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Stated 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).

Start: Feb 19, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Trump Administration Revokes Federal Approval of NYC Congestion Pricing

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.

USDOT emailed Secretary Sean Duffy's letter to the governor's office at 1:01 p.m. on 19 February 2025; at 1:58 p.m. President Trump posted "Long live the king"^[1]
The letter withdrew the approval granted under the federal Value Pricing Pilot Program in the Biden administration; Duffy wrote that he shared "the President's concerns about the impacts to working-class Americans"^[3]
Duffy objected that the toll's revenue goes to transit rather than highways: "I do not believe this is a fair deal"^[3]
Hochul answered "We'll see you in court"^[4] and called the move "an attack on our sovereign identity, our independence from Washington"^[1]
The MTA and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority filed suit in the Southern District of New York the same day^[2]
On 28 May 2025 Judge Lewis Liman issued a preliminary injunction barring USDOT from terminating the program while the case went on^[2]

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governor.ny.gov/news/video-audio-photos-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-updates-new-yorkers-congestion-pricing
governor.ny.gov· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Feb 19, 2025 ✓· 60% of score
Stated as firm by Gov. Hochul (governor.ny.gov, 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).
[2]85%
MTA v. Duffy, 25-cv-1413 (LJL), Opinion and Order (S.D.N.Y.)
storage.courtlistener.com· Published Mar 3, 2026· 27% of score
The court's own account: the MTA and TBTA sued on February 19, 2025, and a preliminary injunction issued on May 28, 2025.^[1]
[3]85%
Trump Withdraws Federal Approval for Congestion Pricing, Blowing Hole in Transit Budget, as MTA Files Lawsuit
nyc.streetsblog.org· Published Feb 19, 2025· 6% of score
Same-day report quoting Duffy's letter and the MTA's immediate lawsuit.^[1]
[4]80%
Read the letter: Feds yank approval for NYC's congestion pricing program
nbcnewyork.com· Published Feb 19, 2025· 6% of score
NBC New York report of USDOT's letter rescinding approval and Hochul's response.

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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
Judge Rules Trump Administration Cannot Kill NYC Congestion Pricing
United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkDaniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500, Pearl Street, Five Points, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10007, United States
Starts 03/03/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE205 days agoStated as firm on the opinion itself: "Filed 03/03/26", "OPINION AND ORDER", signed by Lewis J. Liman; Streetsblog^[3] and NY1^[4] reported it the same day.
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