New York City Gridlock Alert Days 2022
That time of the year has come again when New York deals with especially terrible traffic because of the U.N. General Assembly and later the holidays. Here is what you need to know about so-called Gridlock Alert Days.
NYC congestion pricing: How it would work and how to weigh in
You could pay from $9 to $23 to enter the heart of Manhattan in your car under the much-delated New York City congestion pricing plan, which has generated so much controversy that the MTA extended the public comment period though Sept. 23.
NYC congestion toll effect on Long Island?
Taxi, bus and for-hire drivers on Long Island are pushing to be exempt from Manhattan's congestion tolls. They say they've already taken a hit from higher gas prices.
4 killed, 8 hurt in crash on Palisades Parkway
4 people were killed when a van carrying factory workers crashed in New Jersey.
Truck and ATV crash in Queens; 2 dead
A tractor-trailer and an ATV collided in Queens on Friday, the NYPD said. The crash killed two people who were riding the ATV.
US traffic deaths continue to rise, hitting 20-year high in early 2022
Before 2020, U.S. traffic deaths had fallen for three consecutive years. But they began climbing after pandemic lockdowns eased and are continuing to in 2022.
NYC congestion pricing debate
Lisa Daglian, the executive director of Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, appears on Good Day New York to explain why the Manhattan congestion pricing toll plan is good for the city.
Motorist punched highway worker in face, police say
A man who drove into a closed construction zone on a highway in Connecticut is accused of assaulting a road worker.
New Jersey Turnpike crash: Bus overturns, killing 2
A bus overturned and crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike on Tuesday evening, leaving two people dead and several people hurt, police said.
NJ lawmakers: Incentives could counter Manhattan congestion toll
New Jersey continues to push back against the forthcoming Manhattan congestion pricing toll. Some New Jersey lawmakers are proposing legislation that would give incentives to businesses that reduce the commute time for employees from New Jersey.
NYPD seizes hundreds of ATVs and dirt bikes across NYC
The NYPD says it seized more than 200 illegal ATVs and dirt bikes across New York City in a single day.
Close West Side Highway lane to create bike path, official says
A proposal by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine would close one lane of vehicular traffic on the West Side Highway to permanently create a two-way protected bike lane that would stretch from 57th Street down to Chambers Street.
NYC congestion pricing toll plan moving forward
The MTA is moving forward with the highly controversial Manhattan congestion pricing program.
Bronx school bus crash
A bus carrying bus drivers overturned on a Bronx ramp of exit 1-A of the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway to Bruckner Blvd.
George Washington Bridge tolling is now cashless
Drivers looking to cross from New Jersey into New York over the George Washington Bridge now go through an electronic tolling system.
NYC restores all alternate-side parking days
The city paused what some called a painful policy of two-days-a-week alternate side parking for street sweeping at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Now it is back.
Manhattan congestion toll plan hits 'milestone,' MTA boss says
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber says the process to implement so-called congestion pricing for vehicles entering Manhattan is moving forward after a delay.
NY police confiscate cars using fake plates to evade tolls
State troopers and police officers arrested eight people and seized more than a dozen cars with fraudulent license plates near the Throgs Neck Bridge in the Bronx.
Neighborhood parking rule change frustrates car owners
Lower East Side resident Michael Steward says he got a surprise $115 ticket recently. He said the parking rules changed on Avenue D without notice.
Tree kills man on NY highway
A man is dead and two of his family members were injured after a tree fell on the pickup truck they were in on a NY highway.