Congestion Pricing Raises Nearly $52M In February, Data Shows

NEW YORK CITY — Congestion pricing in New York City has raised nearly $52 million in toll revenue in February, according to MTA data released on Monday.

February's totals in addition to last month's $48.6 million has brought in over $100 million in tolls paid.

The new data comes after the Trump administration announced last Thursday it would extend its deadline for the MTA to end congestion pricing for another 30 days, Patch previously reported.

President Donald Trump had initially given the MTA until Friday to end the program and tolls to allow for an "orderly cessation."

About 481,907 vehicles entered the congestion pricing zone in February, according to the MTA. That number is 2 percent greater than in January.

Twenty-four percent of tolls of came from taxis and for hire vehicles ($12.3 million), 66 percent comes from passenger vehicles, 9 percent from trucks, and 1 percent from buses and motorcycles.

Ninety-five percent of revenue was gathered during peak tolling hours.

Since Jan. 5, drivers have been charged $9 entering Manhattan below 60th Street.

The MTA has said the toll would bring in nearly $500 million a year. The plan is expected to generate more than $15 billion for public transportation upgrades in New York City, officials said.

The purpose of the plan is to reduce gridlock in Manhattan's busiest areas and encourage public transit use.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a post on X said he was putting New York "on notice."

“Your refusal to end cordon pricing and your open disrespect towards the federal government is unacceptable,” using transportation jargon to describe the tolling program, he wrote. “Your unlawful pricing scheme charges working-class citizens to use roads their federal tax dollars already paid to build.”

“We will provide New York with a 30-day extension as discussions continue. Know that the billions of dollars the federal government sends to New York are not a blank check. Continued noncompliance will not be taken lightly,” Duffy added.