Like midtown Manhattan’s bumper-to-bumper traffic, the long journey of New York’s congestion pricing plan has been marked by starts and stops, culminating with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement Thursday that the new tolls will finally take effect on January 5th.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has approved the revised congestion tolling plan announced last week by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. In a meeting on Monday, Nov. 18, the board approved a plan that will launch the toll plan for lower Manhattan with a basic peak-hours toll of $9,

Gov. Kathy Hochul is letting the tolling program move forward in January. Her critics have jumped on the chance to object to the reversal.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted on Monday to implement a $9 congestion mitigation charge for driving in Manhattan starting on Jan. 5, a move aimed at raising billions for mass transit and cutting traffic.

Monday’s vote came days after Gov. Kathy Hochul reversed course, announcing she would support congestion pricing at the lower starting toll of $9.

Congestion pricing is back! The MTA on Monday approved a new plan to charge drivers $9 to enter Midtown Manhattan starting Jan. 5. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing revival got the transit agency’s green light — clearing the way for motorists entering Manhattan below 60th Street to be hit with $15 tolls by 2031.

The MTA board on Monday fast-tracked Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to to finance mass transit with congestion pricing, rubber-stamping her plan to charge drivers a fee to enter Manhattan's Central Business District.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved a revised congestion pricing plan for Manhattan that President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to terminate once he takes office.

The MTA has approved Gov. Hochul's new congestion pricing plan, despite the objections of many Long Islanders. Newsday Transportation Reporter Alfonso Castillo reports.