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NYC congestion pricing clears hurdle, set to start in June
New York City is slated to begin congestion pricing in less than two months, after a regional transit authority gave crucial approval this week.
The nation’s first urban congestion-pricing program will charge car drivers $15 to enter the famously hectic Midtown and Lower Manhattan, home to Wall Street, Broadway theaters and glass-and-steel skyscrapers.
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