Over 8 Months of Proven Results – and Counting!

Since January 5th, traffic is down and business is up. The data is in for New York’s transformative congestion relief program: Ten million fewer cars have entered the congestion relief zone, air quality is improving region-wide,  and visitation within the zone is up 1.5 million people compared to this time last year.

This means shorter commutes, funding for essential transit improvements and cleaner air for the entire region.  

How has congestion relief impacted you?

Congestion Pricing is Transforming the New York Region

New York’s congestion pricing program has generated more than $215 million in revenue to date and is on track to raise $500 million in 2025 alone. This funding is already going toward projects that will benefit businesses and residents across the region, including:

  • The Second Avenue subway extension, which will provide much-needed train line access in East Harlem from 96th Street to 125th Street

  • The Interborough Express train line, which will connect transit deserts in Brooklyn and Queens

  • Accessibility upgrades, such as elevator installation and escalator replacements at dozens of subway stations to create a public transit system that works for all

  • Over 500 new buses, including express models, and new, modern railcars

  • Create more than 100,000 jobs across the country and funding for MTA projects and contracts throughout the Tri-State area, ensuring economic and transit benefits for the broader region.

What Is Congestion Pricing?

Congestion pricing, or congestion relief, is a program approved in 2019 by New York State to fund essential transit upgrades and improvements, reduce traffic, and help New York meet ambitious climate and environmental goals. The program collects a toll on cars that enter Manhattan’s Central Business District below 60th Street - one of the most congested zones in the nation. After years of planning to ensure the program would successfully reduce traffic, fund public transportation and improve air quality, the nation’s first congestion relief program launched in January 2025.

Now, congestion pricing is here, and it’s working. That means:

  • Better, more reliable transit: The program is projected to fund $15 billion in subway, bus, and rail improvements to the MTA network.

  • Less traffic, faster commutes: Fewer cars mean shorter travel times for drivers and transit riders alike. Honking is also down 45% in 2025. 

  • Cleaner air and safer streets: With fewer vehicles on the road, pedestrian and cyclist injuries have dropped, and air quality is improving.

  • An economic boom for the congestion relief zone: With 1.5 million more visitors than this time last year, retail sales are on track to be $900 million higher in 2025 compared to 2024.

Congestion pricing works. New Yorkers are already seeing the benefits. Better commutes are here to stay.

“We can have world-class transit that is fast, reliable, and accessible. Anything less isn’t worthy of the world’s greatest city.”
— Former New York City Transit President, Andy Byford