Gov. Kathy Hochul, facing pressure from supporters of the contentious tolling plan, is said to be exploring options for adopting it in some form.

New York is running short on time to implement congestion pricing in Manhattan after the election of Donald Trump, who opposes the novel tolling initiative.

Advocates for congestion pricing are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to act quickly before President-elect Donald Trump can take action on his promise to end the plan in Lower Manhattan. Trump said back in May that he,

Governor Hochul is pressured to implement congestion pricing in NYC before potential cancellation by Trump's administration.

Advocates want the governor to revive the toll program before Trump, who has vowed to kill the plan, takes office for his second term.

The whole congestion-pricing plan, and by extension the recovery of the New York subway, lives or dies based on what she does between now and and Trump’s return to office on January 20. If she doesn’t restart it now,

Hochul said she would updates on MTA funding later this year, without congestion pricing, despite the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Trump.