Judge notes New York legislature passed $9 fee and it was signed into law by governor before federal approvals
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to halt New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee meant to reduce traffic and pump revenue into the region’s aging transit system.
Lewis Liman, a US district judge, on Tuesday ruled that the US Department of Transportation lacked the authority to unilaterally rescind approval of the $9 toll, which was initially green-lighted by Joe Biden.