June 21, 2024
A Manhattan federal judge has said federal and New York transportation agencies meticulously analyzed congestion pricing's potential impacts on traffic, air quality and other factors, rejecting local residents and community groups' claims that the Big Apple's now-paused congestion pricing was improperly approved.
March 19, 2024
Federal and New York transportation agencies have told a Manhattan federal judge that local residents waited too late to file lawsuits trying to block congestion pricing, but the plaintiffs countered that the agencies have admitted that they'll have to reevaluate the environmental harms the new tolls would have on communities.
January 18, 2024
Another group of New Yorkers, including several city councilmembers, have joined the legal battle to halt congestion pricing, alleging in a new federal lawsuit Thursday that New York City's plan to charge all drivers a fee to enter midtown Manhattan would harm local businesses and exacerbate health risks for vulnerable residents.