Staten Island Advance5d
NYC congestion pricing on pause: Here’s what drivers need to know
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Congestion pricing has gone from inevitable to immobilized, as Gov. Kathy Hochul this past week announced a seemingly last-minute decision to put the controversial tolling ...
New York Daily News4d
What’s next for congestion fees: How to make the tolls better and fairer
Within five minutes after Gov. Hochul announced the postponement of the initiation of the congestion pricing charges, my email inbox filled up with panicked messages from advocate groups pleading ...
The New York Times8d
What Happens Now That Congestion Pricing Has Been Halted
By Liam Stack Gov. Kathy Hochul hit the brakes on New York’s decades-in-the-making congestion pricing plan on Wednesday, shocking lawmakers and infuriating supporters of the initiative.
Staten Island Advance5d
NYC congestion pricing: How will N.Y. fill MTA budget hole now that the controversial plan is paused?
Earlier this week, Gov. Kathy Hochul put an indefinite pause on the city’s controversial congestion pricing plan.
New York Post10d
Here’s why no one escapes NYC’s controversial congestion toll — not even locals without cars
There’s no escaping the MTA’s new $15 congestion toll to enter Midtown — even for local residents who don’t drive a car. A Brooklyn-based air-conditioning and ventilation service firm is ...
Chicago Tribune6d
Norma M. Petrancosta OBITUARY
Norma M. Petrancosta, age 93, of Indian Head Park, passed away peacefully at her home with her daughter at her side; loving mother of Luanne Petrancosta; proud & devoted grandmother of the late ...
CBS News7d
N.J. lawmakers praise pause to NYC's congestion pricing plan. Here's what they're saying.
NEW YORK - New Jersey lawmakers are hailing the indefinite pause on congestion pricing in New York City. Lawmakers in New Jersey have long derided New York City's congestion pricing plan as a tax ...
CBS News7d
With NYC's congestion pricing plan delayed, what happens to the big MTA projects it was supposed to fund?
NEW YORK - Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she is indefinitely postponing congestion pricing in New York City, which had been set to start on June 30. The plan had been touted as being ...
New York Post7d
Gov. Hochul ditches hated congestion pricing plan in stunning reversal over economic fears: ‘New Yorkers are struggling’
Gov. Kathy Hochul ditched the MTA congestion pricing plan indefinitely Wednesday — saying it’s not the right time as New Yorkers face a cost-of-living crisis. Hochul announced plans to delay ...
The New York Times4d
What Made New York Great? Leadership. Where Is It Now?
The city was built on bold ideas. Suddenly Gov. Kathy Hochul paused a game-changing plan to fight congestion. Can we still do big things in a polarized moment? By Michael Kimmelman Have we lost ...
ABC News8d
Controversial congestion pricing toll delayed in Manhattan
The toll to drive below 60th Street was to go into effect June 30. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she has indefinitely postponed the implementation of congestion pricing, which had ...
Yahoo5d
Congestion pricing could reduce traffic, but is it fair to ask drivers to pay up?
After years of political maneuvering, lawsuits and heated debate among residents, New York was on the brink of becoming the first city in the United States to institute congestion pricing as a way ...