New York News Updates

Government, Safety

N.Y. Invests $47.4 Million in Three Aging Interstate Bridges

Three bridge construction projects in New York worth $47.4 million were recently announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul, with each meant to address aging infrastructure on transportation routes.

April 7, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

NYC Congestion Pricing Raises $52M Amid Trump Backlash

New York Citys congestion pricing raised about $52 million in toll revenue in February as President Donald Trump and Gov. Kathy Hochul remain in a standoff over his bid to end the program.

March 24, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Team Gives New York 30 Days to End Congestion Tolls

President Donald Trump and Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are putting the state and Gov. Kathy Hochul on notice after New York rebuffed the prior deadline.

March 20, 2025
Government, Business

NYCs Congestion Pricing Pulls In $48.6M in First Month

New York Citys new toll on motorists driving into Manhattans busiest areas raised $48.6 million in its first month, as President Donald Trump is seeking to end the congestion pricing program.

February 24, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Administration Orders Halt to NYC Congestion Pricing

The move, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy said, effectively ends tolling authority for New York Citys cordon pricing plan, which tolled drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street.

February 20, 2025
Government, Business

N.J. Wooing N.Y. Firms to Deflect Congestion Pricing Costs

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled $20 million in business incentive grants to combat New York Citys new congestion-pricing tolls.

February 4, 2025
Government, Business

New Jersey's Murphy Asks Trump to Review Congestion Pricing

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called on President Donald Trump to help fight New York Citys congestion pricing program and revisit the studies used by federal agencies to approve the toll.

January 23, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

New York Thruway Issues 7,301 Tickets in Q4 CV Crackdown

A three-month commercial vehicle inspection that ended in December to lower bridge strikes on the New York State Thruway netted 7,301 violations, including 31 for overheight vehicles.

January 21, 2025
Business, Fuel, Logistics

NYC Commuters Can Dodge Traffic With $95 Helicopter Rides

Well-heeled workers that live in the New York City suburbs will soon have a lofty path to avoiding gridlock en route to their Manhattan offices.

January 16, 2025
Government, Business, Technology

NYCs New Congestion Pricing Zone Sees 7.5% Drop in Traffic

Traffic on New York Citys busiest streets dropped by 7.5%, and morning travel times fell on most major crossings into Manhattan during the first work week of the citys congestion pricing plan.

January 14, 2025