NJ Should Charge A Congestion Fee To New Yorkers, Mayor Says

JERSEY CITY, NJ — In response to New York City's $9 congestion pricing toll for those driving into Manhattan below 60th Street, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said this week that he favors a similar fee for New Yorkers heading into the Garden State.

"We need a regional solution that benefits NJ Transit," Fulop said Tuesday. "The reality is that most regular working people can’t afford to drive their personal vehicles to midtown Manhattan every day for work and pay an additional $1,000 per month to park."

Rather than come out against congestion pricing, he said perhaps New Jersey needs its own.

"The politicians that fought congestion pricing because of politics were fighting for the wealthiest 2 percent of people," he said. "New Jersey should be using leverage of taxing New Yorkers in order to force a regional solution where NJ benefits. That was the right way to approach this and improve mass transit for everyone in NJ."

More than 3,400 New Yorkers moved to Hoboken and Jersey City during the covid pandemic, a report said.

Fulop had made reference to the fee in a transportation and infrastructure policy paper in 2023.

Gov. Phil Murphy's administration recent tried to halt congestion pricing, but a judge rejected the delay.

Starting this week, drivers into Manhattan are being charged $9 between 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. They're charged $2.25 other times. READ MORE: Congestion Pricing Begins

Meanwhile, for those who take the PATH train among Manhattan, Jersey City, and Hoboken, the fare is set to rise starting this Sunday. Read more about that here.