Congestion pricing scam tricks drivers into paying for tolls via text, E-ZPass NY warns
Scammers posing as toll collectors are sending drivers fake text messages to cash in on New York City congestion pricing, E-ZPass warns.
New Jersey mayor floats 'reverse congestion pricing' toll in response to NYC's controversial toll
A New Jersey mayor is proposing reverse congestion pricing toll after New York City recently implemented its controversial congestion pricing toll.
Congestion pricing tolls apply for some Queensboro Bridge drivers, MTA says
The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge has been toll-free since it first opened to traffic back in 1909, but some drivers are now being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
Some drivers on Queensboro Bridge have to pay congestion pricing tolls
Some drivers on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge are being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not.
Scammers Could Cheat New York’s New Congestion Pricing Tolls
Drivers who obscure their plates or otherwise circumvent paying tolls already cost the city’s mass transit system millions of dollars.
These NYC politicians, including Eric Adams, supported the congestion toll — but they don’t have to pay it: ‘How convenient’
One influential group of New Yorkers is exempt from paying the $9 congestion toll -- politicians driven around by officers in NYPD vehicles at taxpayer expense.
Frustration mounts among Queensboro Bridge drivers hit with NYC congestion pricing toll
Drivers entering Manhattan from Queens who take the lower roadway and travel north briefly cross 60th Street, meaning they still have to pay the $9 daytime toll. Likewise, drivers leaving Manhattan from the Upper East Side must enter the zone at 59th Street to get on the Queensboro Bridge, also costing them $9 during the day.
MassDOT warns against clicking link in scam toll-pay text messages
If you got a text message urging you to pay tolls through a linked website, watch out — it’s almost certainly a scam. “The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) was alerted that a text message-based scam,
FTC warns of text scams demanding toll payments
If you live in the Hampton Roads region, chances are you’ve encountered a toll. But have you ever gotten a text about unpaid tolls? Scam texts asking for money for unpaid tolls are on the rise, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),
New York City’s Congestion Toll Will Crush White-Collar Commuters
New York City's congestion pricing may force many to reevaluate their workplace locations, as these tolls pose a significant ...
‘Greedy’ Uber using congestion pricing tolls to slash driver wages — on top of adding $1.50 surcharge for customers
Uber is slashing driver wages on trips between New Jersey and the Big Apple at the same time it’s passing off a new $1.50 ...
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Is congestion pricing working? What MTA report tells us about Manhattan toll’s first week
Traffic entering Manhattan below 60th Street dropped by 7.5% in the first week after the start of a controversial $9 toll on ...
Congestion toll cuts time on tunnel crossings, but few effects on NYC traffic
Commutes through the Holland and Lincoln tunnels were significantly faster last week, but traffic in Manhattan remained ...
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy rips moochers Kathy Hochul, NY over congestion toll: ‘We have not stopped fighting’
New Jersey is still smarting over the new $9 congestion toll. In his annual policy address Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy took a ...
Staten Island pizzeria offers congestion pricing discount for NYC commuters
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mr. Pizza’s Pasta House is offering a congestion pricing discount to Staten Islanders who are braving ...
Meet the brothers who built NYC’s favorite congestion pricing tracking tool
Now that New York City has finally flipped the switch on congestion pricing, the big question is: Will it work? And if so, ...
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7 On Your Side helps woman with disability get congestion pricing exemption
The single mom who is disabled was brought to tears. She was desperately trying to get an answer on her exemption from ...