MTA: Submit congestion pricing exemption applications now as tolls begin Jan. 5
The MTA is accepting applications for income-based, disability-based and other exemptions and discounts from eligible drivers and organizations for the toll program that begins Jan. 5.
Congestion pricing will fund subway station accessibility projects across NYC, MTA says
The MTA says much of the revenue it expects to get from congestion pricing will go towards solving subway station accessibility issues.
MTA accepting applications for discounts and exemptions for congestion pricing
The MTA is accepting applications for drivers and vehicles that may qualify for a discount or exemptions when congestion pricing starts on Sunday, Jan. 5. There are seven categories of exemptions: a low-income discount,
MTA says it has the right to hike congestion pricing toll 25% on gridlock alert days
However, Gov. Kathy Hochul says "under no circumstances" will she allow it to happen. The controversial tolling plan begins on Jan. 5. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian has the story.
MTA could raise NYC congestion pricing toll 25% on gridlock alert days, but Hochul says she won't allow it
With congestion pricing set to start on Jan. 5, the MTA now says it has the right to hike the prices even more on gridlock alert days.
NYC congestion pricing: What are the toll rates during peak period?
Rates will be discounted during overnight hours, which are weekdays from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and weekends from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Long Islanders worry as MTA plan could increase congestion pricing by 25% during gridlock days
The MTA says it has the right to add on a 25% surcharge during gridlock alert days. Those days include when the UN General Assembly is in session, when the president is in the city, or when holiday traffic is at its heaviest.
Hochul balks at MTA plan to hike congestion pricing during heavy traffic days
Gov. Kathy Hochul put the kibosh on the MTA’s plan to boost congestion pricing in Manhattan during times of extreme gridlock. The MTA has floated plans to charge an additional 25% on top of the $9 it plans to tax drivers heading into the Big Apple’s congestion relief zone — an area that extends from 60th St.
Mom of MTA worker killed in subway car fire ‘mad’ that conductors have no extinguishers
The torching death of a woman sleeping on a Brooklyn train has stirred up painful memories for a still- grieving mother -- ...
State legislative leaders reject MTA capital plan, intend to include it in budget talks
That hole "is a specific concern that needs to be addressed before we can approve the program," stated Heastie and ...
Derailing the MTA: Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Carl Heastie wrongly veto the capital plan
In a Christmas Eve ambush, the two leaders of the Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly ...
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The MTA capital plan is rejected. What does that mean?
In a letter to MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, the leaders cited revenue concerns – about $33 billion of the $65 billion plan ...
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NY legislative leaders reject MTA's $65B plan to fix mass transit infrastructure
The move adds a new layer of negotiations between the state Legislature, Gov. Hochul and MTA leaders over how to pay for ...
More than half of MTA subway emergency exits inspected needed repair: report
The Office of the MTA Inspector General (OIG) inspected 65 of the subway system’s 549 emergency exit stairwells late last ...
MTA unveils LIRR, Metro-North "Winter Weekend" discount program
The MTA is unveiling its Winter Weekend discount program for Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North riders as congestion ...