Congestion pricing in effect in New York City - Full coverage

[@flexxnxt]

STOP CALLING IT CONGESTION ! IF YOUR CHARGING US 24HRS

[@Juniper122]

Exactly!

[@ClayShentrup]

they should just call it "paying the cost of the roads you're using" not "tax". just like when you buy bread you have to pay for it.

[@FASTANDEASY.]

@@ClayShentrup so will the gas price not have a “tax” for the roads? It’s money mismanagement and you should go bankrupt like any other business not artificially inflated like they’re doing now they will ask for more money and want to tax how many breaths you take per day next.

[@RidingWithJahv]

@@ClayShentrup you do pay for the roads. its call "a third of my check is missing every other week"

[@fuchan7629]

It is highway robbery ...people need to wake up that our governments are corrupted here in New York

[@jw15jawan]

Why isn’t MTA increasing the volume and capacity of trains and bus with this added riders forced by congestion pricing? I barely can squeeze into my usual train because of this. The MTA service is already gotten worse without it getting better. With the added funding from congestion pricing, why isn’t MTA adding more buses and trains for the increase ridership right away? Where is the extra budgeted funding used for? We need an audit of the MTA.

[@jumpman366]

You know why man… you know why

[@kiim0]

What?!? And have them TELL you what they plan to do with their filled to the brim coffers? The audactiy to dare ask the lord of the land to explain themselves. TUH!!

[@imacyclepath440]

How about they stop the fare evaders on their buses and subways. 50% of bus riders and 20% of subway riders illegally don’t pay. $700 million a year in lost revenue. I guess it’s cool if cars obstruct their plate when entering the congestion zone right? Ohhh no, that will be strictly enforced with possible suspension of registration and driving privileges. NYC’s bipolar way of enforcing laws and regulations is insane.

[@kiim0]

@@imacyclepath440 It gets even worse when you start investigating how they are sabotaging roadway efficiency to FORCE congestion. From inefficient, derelict traffic lights, to shrinking lane numbers, to plummeting speed limits.

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

You realize that requires upgrading thr system right? Yall want all these upgrades but don’t care for how it’s paid for

[@recordgalaxy]

Let me guess , Gov Hochuls Limo is exampt

[@4GWasFineduh]

shes a criminal and will be charged.

[@alxand3rfl0w14]

I rather take the train than pay that toll.

[@reality_bites7887]

While I do not understand charging delivery trucks, if this reduces congestion and increases funding for the MTA and increases ridership on the subway, this will be a MASSIVE win for the city. Less traffic, more funding for needed services, and less air pollution.

[@Possiee.]

Now where will the pollution go? Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx. It’s not going anywhere. This just made the areas around lower Manhattan WORSE

[@4GWasFineduh]

THE MTA DOES NOT OWN A PUBLIC ROADWAY EVERYBODY DOES !! HOW CAN THEY CHARGE FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T THEIR PROPERTY YOU ASK? "The federal government, specifically the Federal Highway Administration, approved New York's congestion pricing plan. This approval was confirmed after a comprehensive environmental review process."

[@Johnwicker1903]

Less spending. Quiet protesting!

[@freshmclovin4593]

10% caused all this air pollution😂😂😂 yeah right. 100% soon will have to follow a train and bus schedule before they can leave there homes no more feel will 😂😂

[@4GWasFineduh]

@@freshmclovin4593 right? thas the EXCUSE!!!!! the governor!!!!!! (whos in charge of the mta) needs to be ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR COLLUDING WITH A PRIVATE CORPORATION TO CHARGE PEOPLE TO USE SOMETHING THAT IS NOT THEIR PROPERTY ITS ALSO A PROPERTY EASEMENT ENCROACHMENT TECHNICALLY CAUSE THEY ARE CHARGING FOR SOMETHING THEY DO NOT OWN!! THAT NO LONGER EXISTS AS A PUBLIC ENTITY BUT HAS CEO'S that most DEFINITELY VOTED FOR TRUMP !!!

[@gramos198]

Protest with your money , just don't do business in that area.

[@tylerplayzz8697]

Well I'm not voting for Kathy Hochul

[@Matthew-p2h]

You aren't voting for Kathy Hochul because you aren't a citizen of the state of New York.

[@GFS695]

If you work in the congestion area you should be taking the train anyway, what are you doing driving in that area?

[@nittygrittywithcarlton2203]

To show off😂😂😂

[@GregMets2345]

It’s called freedom.

[@Johnwicker1903]

@GFS695 Businesses will pass to consumers. You think my business will eat up the expense when inflation totaled 20% pass three years. It passes to you.

[@thesilverblack708]

@@GregMets2345 Being stuck in traffic is freedom? Having constant traffic jams outside of your bedroom window is freedom?

[@PraisefatherYah]

@@GFS695 you do realize they’re just trying to toll the only free way to queens and Brooklyn right ?

[@ReMarkable925.]

Our taxes already pays for the construction and maintenance of the roads, and we're being charged again to use them. Infuriating!!!

[@Johnwicker1903]

Spend less in NYC as protest.

[@4GWasFineduh]

THE MTA DOES NOT OWN A PUBLIC ROADWAY EVERYBODY DOES !! HOW CAN THEY CHARGE FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T THEIR PROPERTY YOU ASK? "The federal government, specifically the Federal Highway Administration, approved New York's congestion pricing plan. This approval was confirmed after a comprehensive environmental review process."

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

No they dont. OUR TAXES PAY FOR IT. YOU PEOPLE DRIVE INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND CLOG THE STREETS

[@luigidacosta1914]

And this will have no visible reflection on fixing potholes and other infrastructure, of course. They’re ROBBING US OPENLY AND IN OUR FACES. Who knows where those funds are going.

[@4GWasFineduh]

she is allowing a corporation to CONTROL the roads. thats against the LAW. if they want it less crowded close the bridge or streets. NOT SCAM PEOPLE.

[@JaZaarMercury]

So now commuters are going to flood other parts of NYC and will crowd out free neighborhood parking. It's time to vote out this governor and mayor.

[@kiim0]

She just green lit it. This was actually a republican idea, introduced waaaay back in 2005.

[@victorhernandez1857]

​@@kiim0Bloomberg was not a real Republican. He's been a democrat donor for decades

[@castrodot7219]

Soon there’s gone be congestion toll everywhere to go to Brooklyn to go to queens everywhere

[@jordanpowell6663]

So yall are willing to vote for Trump and give an idiot man a chance to be president but can't try something new to reduce congestion? Stop whining you big baby.

[@luigidacosta1914]

There needs to be a MASSIVE LAWSUIT against the MTA and whoever allowed this.

[@thesilverblack708]

There was. And the opponents lost

[@AdamH-jb6li]

@@luigidacosta1914 you don't know who did?

[@luigidacosta1914]

@@AdamH-jb6li ask the current mayor and NYC governor

[@luigidacosta1914]

@@thesilverblack708 another one, from the people of the city

[@thesilverblack708]

@@luigidacosta1914 So what's stopping you from doing it?

[@flipsolo]

I was just in Lower and Midtown Manhattan today. It was eerily quiet on a Monday that I can actually hear people talk on the streets.

[@FASTANDEASY.]

Did they ever audit the MTA? I bet anybody can find savings just by auditing them and then you’ll find how top heavy that is.

[@Moodboard39]

Rather fix the crime, but yet, hike prices.

[@Andrew-nu8ez]

It's good but improve the public transportation first like China. Our government don't want to invest in transit but need the money. It's the worst city to travel in. We need more small vans, not the current long As bus. People don't want to wait 30 minutes for a bus. More shorter trains so there is no wait time. NYC MTA does things opposite of a well run transit system. Let private business run vans. People want to save money and time. For example, it teaches me 1 hour to go from Hicksville Long Island to Chinatown Manhattan by car. Buy train with transfers etc., that's going to be at least 1.5 hour. If I'm wasting 1 hour round trip, I want a good saving on cost. However, my cost will be 22 for LIRR and 6 for the city train. That's about $28 for one person. It's crazy. If the politicians want it to work, make transportation cheap and fast. We need to learn from other countries.

[@DCoopVideo]

Funny how NJ governor don't want congestion pricing but raises tolls and transit fees. This is prove the NJ officials don't care either they just know the NYC congestion pricing won't pay them . Smdh

[@npcimknot958]

Exactly what they want. Its evil

[@MisterM-ow6qk]

WE NEED TO ORGANIZE AND PROTEST AT MTA HEADQUARTERS. JANNO LIEBER NEEDS TO GO. HE IS DAMAGING NYC AND MAKING US POOR. EVERYONE NEEDS TO ORGANIZE. LIEBER HAS GOT TO GO!!!!

[@SuperPhunThyme100]

Crazy how tge MTA can charge for something that isn't theirs (the roads)

[@lane5686]

People who support it were the ones who reminded teachers homework. Also, why increase public transportation prices when everyone will be using it!? Greed at its peak

[@matthewmleal325]

Cant pay but they driving bmw and mercedes lol

[@broad405]

Lmfao everyone and their grandmother owns one ,, those are on the budget vehicles,, BMW & Benz don't represent what they used to,,, it's for the average person nowadays 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@broad405]

Lmfao everyone and their grandmother has one,, BMW & Benz don't represent or value what they used to,, they're for the average people nowadays 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

"It's making you want to not drive into NYC". THATS LITERALLY THE POINT 😭😭😭

[@thesilverblack708]

"But muh Freedumb to drive through other people's front yaaarrrrddd" - Basically, their arguments in a nutshell.

[@jumpman366]

@@thesilverblack708yall are weird….

[@kiim0]

....one of the main points to green light the plan was to raise funding to supplement rennovations and improvements to the public transportation system. Making drivers not want to drive in the city, and thus NOT spending money on the new tolls......is counter productive.

[@Juniper122]

I don’t drive so it’s all good. But even non-drivers are going to be paying a cost.

[@thesilverblack708]

@@jumpman366 Tell that to the people against congestion pricing. That's exactly what they're saying.

[@emmcee476]

I don't know how people can live in that city This is when I would move and never look back

[@semajd5995]

There is a lot that’s great about nyc…the dems just keeps screwing ppl

[@Purlyday]

Rents are sky rocket everywhere ..

[@easilytrackableinternethum3018]

Public austerity just to keep things as they are. Nothing will change. Traffic will be the same. The subway riding experience will be the same. Subware fares will continue to go up on schedule. Maybe the MTA really needs the money. That could be true, but they need it just to keep everything the same.

[@alexmaloy4821]

i like how people that don't drive cars are all in for congestion pricing , this is ridiculous!!!!!! 🤬

[@cattigereyes1]

Public roads built with local taxes! Now forced tolls on the already taxed public! wtf? Can you see the legal issue?

[@WvvwvvwwVvwwvwv]

OMG, I crunched the numbers. The current amount of the Congestion pricing is NOT enough. The prices must double or even triple to make a dent in the Mass Transit Scheme 100%

[@4GWasFineduh]

THE MTA DOES NOT OWN A PUBLIC ROADWAY EVERYBODY DOES !! HOW CAN THEY CHARGE FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T THEIR PROPERTY YOU ASK? "The federal government, specifically the Federal Highway Administration, approved New York's congestion pricing plan. This approval was confirmed after a comprehensive environmental review process."

[@PraisefatherYah]

@@4GWasFineduh thank you, only people cheering this on are selfish people who don’t have cars. But they’re gonna be real silent when their beloved subway is delayed filled and overcrowded.

[@Supermath101]

​@PraisefatherYah The vast majority of people living in NYC don't own a car. I guess the majority of New Yorkers are selfish…

[@4GWasFineduh]

@@Supermath101 its land encroachment and the governor needs to be criminally charged.

[@4GWasFineduh]

@@Supermath101 they cannot charge for something that IS NOT THEIR PROPERTY AND THEY AREN'T PAYING TO FIX THE ROADS WE ARE WITH THE TOLLS AND THE PROPERTY TAXES AND INCOME TAXES.

[@4GWasFineduh]

@@Supermath101 the city is trying to take any owership away from people to make a smart city. its all encroachment/EASEMENT..

[@smith7388]

Here’s a solution. Allow people to work from home. This will ease the congestion. But they won’t do that because it cuts into corporate pockets

[@Juniper122]

This is their way of keeping tabs on everyone as well

[@harrychu650]

Vote accordingly in the 2026 midterm elections.

[@Higgins8]

This is a left wing city now. Those days of "choice" are over.

[@pkal244]

​@@Higgins8 go to Jackson Mississippi if you want conservative bliss.

[@Dev-op7kn]

This not gonna fix anything. Now the highways all along the shore of Manhattan will be clogged more

[@thesilverblack708]

Glorious eBike master race. This is our time.

[@kiim0]

not while its cold bro. I got me a 30 mph ebike, and i am not touching that thing until we are back in the 50's

[@TatamiDisco]

Been riding a regular bike from Manhattan to Queens for ages, never cost me a dime in fees.

[@thesilverblack708]

@@kiim0 I went out in -12 a few days ago. Get a good coat, balaclava, gloves and thermals and you'll be fine.

[@kiim0]

@@thesilverblack708 idk man, above like 15 mph, and that wind seems to just seep into every crevice of my body and chill me to the bone. only for the first 10 minutes of the ride though.

[@BabAcademy]

The train is NOT safe. That’s the whole problem and why people staying away. Fix the safety issue. I’ll pay any fee to stay away from the train.

[@IDontKnow-vh3no]

Cars are much more dangerous than the train lmao

[@triple8331]

NYC= Need Your Cash 🙄

[@Jdinrbfidndifofkdndjoflfndjdk]

It’s not about the traffic is about the pockets

[@Brewy911]

Another great reason to stay clear of Manhattan. Sorry to the businesses

[@Brewy911]

2:21 the pro is that they get money in their pockets. The cons are that they can't get more money in their pockets.

[@Theonlyrealdanne]

I'm wondering what other zones are next?🤔

[@sophie20001]

The state received money from the federal government to fix public transit and they took the money and are using it to fix roads upstate.

[@nozztradamus1]

Make sure your driver has adequate insurance if car pooling thats going up also

[@nozztradamus1]

Your lunch should remain the same as the delivery company aren't going to hike their prices even though they pay the most 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bmp456]

Womp womp. Maybe take the NJT in and stop turning american cities into car-centric hellholes.

[@PraisefatherYah]

Womp womp. The more people on public transportation the worse it’s gonna be. Enjoy your delays.

[@abansalify]

Public Transport is going to be super crowded now. Already it was crowded earlier. GWB and Verrazano is going to be congested. Good Luck. MTA is talking as if they are going to run a train every 30 sec. They dont even have functional trains and functional signaling system. If a signal breaks people will suffocate to death in tunnels.

[@K_I_N_G8]

Another way to suck more money out of the common person who's already struggling to survive.

[@Matthew-p2h]

If you aren't a legal citizen of the sovereign state of New York and legal resident of the municipality of New York City, you have no legal say in this.

[@cesarbarbosa4109]

Call it what it is, it’s a Toll. Plain and simple

[@ianchu8232]

For the New Yorkers cheering this, be ready for $10/gallon milk.

[@jimgeo1000]

Yes, because a $9-$14 toll on a truck delivering hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods will definitely make a difference. (Time is money too, btw).

[@4GWasFineduh]

THE MTA DOES NOT OWN A PUBLIC ROADWAY EVERYBODY DOES !! HOW CAN THEY CHARGE FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T THEIR PROPERTY YOU ASK? "The federal government, specifically the Federal Highway Administration, approved New York's congestion pricing plan. This approval was confirmed after a comprehensive environmental review process."

[@Johnwicker1903]

I agree. Everyone will pass the fee to consumers. From cellphones to supermarkets to restaurants. I am actually silent protesting by cutting spending below 60th street.

[@Johnwicker1903]

Business already use inflation to keep prices high. This will be another excuse for businesses. I will spend less in NYC.

[@jimcoughlin4057]

where do you get your data?

[@WvvwvvwwVvwwvwv]

Solution: Everyone should drive super slow in Congestion toll areas during peak hours to reduce the number of cars in affected areas and maximize the most of their time. Drive super slow if you are a few minutes early so you are not charged the colossal amount.

[@jonohoffman5034]

so pay 50+ a week extra to drive, or risk getting stabbed on the subway. sounds great lol

[@PraisefatherYah]

And there’s actual residents defending this corruption. I told them They’re gonna be real quiet when they can’t even get on the overcrowded train lol.

[@jonohoffman5034]

@@PraisefatherYah Big government needs to have 2 big jobs. Hire more badges, build more jails. I bet 1/4 of the tole money will actually go to improving mass transit

[@jerryabrams7660]

Due I have to pay a toll if I enterr the congestion zone to take the lower level of the Queensborough Bridge from Second Ave?

[@nozztradamus1]

$9 equates to about $30 for every service used 😂😂😂

[@nozztradamus1]

Gas prices will remain the same as it appears out of thin air😂😂😂😂

[@DwayneBennett]

We will be charged to breathe soon

[@mactastic144]

If you don't have a license plate or hide your license plate, you don't have to pay anything but a summons.

[@bridgetisjonesing5007]

So if the amount goes to MTA why is it deteriorating even more?

[@Justliketolearn]

We need to go outside and do a massive protest and let them Know who put the rules 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Jay-nk6dm]

Nobody in these comments knows how congestion pricing works or how people in NYC commute. How is it a tax of the lower and middle class if only 10% of commuters drive???

[@freshmclovin4593]

How does only 10 % cause this traffic 😂😂😂😂 taking away driving lanes and creating bike lanes had nothing to do with it 😂😂😂 good luck taking the train the rest of your grown life tragic

[@EncoreENT]

@@freshmclovin4593 10% of over 8 million is 800 thousand people btw

[@Jay-nk6dm]

@ Did NYC traffic congestion only start when the bike lanes started??? I had no idea NYC was traffic paradise before the bike lanes!

[@PraisefatherYah]

@@freshmclovin4593 I can’t believe people out here really excited to take a stinky, congested, delay filled, overpriced train.

[@jumpman366]

My man you gotta use your head better bruh

[@chanzo7950]

Paying to get into more congestion, make no sense.

[@wholovesbachata1593]

I want to decline all charges.

[@nozztradamus1]

Auto ins going up if you carry passengers

[@suzanneleenyc]

We all pay for the free loaders that don’t pay for out buses & trains.

[@PraisefatherYah]

Does anyone know if you will get charged if you exit the FDR ? Or is it just the local street.

[@jaypee5671]

There’s should be an analysis of MTA salaries

[@John-fc9su]

But the train is 3.00$😢😢

[@nursecharlene]

Public School didn’t start yet…. The roads will not look like this

[@alanchen1010]

They gonna be catching them ghost and fake plates all day!!! They gonna find out soon!!!

[@johns2922]

I hope so, we've had enough of thos shakedown

[@thesilverblack708]

Love how all the naysayers are saying "People will just use fake plates". Do you not think the MTA and NYPD have considered that too? Technology is getting more sophisticated that it's so easy to track any car using fake license plates. You can thank so many cameras in the city for that.

[@Whodatt41]

@@thesilverblack708 this ain’t Hollywood I’ve used ghost plates since 2021 and nothing has happened 🥴😂😂

[@Juniper122]

Is if I needed more reasons not to go back to the city, here’s one more

[@42luke93]

What about revel?

[@RandomGuy-k7m]

Easy choice for me, completely stop delivering to New York.

[@hkspoon123]

You get what you vote for. Enough said!

[@justin423]

Does anyone know if you can avoid it if you are coming in from the Holland and going around to the Manhattan Bridge by taking 9W and around to the FDR drive? the more direct route is Canal, but it seems that the exemption rules can let you avoid it, since you don't actually want to go into Manhattan but that is the most direct route from Jersey City and Hoboken to Long Island.

[@arikako897]

Why would u use a car in a big city like NY unless it is absolutley necessary for your job? Deal with parking and traffic. Better use public traport. I know it's bad but that what the charge is going to. Im not from the US and never been. I'm just really curiois

[@DRACOFURY]

*SMH 😅* Remember when NY use to be fun? I miss that *NY 🗽*

[@johnkeoshgerian4117]

Manhattans retail dead zone will get bigger , and that money the MTA will make will magically disappear.

[@Chalo-ng3nv]

Now only rich people can drive in Manhattan. Rich people must be celebrating.

[@dominicperez3777]

Welp, we're going to be taxed more than we already are.

[@AdamH-jb6li]

Vicky paladino said that you can buy a laser from eBay under 30$ and blind those cameras. Is that true?

[@jvees7916]

Sure if you wanna catch a case

[@josh70812]

What does this mean

[@lordian8948]

So this is not bout air pollution it's about wanting people to use mass transit we accept anything

[@m_gunner8313]

Do we see anything similar with the two people who agree with the toll? If they want it so bad then donate to the mta and stop assuming everyone else has to pay for a system that will miss use the funds and make no changes. Hopefully this can be shut down by next month.

[@nursemomo777]

I was watching ‘ghost tag video’ yesterday. They are gonna see more ghost tag vehicles 🚗. How’d they expect ppl to get by in life. It’s becoming too expensive to live anywhere

[@NemesisMimesis]

Queens need to stfu bcuz Staten Island pays $10 for the Verrazano every day. They pay double for the congestion.

[@SSNESS]

FUNNELING MONEY TO ISRAEL 🇮🇱

[@MrRobertRue]

wut?

[@TheBraveOne4611]

VOTE!

[@kevingreen5793]

FIRE HOCHUL or better yet let her have the same fate that happened to UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson for doing this to us! Another reason to leave NY!

[@AGT0M]

Guess where the collected funds are gonna land.

[@MapleJokerRofl]

Audit the mta

[@jermainec2462]

Do you come out better letting people just work from home if they're able to...

[@Charles-d4e3b]

Another solid reason to never go into the city again Signed it’s not 2019 anymore

[@SR-bh5jd]

New York can now begin a whole new level of giveaways.

[@askiaabdul-salaam6944]

THATS IT FOR ME. I WILL DRIVE LESS AND NOT GO OUT TO EAT, NOR WILL I BUY GAS TO TRAVEL. BUSINESS WILL SUFFER 😭😭

[@Johnwicker1903]

Silent protest. Spend less in NYC.

[@askiaabdul-salaam6944]

CORRECT

[@pkal244]

Yes, stay home and take the 2-ton vehicles to those high class strip malls instead. 😂 That's the point and y'all won't be missed.

[@Johnwicker1903]

@pkal244 This is a tax on New Yorkers. Businesses will pass the costs to consumers. Increase cost on ingredients, containers, clothing, and building material. Everything you need on this island is brought in.

[@Johnwicker1903]

@pkal244 My goal is to stop spending to bleed businesses and New York.

[@pkal244]

@@Johnwicker1903 do you understand how bulk delivery works? A truck carrying thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars in goods is not going to break the bank at an extra $9 fee. In fact, they will actually benefit from this as the roads will be clearer of personal vehicles and can more efficiently deliver their goods. Time is money.

[@nozztradamus1]

Consumers can afford it😂

[@paddyvega]

Imagine having to pay to use rose that we already paid tax on. Oh wait.

[@nozztradamus1]

ATM fees are going up maintenance guy need to get in

[@drawde3838]

5 am is a peak hour what a joke!

[@martinzelaya2927]

This policy has both positive and negative aspects. It will increase local inflation, which is already very high compared to the rest of the nation. Hopefully, there won't be an uptick in violent incidents in MTA, or they will have to hire more officers which will raise local taxes. At worst, NYC may price itself out of the market, so local authorities better make adjustments as necessary.

[@swarmy9459]

Should be 7-9pm

[@swarmy9459]

7-7

[@danbrand2455]

JUST get a GIANT WAGON with a HORSE !!! There you go, NO CARBORN.. !! FOR REAL

[@stephaniealmontevargas]

What a mess! I have to learn how to ride a motorcycle now 🤷‍♀️