New Jersey Sen. George Helmy said congestion pricing could drive businesses out of New York City and into the Garden State on "The Point with."

New York City’s new congestion pricing plan will be less costly to drivers. This week, the MTA board approved a new congestion pricing plan for the city, which will toll cars entering the city south of 60th Street starting on Jan.

Catching an Uber or a green cab? Instead of paying a daily toll, for-hire vehicles licensed with the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission will be eligible for a smaller per-trip charge paid by the passenger. The charge will apply for each trip “to, from, or within” the congestion relief zone.

New Jersey officials criticize NYC's congestion pricing plan for its potential negative impact on commuters and businesses.

The approval from the federal Department of Transportation represents a big bureaucratic step toward enacting the tolls.

New York City has received a green light from the Biden administration to implement a retooled congestion pricing program, but the plan still faces lawsuits from opponents and anticipated pushback from incoming President-elect Donald Trump.

NEW YORK — New York City officials are doing everything possible to reduce traffic congestion in one of the busiest cities in the world — including trying to stick drivers with a daily toll just to go to work.