New Jersey dropped its unsuccessful appeal of a court order that allowed New York’s congestion pricing to start on Jan. 5 and intends to file a new suit against the Federal Highway Administration, attorneys said.

Congestion pricing began in New York City earlier this month. Under congestion pricing, drivers are charged a $9 toll during peak hours to enter Manhattan’s central business district at and below 60th Street.

After years of debate and delays, congestion pricing officially came to New Jersey and New York on Jan. 5. On top of paying the toll to take the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel and George Washington Bridge, you now have to pay an additional $9 to enter Manhattan below 60th street during peak hours.

NYC’s congestion pricing cuts traffic, emissions, and funds transit. Paired with Europe’s low-emission zones, it’s a blueprint for sustainable, livable cities.

NJ lawyers will no longer pursue their appeal to immediately halt congestion pricing. But they plan to file an amended complaint with new arguments.

Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first plan of its kind is working, officials said.

"Much like taxes on cigarettes, which have done little to extinguish the habit but have generated revenue for related healthcare costs, this surcharge is poised to become a financial crutch rather than a solution,

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mr. Pizza’s Pasta House is offering a congestion pricing discount to Staten Islanders who are braving the Manhattan Central Business District’s new toll. Dennis Zollo, who helps his father run the mom-and-pop New Springville restaurant, began offering the discount last week, after congestion pricing went into effect on Jan. 5.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul resurrected New York City’s congestion tax from a grave of her own digging, eliciting the political equivalent of screeching tires and angry middle fingers from such disparate forces as President-elect Donald Trump,

New York Governor Kathy Hochul resurrected New York City’s congestion tax from a grave of her own digging, eliciting

The tolling initiative isn’t about hurting commuters but helping the MTA — and the miraculous car-free life it facilitates.