Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
Manhattan Congestion Toll Rises to $12
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityColumbus Circle, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10107, United States
01/01/2028 - 12/31/2030ESTIMATED 68% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsEstimated from the MTA board's schedule (mta.info^[1][2], 18 Nov 2024): "From 2028 to 2030, the rates will stand at 80% of the initially approved rates – $12 for automobiles during peak times and $3 overnight. The full undiscounted rates will begin in 2031." No day is given, so the period takes the first day of 2028 and ends at the start of 2031.
The Congestion Relief Zone's peak toll for cars with E-ZPass rises from $9 to $12 ($3 overnight) as the MTA's phase-in moves to 80% of the originally approved rates, where it stays through 2030.
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NYC Subway and Bus Fare Rises to $3 as OMNY Replaces the MetroCard
Metropolitan Transportation Authority2, Broadway, Whitehall, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10004, United States
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Second Avenue Subway Phase One Opens as World's Priciest Subway
2nd Ave & E 96th St, Manhattan, New York
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Trump Administration Revokes Federal Approval of NYC Congestion Pricing
United States Department of Transportation1200, New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Navy Yard, Ward 8, Washington, District of Columbia, 20003, United States
Starts 02/19/2025 6:01PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm by Gov. Hochul (governor.ny.gov^[1], 19 Feb 2025): "At 1:01 p.m. today, The U.S. Department of Transportation emailed us a letter from Secretary Duffy, announcing their attempt to end the congestion pricing program" (13:01 EST = 18:01Z).
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Stated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[1][2][3][5], 4 Jan 2025): the program "goes into effect this Sunday, Jan. 5, at midnight"; NY1^[4]/AP (3 Mar 2026) confirm it "took effect on Jan. 5, 2025". The end is the operative clause of the MTA board's phase-in: initial rates apply "in 2025, 2026, and 2027", and "From 2028 to 2030" the toll is $12.

Start: Jan 5, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
End: Jan 1, 202890% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

NYC Congestion Pricing Toll Starts in Manhattan Below 60th Street

Most drivers entering Manhattan at or below 60th Street now pay a $9 peak toll with E-ZPass ($2.25 overnight), the first congestion pricing program in the United States. The MTA expects the toll to provide $15 billion for transit upgrades.

Tolling began at midnight on Sunday, 5 January 2025, for most vehicles entering Manhattan south of 60th Street, hours after MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber unveiled the Congestion Relief Zone signs^[1]
The zone covers local streets at and below 60 Street; the FDR Drive, West Side Highway/Route 9A and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street are excluded^[2]
Cars with E-ZPass pay $9 in the peak period (5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends) and $2.25 overnight, charged once per day^[2]
Tolls for drivers without E-ZPass are higher^[1]
Peak-period crossing credits of up to $3 for cars apply at the Lincoln, Holland, Queens-Midtown and Hugh L. Carey tunnels^[2]
The MTA board set the first three years at 60% of the originally approved rates, rising to $12 from 2028 to 2030 and the full rates in 2031^[5]
The MTA expected about 80,000 fewer vehicles a day in the zone and $15 billion for capital projects such as accessible stations, new rail cars, electric buses and signals^[1]
MTA Bridges and Tunnels released the program's first evaluation report on 5 January 2026, one year after tolling began^[3]
A federal judge later ruled that the Trump administration could not unilaterally end the toll, which took effect on Jan. 5, 2025^[4]

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mta.info/press-release/video-and-photos-mta-chair-and-ceo-lieber-unveils-signs-entrance-manhattans
mta.info· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jan 5, 2025 ✓· Ends Jan 1, 2028 ✓· 28% of score
Stated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[2][3][5], 4 Jan 2025): the program "goes into effect this Sunday, Jan. 5, at midnight"; NY1^[4]/AP (3 Mar 2026) confirm it "took effect on Jan. 5, 2025". The end is the operative clause of the MTA board's phase-in: initial rates apply "in 2025, 2026, and 2027", and "From 2028 to 2030" the toll is $12.
[2]88%
About the Congestion Relief Zone toll
mta.info· Added Sep 24, 2026· 28% of score
The MTA's^[1][3][5] toll page: zone boundaries, excluded roadways, peak hours, the $9/$2.25 car toll and the tunnel crossing credits.
[3]80%
Congestion Relief Zone Tolling Program
mta.info· Added Sep 24, 2026· 28% of score
MTA^[1][2][5] program page stating the first evaluation report was released on January 5, 2026, one year after tolling began.
[4]78%
Congestion pricing upheld by federal judge over Trump's objections
ny1.com· Published Mar 3, 2026· 13% of score
NY1/AP coverage stating the program took effect on Jan. 5, 2025.
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MTA Board Approves Phasing In the Congestion Relief Zone Toll
mta.info· Published Nov 18, 2024· 2% of score
The MTA^[1][2][3] board's own release setting the $9 initial toll, the 2028-2030 $12 phase and the launch on Sunday, January 5, 2025.

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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
Manhattan Congestion Toll Rises to $12
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityColumbus Circle, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10107, United States
01/01/2028 - 12/31/2030ESTIMATED 68% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsEstimated from the MTA board's schedule (mta.info^[1][2], 18 Nov 2024): "From 2028 to 2030, the rates will stand at 80% of the initially approved rates – $12 for automobiles during peak times and $3 overnight. The full undiscounted rates will begin in 2031." No day is given, so the period takes the first day of 2028 and ends at the start of 2031.
The Congestion Relief Zone's peak toll for cars with E-ZPass rises from $9 to $12 ($3 overnight) as the MTA's phase-in moves to 80% of the originally approved rates, where it stays through 2030.
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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
NYC Subway and Bus Fare Rises to $3 as OMNY Replaces the MetroCard
Metropolitan Transportation Authority2, Broadway, Whitehall, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10004, United States
Starts 01/04/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE264 days agoStated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[1][3][4]): "On September 30, 2025, the MTA Board approved the following changes to fares, tolls, and ticketing policies. These changes take effect on January 4, 2026."
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Second Avenue Subway Phase One Opens as World's Priciest Subway
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Starts 01/01/2017CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE9.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The first phase of this new line, with three new stations on Manhattan's Upper East Side, opened on January 1, 2017."
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Trump Administration Revokes Federal Approval of NYC Congestion Pricing
United States Department of Transportation1200, New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Navy Yard, Ward 8, Washington, District of Columbia, 20003, United States
Starts 02/19/2025 6:01PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm by Gov. Hochul (governor.ny.gov^[1], 19 Feb 2025): "At 1:01 p.m. today, The U.S. Department of Transportation emailed us a letter from Secretary Duffy, announcing their attempt to end the congestion pricing program" (13:01 EST = 18:01Z).
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withdrew the Federal Highway Administration's approval of Manhattan's $9 congestion toll in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul; the MTA sued in federal court the same afternoon.
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Transport09/11/2026@ThePinGang
Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Opens
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Starts 12/01/2032ESTIMATED 69% CONFIDENCEin 6.2 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…tury after the line was first proposed. Estimated date.…"
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Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Breaks Ground in East Harlem
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