Like midtown Manhattan’s bumper-to-bumper traffic, the long journey of New York’s congestion pricing plan has been marked by starts and stops, culminating with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement Thursday that the new tolls will finally take effect on January 5th.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has revived a plan to impose a toll on drivers entering Manhattan’s central district as a way to reduce congestion and raise billions for the city’s ailing public transit system,

The New York governor lifted her congestion pricing hold with a lower $9 toll. Jersey officials aren't impressed and will fight.