Congestion pricing set to pass in New York, but details remain murky
New York will be the first U.S. city to implement a congestion pricing program under the state budget put before lawmakers on Sunday — but how much drivers will pay and it exactly how it will be implemented is unclear.
Cars and trucks will be tolled when they enter Manhattan at 60th St. and points south, with some notable exceptions.
The West Side Highway and the FDR Drive will be exempt from the toll under the agreement unveiled Sunday. Emergency vehicles and some cars transporting folks with disabilities will be exempt from the charge.
The new law also allows people living in the congestion zone who make less than $60,000 a year to deduct the cost of the tolls from their tax bills — essentially exempting them from the charges.
When I’ve entered Manhattan from the north I usually take the Willis Third Street bridge. Wonder how that will play into the toll?