving in Manhattan
Gov. Kathy Hochul's revised congestion pricing plan would lower main toll to $9
Hochul had put the plan on "pause" in June just before the originally proposed toll of $15 was set to take effect.
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NYC congestion pricing will start in January at $9, Gov. Kathy Hochul says
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Hochul’s New York Driving Tax Is Back
Her ‘pause’ kept the issue from hurting Democrats in the House.
NJ argues NYC congestion pricing suit ‘ripe for decision’ as Hochul revives contentious commuter toll
A lawyer for Gov. Phil Murphy has urged a federal judge to issue a ruling in one of the major lawsuits challenging the ...