Overview
- The governor told businesses to shift deliveries to off‑peak hours to lower toll bills, a suggestion trucking and livery groups dismissed as impractical due to added staffing and operational constraints.
- Multiple companies say they now add a congestion fee to most or all New York City invoices, including jobs outside the zone, citing higher costs and the administrative burden of tracking individual tolled trips.
- The program charges most cars $9 during peak hours and less off‑peak, with trucks paying up to $21.60 at busy times and reduced rates overnight between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- The MTA reports exceeding its $500 million first‑year revenue projection and cites double‑digit drops in vehicles, while Port Authority counts show smaller declines and experts criticize the MTA’s baseline as relying on a single October day.
- Drivers, taxi operators and contractors report little improvement in travel times and describe congestion as unchanged or worse after nearly a year of tolling.