US EditionUS judge says Trump effort to end New York City congestion pricing unlawful
A federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Transportation's revocation attempt unlawful, allowing New York City's $9 congestion fee program to continue funding transit improvements.
- On March 3, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ruled the Trump administration's attempt to end New York City's congestion pricing was unlawful, calling U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's actions "arbitrary and capricious" and lacking "inherent unilateral ability".
- In February 2026, the MTA sued after Duffy sent letters threatening to cut federal funds, sparking the legal dispute over congestion pricing.
- The program charges drivers $9 to enter below 60th Street, generating $562 million last year and reducing daily vehicle entries by 72,600, about an 11% decline.
- The decision preserves a revenue stream expected to finance more than $500 million in MTA upgrades and allows MTA operations to continue indefinitely, despite ongoing litigation.
- The Trump administration may appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, leaving the program's legal future uncertain, as Liman declined to block future challenges.
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New York’s congestion toll into Manhattan upheld by a federal judge over Trump’s objections
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to halt New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee on drivers entering Manhattan. U.S.
New York, 3 Mar (EFE).- A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ordered to maintain the toll to enter the center of Manhattan (New York) that the Donald Trump administration tried to block. Federal judge Lewis Liman, from the Manhattan District Court, ruled in favor of the state of New York and rejected the Trump administration’s efforts to end this policy that seeks to reduce congestion and pollution and improve traffic flow. Cars must pay a $9 fee, wh…
NYC Congestion Pricing Program Can Continue, US Judge Rules
New York City’s congestion pricing program can continue after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s attempts to terminate it were unlawful — a financial win for the nation’s largest mass transit provider.
Federal judge delivers massive blow to Trump’s claim he 'saved' New York
New York state’s controversial congestion pricing program, designed to ease traffic flow in Manhattan but bitterly opposed by the Trump administration as an economic drag, has been upheld by a federal judge.The 149-page decision by Judge Lewis J. Liman of Federal District Court was reported by The New York Times. However, other legal challenges are pending.New York’s battle to initiate the added pricing dates to 2017, but only came to fruition i…
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