NYC Congestion Pricing Program Can Continue, US Judge Rules (3)

New York City’s congestion pricing program can continue after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s attempts to terminate it were unlawful — a financial win for the nation’s largest mass transit provider.

US District Judge Lewis Liman found Tuesday that US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s move to end the program was “arbitrary and capricious.” Liman, however, declined to issue an order blocking possible future attempts to stymie the program.

The ruling means the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which sued in February 2025 to prevent Duffy from terminating the deal, can keep operating the program indefinitely, though ...