New York Set To Impose Congestion Pricing, Just as It’s Begging for More Commuters

Anti-recovery measure would charge as much as $23 for vehicles to enter Midtown.

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Traffic at downtown Manhattan on April 21, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The Democratic governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, is bragging that congestion pricing will reduce the number of cars at Manhattan. As the city and businesses beg employees to return post-pandemic, the burden is yet another incentive to stay home.

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