New York City’s first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan took effect Sunday, charging drivers to enter parts of Manhattan up to $9 to enter the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours.

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No, only in the "congestion relief zone," defined as 60th Street and points south, except for the FDR Drive, West Side Highway/Route 9A and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street.

Manhattan's Congestion Relief Zone starts at 60th Street and heads south to include the Lincoln, Holland and Hugh L. Carey tunnels on the Hudson River side, and the Queensboro Bridge, Queens ...

If you drive from north of the congestion zone and cross the Hudson on the George Washington Bridge, you can avoid the toll — similarly, New Jersey drivers entering Manhattan via the G.W. but ...

Most vehicles (57%) entering the congestion zone were passenger vehicles. 36 percent were taxis and for-hire vehicles like ubers. The remainder were small trucks (4%) and large trucks (0.5%).

Taxis, green cabs and black cars will be tolled a $0.75 surcharge for entering the congestion zone during both the peak and overnight hours. Uber and Lyft rides are being charged $1.50.

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Beginning on Jan. 5 and throughout the rest of the month, nearly 1.2 million fewer vehicles entered the congestion relief zone during the same time last year, according to Micahelson.

The MTA said 7.5% fewer vehicles entered the zone below 60th Street during the first week in which drivers had to pay the congestion pricing toll.

Manhattan’s congestion zone has created a fast lane for the ultra-wealthy, the CEO of a luxury transportation service said – as President Trump and New York leaders tangle over the program.