New York plans to revive a $9 congestion mitigation charge for driving in Manhattan starting in January that the state indefinitely put on hold earlier this year, Governor Kathy Hochul said Thursday.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference during the Jennings Creek wildfire in the town of Greenwood Lake in New York, U.S., November 12, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo (Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday plans to announce the state plans to revive a congestion charge in Manhattan that she indefinitely put on hold in June,

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is resurrecting a toll on people driving into the busiest parts of Manhattan but at a lower cost, a move her allies hope will allow the nation’s first system of congestion pricing to begin operating before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.