NYC Introduces ‘Congestion Pricing’ Tolls, Trump Vows To Kill Measure During Second Term – One America News Network

Pedestrians walk past a congestion pricing warning sign on 5th Avenue as congestion pricing begins taking effect in New York City on January 05, 2024. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Blake Wolf
12:34 PM – Sunday, January 5, 2025

New York City has introduced a new $9 toll to enter the center of Manhattan during peak hours, a measure President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to kill during his second term.

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The toll, marketed as “congestion pricing” under New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s (D-N.Y.) leadership, is aimed at reducing the amount of traffic in the Big Apple.

The new $9 fee to enter Manhattan during peak hours is on top of the various tolls commuters pay to cross the bridges and tunnels to enter the city to begin with.

Trump has vowed to kill the new program, stating the new congestion tax “will put New…

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