The ruling effectively keeps the New York City tolling program, the first of its kind in the United States, running through June 9. President Trump has long vowed to kill the program.
A federal court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to force New York to end congestion pricing, ensuring the tolling program would remain in place at least until early next month.
The move effectively keeps congestion pricing, which charges motorists to enter Manhattan below 60th Street, running through at least June 9 by blocking the Trump administration from withholding funding for New York transportation projects if the program is not halted. President Trump has vowed for months to kill the program.
The decision grants a key reprieve to the program, the first of its kind in the nation, since Washington ordered New York to shut it down more than three months ago. The toll, which started on Jan. 5, charges most drivers $9 during peak traffic hours, with the goal of reducing gridlock and funding long overdue mass transit improvements.
Judge Lewis J. Liman granted the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s request for a temporary restraining order following oral arguments from both sides in federal court in Lower Manhattan. The authority, which runs New York City’s mass transit system, operates the toll program.
Judge Liman said that New York State “would suffer irreparable harm” without a restraining order against the Trump administration.
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