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NYC congestion pricing cut fine particle pollution in Manhattan toll zone by 13% in first year

Operates the Central Business District Tolling Program

New York City's congestion pricing cut fine particle pollution inside the Manhattan toll zone by about 13% in its first year. A Columbia-led study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters tracked air quality at 15 monitoring sites. The decline closely matched the roughly 11% drop in vehicles entering the zone.

Updated 2 days ago

Long Island Rail Road resumes service after strike ends with union deal

Force in Play

Reached tentative deal with rail unions

At noon on Tuesday, electric trains began rolling out of Jamaica again. North America's busiest commuter railroad had been dark since Friday night, when contract talks between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the rail unions collapsed, leaving about 250,000 weekday riders without trains for three workdays.

Updated May 19