MTA encouraging the public to apply for congestion pricing discounts
The tolling program will charge most drivers $9 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street during peak hours, starting Jan. 5. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
MTA: Submit congestion pricing exemption applications now as tolls begin Jan. 5
The MTA is accepting applications for income-based, disability-based and other exemptions and discounts from eligible drivers and organizations for the toll program that begins Jan. 5.
Congestion pricing will fund subway station accessibility projects across NYC, MTA says
The MTA says much of the revenue it expects to get from congestion pricing will go towards solving subway station accessibility issues.
MTA accepting applications for discounts and exemptions for congestion pricing
The MTA is accepting applications for drivers and vehicles that may qualify for a discount or exemptions when congestion pricing starts on Sunday, Jan. 5. There are seven categories of exemptions: a low-income discount,
NYC congestion pricing: What are the toll rates during peak period?
Rates will be discounted during overnight hours, which are weekdays from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and weekends from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
MTA could raise NYC congestion pricing toll 25% on gridlock alert days, but Hochul says she won't allow it
With congestion pricing set to start on Jan. 5, the MTA now says it has the right to hike the prices even more on gridlock alert days.
Long Islanders worry as MTA plan could increase congestion pricing by 25% during gridlock days
The MTA says it has the right to add on a 25% surcharge during gridlock alert days. Those days include when the UN General Assembly is in session, when the president is in the city, or when holiday traffic is at its heaviest.
Hochul balks at MTA plan to hike congestion pricing during heavy traffic days
Gov. Kathy Hochul put the kibosh on the MTA’s plan to boost congestion pricing in Manhattan during times of extreme gridlock. The MTA has floated plans to charge an additional 25% on top of the $9 it plans to tax drivers heading into the Big Apple’s congestion relief zone — an area that extends from 60th St.
Countdown to congestion pricing: Gov. Hochul fires back at MTA's extra 'surcharge'
The controversial congestion pricing plan is set to begin on Jan. 5. Now the Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it has the authority to hike the price 25% on gridlock alert days.
MTA not saving enough on purchasing, audit finds
An audit from the state comptroller’s office found that the transit agency had not made the consolidation efforts promised in ...
Mom of MTA worker killed in subway car fire ‘mad’ that conductors have no extinguishers
The torching death of a woman sleeping on a Brooklyn train has stirred up painful memories for a still- grieving mother -- ...
MTA purchase of former Lawrence Aviation Industries site in Port Jefferson Station delayed again
An MTA spokesperson confirmed Friday that the agency's deadline to acquire a 40-acre section of the former Lawrence Aviation ...
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Pedestrian Killed By LIRR Train, MTA Says
A Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train struck and killed a pedestrian late Saturday night, Dec. 28 near the Mastic Shirley ...
Derailing the MTA: Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Carl Heastie wrongly veto the capital plan
In a Christmas Eve ambush, the two leaders of the Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly ...
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The MTA capital plan is rejected. What does that mean?
In a letter to MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, the leaders cited revenue concerns – about $33 billion of the $65 billion plan ...
Public can’t access fire extinguishers in subway system — and MTA has no plans to change that after horrific murder of woman on F train
"The MTA have a billion dollar operating budget they invest millions of dollars in cameras at stations but have no money for ...