NJ lawyers will no longer pursue their appeal to immediately halt congestion pricing. But they plan to file an amended complaint with new arguments.

A new toll on drivers entering the core of Manhattan brought modest but measurable traffic reductions to New York City’s heavily-gridlocked streets in its first week of operation, according to preliminary data released Monday by the state's transit authority.

In Fort Lee, the mayor and others are expecting an influx of vehicles as drivers look to avoid the new toll entering Manhattan below 60th Street.

The new $10 billion facility will replace the obsolete 74-year-old terminal. It's used daily by 250,000 people, including NJ Transit bus riders.

Drivers entering the center of Manhattan on Monday faced their first morning rush hour paying $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours.

Congestion pricing went into effect Sunday, just over 48 hours after a federal judge in New Jersey rejected the Garden State’s call for a temporary injunction.New peak tolls for entering

The toll, known as congestion pricing, is meant to reduce traffic gridlock while also raising money to help fix New York's ailing public transit infrastructure.

New York City’s congestion pricing program, charging drivers entering 60th Street and below in Manhattan, started Sunday, with MTA officials optimistic it will loosen traffic-clogged streets, drivers objecting to the first-such plan in the nation and firefighters' labor leaders predicting longer response times.

Since the plan went into effect a little over a week ago, drivers have become desperate to find ways to park above 60th Street and riding mass transit downtown to avoid the toll.

The program had defied many obstacles over the course of decades. It debuted over the weekend on what seemed to be a successful first day.

Tarek Soliman, the owner of Comfort Diner in midtown Manhattan, said he had spoken directly with the governor about his fears of losing New Jersey customers. While he said it was too early to tell ...

Traffic entering Manhattan below 60th Street dropped by 7.5% in the first week after the start of a controversial $9 toll on driving in that area.