Scaling Back Congestion Pricing to Save It

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 getting around [Scaling Back Congestion Pricing to Save It]( Here’s a proposal that keeps the core of the plan intact but addresses Governor Hochul’s chief concerns. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Getty If there’s one city that gave New York the courage to consider congestion pricing — the $15 charge to drive into Manhattan, now “indefinitely paused,” that was intended to fund the MTA and reduce traffic — it’s London. Its toll has been in place for 20 years; slashed pollution and traffic have helped make life tolerable for the 2 million people who have moved to London in that time, and the Underground is in far better shape than our subway. It [works](. The toll arrangement has also been adjusted and refined over the years after a somewhat bumpy start. In that fact lies a path forward for Governor Kathy Hochul, who backed the plan until an abrupt about-face weeks before the launch. What might she do to turn the indefinite pause into a definite reboot? [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [A Puddle Full of Goldfish in Bed-Stuy A Bed-Stuy native spruced up the block with goldfish under a trickling hydrant. Transplants concerned with the fish’s health wanted to get them out.]( By Matt Stieb [This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings Norman Mailer’s former home in Brooklyn Heights is on the market.]( By Nora DeLigter [Norman Mailer’s Old Apartment on the Promenade Is for Rent The shiplike $13,000-a-month two-bedroom sparked a bidding war last time it was available.]( By Adriane Quinlan [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved