Lessons from congestion pricing in other cities

Also, protestors rally against new Queens migrant shelter. [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [3 global cities have had congestion pricing for decades. How's it going?]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by Emily Nadal]( Today's weather: ☁️ I was fooled into thinking we would be spared from rain this week. Expect a sun-less day with a high of 83 degrees. It’s Thursday morning in New York City and we wanted to find out [whether congestion pricing is working in other cities.]( New York may be the first city in the United States to implement the practice, but congestion pricing is already in place around the globe, so Gothamist spoke with people from three cities that have congestion pricing to find out how it's going. Here’s what else is happening: - Police arrested more than a dozen people Wednesday night during a [rally against the opening of a tent shelter for migrants]( at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in Queens that just opened Tuesday. - One of the [people cops arrested]( was Curtis Sliwa, CEO of the Guardian Angels and former GOP mayoral candidate. - A nine-year-old boy was [found dead in the waters near a Brooklyn IKEA]( after going missing from the store Wednesday. - Several city-run TikTok accounts are no more after [NYC announced a ban on the app]( for government-issued devices. - In an email to staff Wednesday, Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway said he [plans to replace Chancellor Nancy Cantor]( the longtime head of the Newark campus, once her contract expires next June, but Halloway didn’t make clear why he’d be doing so. - A bill that would make broker fees the [responsibility of landlords rather than renters]( got support from a majority of the City Council, despite attempts from an influential real estate group to stop it. - After months of controversy and opposition from some local businesses, the city’s Department of Transportation will finally [move forward with a scaled-back set of street safety improvements]( to McGuinness Boulevard. - Prosecutors [charged a 29-year-old Virginia man with first-degree murder]( Wednesday for the fatal shooting of New Jersey Councilmember Eunice Dwumfour outside her home earlier this year. - After reports of NYPD car chases skyrocketing during the first half of the year, NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey [sent an internal memo to some top police officials]( telling them to ensure their officers are familiar with the department’s vehicle pursuit policies. - Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday a new mandate for Uber and Lyft vehicles that [requires them to be either electric or wheelchair accessible by 2030.]( - Researchers at NYU Langone Health put a pig kidney into a brain-dead man and [found it to work normally for more than a month]( an important step in figuring out how to use animal organs to save human lives. - Samuel Miele, a campaign aide who raised money for Rep. George Santos, by pretending to be a high-ranking House staffer, was [charged with wire fraud and identity theft.]( - A bacteria found in raw shellfish was to blame for [the death of a Long Island man]( as well as two deaths in Connecticut. “I think what's more important is to recognize that you do have a congestion problem, and also to recognize that there are ways of solving [it with congestion pricing], which are actually a win-win for most people." - Walter Theseira, economics professor at Singapore University of Social Sciences, [ON NYC'S CONGESTION PRICING TOLLS.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [A massive, free salsa party is about to take over the High Line]( About a thousand people are expected to party at the High Line Thursday night for ¡Arriba!, an evening of salsa lessons, dancing and live music. [New York City makes outdoor dining permanent, with limits]( Mayor Eric Adams signed the bill and urged New Yorkers: "Go on and eat somewhere." [We Rely On Your Support]( [Excess deaths from recent hurricanes hit 3 NY counties harder than most in U.S.]( A new analysis released by Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health also finds wealthy people are more likely to survive a hurricane event. [17-year-old in critical condition after Crown Heights community center shooting]( A 17-year-old is in critical condition after he was shot in the lobby of a community center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Tuesday night, according to police. [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [New York Public Radio] [WNYC]( | [WQXR]( | [NJPR]( | [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( | [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. All rights reserved. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 [TERMS OF USE]( You can update your [PREFERENCES]( or [UNSUBSCRIBE]( from this list.