The urban toll will be compulsory from June to enter the Big Apple by car. Cars and vans will have to pay $15 per crossing during the day, and $3.75 at night.
Trucks and coaches will pay $24 to $36, while the fare for the famous yellow taxis will increase by $1.25 for each trip. Exceptions will be made for emergency vehicles, which will be able to continue to circulate free of charge. The MTA plans to generate $1 billion a year from this tax to improve public transportation. New York would be the first American city to implement such a system. In Europe, London and Stockholm already have tolls, as well as Singapore, for Asia. The network must still await federal approval and ensure that administrative appeals from the neighboring state of New Jersey or taxis and VTCs do not block the project. The project, considered since 2007 and implemented in 2019, was approved by the board of directors of the public metro and commuter train operator (MTA) on March 27.