New York City congestion pricing plan approved by MTA board
The MTA board voted to approve Gov. Kathy Hochul's revamped New York City congestion pricing plan today.
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The MTA board voted to approve Gov. Kathy Hochul's revamped New York City congestion pricing plan today.
The MTA board on Monday fast-tracked Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to to finance mass transit with congestion pricing, rubber-stamping her plan to charge drivers a fee to enter Manhattan's Central Business District. CBS News New York's Derick Waller reports.
Leaders in Nassau and Suffolk counties rolled out a strategy Monday to try and stop congestion pricing.
CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook breaks down how the money raised from the $9 toll will be used.
Supervisors of several towns say the tolling plan in an unnecessary tax and they hope President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress kill it when they take power in 2025. CBS News New York's Maurice Dubois reports.
But as CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports, there are plans in place to raise the toll twice in the next six years.
The MTA is set to vote on whether to approve Gov. Kathy Hochul's latest congestion pricing plan. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
The MTA is expected to approve Gov. Kathy Hochul's latest plan to activate congestion pricing tolls in New York City. CBS News New York's Derick Waller reports.
CBS News New York's Allen Devlin has more on the obstacles the tolling plan will continue to face,
The revived plan announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week would charge drivers $9 to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during peak hours. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Manhattan State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, a powerful voice in Albany, weighs in on the new congestion pricing plan and the incoming Trump administration on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
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NYU Langone Health is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to consider the financial burden of congestion pricing on patients and staff.
Congestion pricing may be back, but so is the pushback. One New York hospital says its staff and patients will be hit hard. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro reports.
Some business owners worry NYC's new congestion pricing plan, which the MTA board is expected to vote on next week, will end up costing them more.
Gov. Kathy Hochul's retooled congestion pricing plan, with $9 tolls to enter Manhattan's Central Business District, would start in January if it's fully approved. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Congestion pricing could start as soon as January 2025 in New York City, but the program still has a few more hurdles to pass before it becomes a reality. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has a look ahead.
Congestion pricing in NYC will start in January with a $9 toll, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to restart the program at a reduced rate, and it could start as early as Jan. 5. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has a look at the next steps.
Gov. Kathy Hochul revived her congestion pricing plan Thursday. The goal, she says, is to raise money for the MTA at a lower cost to drivers. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer has more on the political ramification of Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision. Reporters Doug Williams and Natalie Duddridge spoke to people for and against the tolling plan.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that congestion pricing will start in January at $9. Watch her complete news conference.
CBS News New York's Doug Williams has the latest on the tolling plan's expected price and reaction from drivers.
Congestion pricing appears to be making a comeback. Sources tell CBS News New York that Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to un-pause the program at a reduced rate.
Sources tell CBS News New York Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to unpause congestion pricing at the end of this year, but as Ali Bauman reports, Republicans, and even some Democrats, are looking to kill the controversial plan.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making private visits to New York City firehouses as we approach 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
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A man was arrested after he was seen on surveillance video stealing money from a kids' lemonade stand in New Jersey, police said.
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Lyme disease cases surged to 25,000 across New York state last year. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan toured Long Island's tick center with the health commissioner, who said the ticks are winning and New Yorkers must stay vigilant.
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