Despite an appeal by New Jersey, congestion pricing and Port Authority toll increases start Sunday morning. This is how much a drive to NYC will cost you.

The MTA is reminding drivers to update their E-ZPass accounts before congestion pricing starts this weekend. The toll goes into effect on Jan. 5. Drivers entering Manhattan at and below 60th Street will pay a $9 toll once a day between the hours of 5 a.

New York City's controversial congestion pricing plan begins today. Here's what you need to know about how it works, who it affects and what it will cost.

New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan is starting up after it withstood years of political wrangling, a last-minute pause and a flurry of legal challenges

After more than four hours of deliberation Friday, a judge rejected New Jersey's request to halt the start of the congestion pricing tolling program

New York City congestion pricing, the first-in-the-nation tolling program​, got underway Sunday with no major issues, the MTA said.

The toll, known as congestion pricing, is meant to reduce traffic gridlock in the densely packed city while also raising money to help fix its ailing public transit infrastructure. Drivers of most passenger cars will pay $9 to enter Manhattan south of Central Park on weekdays between 5 a.