Overview

• Judge Lewis Liman’s May 27 ruling bars the Department of Transportation from withholding or delaying federal transit funds related to congestion pricing until June 9.
• The MTA sued after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revoked federal approval for the $9 toll imposed January 5 on vehicles entering Manhattan south of 60th Street.
• City data show the program cut daily traffic by around 11 percent and generated $159 million in its first quarter, with forecasts to raise $500 million this year for transit upgrades.
• Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA officials have pledged to maintain toll collection until a court orders a halt as the legal battle continues.
• Judge Liman ordered an accelerated briefing schedule with evidence due by June 9, setting up a swift resolution of the dispute.