President Trump had raised concerns that the new tolling program, the first of its kind in America, was drawing visitors and businesses away from Manhattan.
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President Trump intends to revoke federal approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program, fulfilling a campaign promise to reverse the policy that tolls drivers who enter Manhattan’s busiest streets to finance repairs to mass transit.
In a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, the president’s transportation secretary outlined Mr. Trump’s objections to the program, the first of its kind in the United States, and said that federal officials would contact the state to “discuss the orderly cessation of toll operations.”
The letter did not indicate a specific date by which the federal government intended to end the program. The decision will almost certainly be challenged in court.
