Traffic in Manhattan's central business district fell by 7.5% last week and 273,000 fewer cars entered the borough's central business district after the first congestion pricing fee in the U.S. took effect on Jan.

New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan means many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. The toll is meant to reduce traffic gridlock in the city and raise money to fix its ailing public transit infrastructure. (AP Video: David R. Martin / Jan. 6, 2025)

The countdown to congestion pricing in New York City is over. Drivers now must pay a toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street.

New York City has launched its congestion pricing scheme meant to reduce traffic jams and raise money to help rehabilitate public transport facilities.

With the first week of New York’s Congestion Pricing toll in the books, commuters are reaping a reward, spending less time in traffic in exchange for their $9 toll to enter lower Manhattan, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Traffic in Midtown and lower Manhattan was down nearly 8% after the first full week of congestion tolling, according to preliminary traffic data released Monday by the MTA. “It has been a very good week here in New York,

Known as “congestion pricing,” the first-in-the-nation program launched on Jan. 5, collecting $9 from most passenger cars entering the city below Central Park during peak hours and higher fees on