What’s Congestion Pricing? Why Is NY Delaying It?: QuickTake

New York City’s transit system had planned to start charging motorists a fee to drive into crowded midtown Manhattan starting on June 30. But just a few weeks before implementation, Governor Kathy Hochul said that New York state would “indefinitely pause” the start of the program, citing the effects of inflation on the finances of New Yorkers.

“My focus must be on putting more money back into people’s pockets,” Hochul said. Her critics called the move an election-year political tactic.

The aim of the congestion pricing plan, which would be the first in the US, is to reduce traffic ...