Trump extends deadline for New York to end congestion toll for Manhattan drivers BY Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press March 21, 2025 — Fortune The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York to end its new $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering Manhattan. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday said he was giving...
Threatening texts on unpaid tolls Mar 13, 2025 BY CHRIS SULLIVAN KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter How many bogus and threatening texts have you received in the last week over unpaid tolls? I know I have had at least three, and the scammers appear to be getting better. At first, the texts had actual dollar amounts that...
Scammers falsely claim the recipient has unpaid tolls that must be paid immediately by KOMO News Staff Fri, February 28th 2025 REDMOND, Wash. — A new text message scam is making its way across the Washington and multiple other states, falsely claiming recipients have unpaid tolls that require immediate payment. The Redmond Police Department warned the scam messages often...
Misread license plate shows system is flawed Julie Millet — Yahoo news Wed, March 5, 2025 NY Giants license plate causes accidental congestion toll WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (WPIX) — When Termain Brice gets into his Dodge Durango, he doesn’t typically drive into Manhattan. So imagine his surprise when he checked his EZPass account and...
Trump ends tolling scam in Manhattan By Jon Campbell, Stephen Nessen and Ramsey Khalifeh Published Feb 19, 2025 — Gothamist President Donald Trump’s administration revoked federal approval for congestion pricing on Wednesday, taking a first step toward fulfilling his campaign promise to kill the tolls that charge drivers a $9 daytime fee to enter Manhattan...
Tolling could be killed using Federal DOT By Miranda Devine Published Feb. 8, 2025 NY Post President Trump has formulated a plan to force New York to “kill” congestion pricing in Manhattan through the federal Department of Transportation, he told The Post in an exclusive interview. Among potential penalties available to the agency are withholding millions of dollars in...
Trump Thinks NYC Tolling a Disaster By Nicole Gelinas Published Jan. 26, 2025 NY Post During his first week back in office, President Trump checked off a long list of tasks he said he’d do: securing the border, dissolving DEI, ditching climate regulations. But a promise from the campaign trail remains: “TERMINATE Congestion Pricing in my FIRST WEEK!!!”...
Hopeful that the Federal Highway Administration under Trump could unravel the program’s authorization By Vaughn Golden Published Jan. 11, 2025 — NY Post President-elect Donald Trump said he’s on board for scrapping congestion pricing and lifting the cap on state and local tax deductions, The Post has learned. In a Saturday night meeting with Republican...
Tone-deaf misfits take victory lap on regressive tax By Mike Lawler — NY Post Published Jan. 7, 2025 With congestion pricing now underway, the tone-deaf misfits at the MTA are taking a victory lap on just about every news network they can, touting how visionary their regressive tax is while claiming it will lead to better...
Public backlash caused Governor to “pause” tolling increase By Carl Campanile and Aneeta Bhole Published Dec. 26, 2024 NY Post Gov. Kathy Hochul put the brakes on the MTA’s plan to hike the price of the new Manhattan congestion toll by 25% on “gridlock alert” days after fierce backlash for the plan. https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/hochul-puts-brakes-on-congestion-tolls-extra-surge-pricing-squeeze-after-fierce-backlash/ Hochul...
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