Effect on Sunday, June 30, most cars will need to pay $15 to enter Manhattan's congestion zone.
New York City will become the first major metropolis in the U.S. to implement congestion pricing, a toll on drivers entering a zone south of Manhattan's Central Park during the day.Here's everything you need to know about the new toll, including the newly announced start date, a map, exemptions for drivers and more.Officials announced Friday that congestion pricing will go into effect on Sunday, June 30.The zone covers a chunk of Manhattan south of 60th Street, just below Central Park.
And as on bridges, license plate readers are expected to identify other drivers, so that they can be billed by mail.Taxis will charge passengers $1.25 per trip that touches the zone, while app-based rides will charge $2.50.To enter Manhattan, commuters from other states and boroughs already pay around $15 in bridge and tunnel tolls — and the congestion fee will come on top of that. Daily parking costs already run $25 to $50 in the congestion zone.
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