MTA, congestion pricing and NYC

MTA touts success of first week of NYC congestion pricing plan — but do their numbers back up claims?
One week into congestion pricing, MTA officials say the results are promising — but can the state-run transit agency show the proof?
NYC's new congestion pricing program is working, MTA says
Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first plan of its kind is working, officials said.
1st week of congestion pricing made commuting to NYC faster, the MTA says
With the first week of New York’s Congestion Pricing toll in the books, commuters are reaping a reward, spending less time in traffic in exchange for their $9 toll to enter lower Manhattan, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Is congestion pricing working? What MTA report tells us about Manhattan toll’s first week
Traffic entering Manhattan below 60th Street dropped by 7.5% in the first week after the start of a controversial $9 toll on driving in that area.
Congestion pricing impacts: New MTA buses and depot coming to NYC
One week into congestion pricing the MTA has announced the purchase of more than 200 new buses and a new bus depot coming to New York City. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that the agency has purchased more than 200 zero-emission buses that will take to the streets of
Less traffic, faster bus times: MTA releases first week of data for NYC congestion pricing
During the first work week with congestion pricing, around 219,000 fewer cars drove through the congestion zone, which runs from 60th Street to the southern tip of Manhattan, according to data. And when compared to the same period last year, the MTA reported a 7.5% reduction in overall traffic.
Congestion Pricing Has Eased NYC Traffic. Not Everyone Is Happy.
The introduction of a $9 congestion fee has resulted in faster speeds on some of the city’s famously snarled streets and fewer commuters on the bridges and tunnels. “The traffic is absolutely less, even during rush hour,

Hochul, NYPD and NYC

NYC subway turnstiles getting spikey ‘fins’: Here’s why
Turnstile “fins” may be coming to a subway near you as part of the MTA’s initiative to stop fare evaders.  The vertical, ...
Widow of grandpa killed in NYC subway says Hochul’s new transit patrols wouldn’t have saved husband – as shooter remains on loose year later
The widow of a grandfather killed on a Brooklyn train a year ago said Gov. Kathy Hochul's subway safety plan wouldn't have ...
NY governor touts increased surveillance amid MTA mayhem: Cameras in 'every single subway car'
After a surge in violence in the New York subway in the last few weeks, Gov. Kathy Hochul boasts that security cameras have ...
The MTA is hiring for dozens of jobs with the NYC Transit Authority
If 2025 is the year you make a career change, the MTA is looking to fill dozens of jobs with the New York City Transit ...
Traffic falls in New York City after $9 congestion fee introduced
Traffic in Manhattan's central business district fell by 7.5% last week and 273,000 fewer cars entered the borough's central ...
MTA installs spikes at this NYC subway station to stop fare evaders
The Metropolitan Transit Authority has rolled out its latest effort to combat fare evasion — this time installing spikes on ...
NYC subway line to begin lengthy shutdown
Part of the A train subway line in Queens will be shut down for four months starting on Friday. The A train’s Rockaway Line ...
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Can Free Public Transit Eliminate the Need for Police?
Sutter Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York, calling for an end to police violence on public transit and demanding ...