Traffic enters lower Manhattan after crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, Feb. 8, 2024, in New York. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
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Traffic moves along 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan on Jan. 25, 2018. After decades of efforts by transportation advocates, the state of New York has approved a plan to add congestion pricing to the city, charging drivers who enter a designated zone of Manhattan. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
City Dwellers Don't Like The Idea Of Congestion Pricing — But They Get Over It
After gaining approval from state lawmakers, New York will become the first U.S. city to levy fees on motorists who drive on some of its most congested streets. Here, traffic fills 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan in January 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption