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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.

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.

The Gateway Development Commission began shutting down its five job sites on the $16 billion Hudson River rail tunnel after the Trump administration kept withholding federal grants; a federal judge ordered the money released the next evening.

In a 149-page opinion, Judge Lewis Liman held that USDOT unlawfully terminated the federal agreement behind Manhattan's congestion toll, and that any attempt to enforce Sean Duffy's letters ending it would be unlawful.

The FY2027 state budget, the latest in 16 years, commits $4.5 billion to child care and pre-K on a path to universal child care, sends $1 billion in energy rebate checks and adds a surcharge on luxury New York City second homes. Lawmakers finished passing it late on 27 May, nearly two months after the 1 April deadline.

About 2,000 two-year-olds in four boroughs started free, full-day 2-K care on the first day of school, funded by an initial $73 million from the state. Mayor Mamdani plans 12,000 seats next year and a universal program after that.

Governor Kathy Hochul seeks a second full term against Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican and Conservative nominee endorsed by President Trump. September polls put Hochul ahead by 9 points (Siena) to 19 points (Quinnipiac).

The winner of the 3 November election takes office on 1 January 2027, the day the state constitution starts the political year, for a four-year term. Governor Kathy Hochul is seeking re-election against Bruce Blakeman.