New Jersey Sen. George Helmy said congestion pricing could drive businesses out of New York City and into the Garden State on "The Point with."

The Federal Highway Administration has approved NYC’s congestion pricing plan, set to begin January 5. Drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street will pay a $9 toll, increasing to $12 by 2028 and $15 by 2031.

Congestion pricing in Manhattan is back — with Gov. Hochul announcing a modified version of the tolling plan last week that’s on track to start Jan. 5. Here’s what New Yorkers,

Catching an Uber or a green cab? Instead of paying a daily toll, for-hire vehicles licensed with the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission will be eligible for a smaller per-trip charge paid by the passenger. The charge will apply for each trip “to, from, or within” the congestion relief zone.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City’s congestion pricing program has been granted permission by the Federal Highway Administration to proceed as planned, according to a recent report. And the completion of this final bureaucratic hurdle means that most drivers will start paying $9 to enter the busiest parts of Manhattan as soon as Jan. 5.

New York City has received a green light from the Biden administration to implement a retooled congestion pricing program.

"You've seen over the last two years more and more New York City-based organizations, including business groups, say that this is bad for business and bad for working families in the city," said New Jersey Sen.