The city has begun charging drivers to enter a central business district, aiming to reduce traffic and improve air quality. The plan is expected to route more vehicles through the South Bronx.

Congestion pricing has been decades in the making, a drama featuring lawsuits, outrage, and even a weird last-minute temporary cancellation by the governor earlier this year. Republican politicians and right-wing media have plainly been staking their futures on the opposition,

Manhattan commuters are already marveling at what appears to be less traffic — and grousing about the new $9 tolls.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday asked President Donald Trump to reexamine the federal government's approval of New York City's first-in-the-nation congestion pricing program that began on Jan.

President Donald Trump is facing bipartisan calls to put the brakes on New York City's congestion pricing program, with Republicans and Democrats arguing that the higher tolls are hurting the region's businesses and commuters.

On Inauguration Day, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy asked President Donald Trump to follow up on a campaign promise to end congestion pricing. In a letter dated Jan. 20, Murphy asked Trump to examine the federal approval that the controversial tolling program received.