Congestion pricing scam tricks drivers into paying for tolls via text, E-ZPass NY warns
Scammers posing as toll collectors are sending drivers fake text messages to cash in on New York City congestion pricing, E-ZPass warns.
Congestion pricing tolls apply for some Queensboro Bridge drivers, MTA says
The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge has been toll-free since it first opened to traffic back in 1909, but some drivers are now being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
Frustration mounts among Queensboro Bridge drivers hit with NYC congestion pricing toll
Drivers entering Manhattan from Queens who take the lower roadway and travel north briefly cross 60th Street, meaning they still have to pay the $9 daytime toll. Likewise, drivers leaving Manhattan from the Upper East Side must enter the zone at 59th Street to get on the Queensboro Bridge, also costing them $9 during the day.
Some drivers on Queensboro Bridge have to pay congestion pricing tolls
Some drivers on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge are being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not.
New Jersey mayor floats 'reverse congestion pricing' toll in response to NYC's controversial toll
A New Jersey mayor is proposing reverse congestion pricing toll after New York City recently implemented its controversial congestion pricing toll.
NYPD cracks down on drivers obscuring license plates to cheat congestion pricing tolls
Four days into New York City’s controversial congestion pricing plan, and police have already busted dozens of drivers trying to figure out ways to cheat the new toll.
How does congestion pricing work in New York City? Here's what the new tolls cost.
For most drivers, it will cost $9 to enter Manhattan's Congestion Relief Zone during peak daytime hours. The peak hours are from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.
NYC residents slapped with congestion pricing ‘surcharge’ by fed-up companies paying new toll: ‘Hochul inflation’
Manhattan residents who live in Manhattan south of 60th Street can’t escape paying the new congestion toll — even if they don’t drive. Companies making deliveries or providing
Congestion pricing is here for NYC commuters. See time periods for toll, how billing works
As part of a the MTA's congestion pricing plan, commuters will be charged a toll upon entering parts of Manhattan during specific times.
MassDOT warns against clicking link in scam toll-pay text messages
If you got a text message urging you to pay tolls through a linked website, watch out — it’s almost certainly a scam. “The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) was alerted that a text message-based scam,
FTC warns of text scams demanding toll payments
If you live in the Hampton Roads region, chances are you’ve encountered a toll. But have you ever gotten a text about unpaid tolls? Scam texts asking for money for unpaid tolls are on the rise, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),
‘Greedy’ Uber using congestion pricing tolls to slash driver wages — on top of adding $1.50 surcharge for customers
Uber is slashing driver wages on trips between New Jersey and the Big Apple at the same time it’s passing off a new $1.50 ...
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Is congestion pricing working? What MTA report tells us about Manhattan toll’s first week
Traffic entering Manhattan below 60th Street dropped by 7.5% in the first week after the start of a controversial $9 toll on ...
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NYC Drivers Confounded by Unexpected Queensboro Bridge Congestion Pricing, Public Advocate Calls for System Review
Confusion over a new $9 toll for the Queensboro Bridge in NYC has sparked frustration among drivers and calls for better ...
Forget congestion pricing. Here are 28 better ways to spend $28 in N.J.
After years of debate and delays, congestion pricing officially came to New Jersey and New York on Jan. 5. On top of paying ...
Congestion pricing: What is it and could it be coming to DC?
It’s been one of the most controversial stories in New York City: A toll for nearly every driver who goes to midtown or ...
Congestion pricing on I-95? No thanks.
Jim Cameron’s columns on transportation issues in the CTMirror are lucid and informative, but his recent article advocating ...
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy rips moochers Kathy Hochul, NY over congestion toll: ‘We have not stopped fighting’
New Jersey is still smarting over the new $9 congestion toll. In his annual policy address Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy took a ...