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Republican lawmakers on Long Island say the plan to charge drivers who travel into Manhattan will hurt commuters and small businesses. They urged New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to drop her support for congestion pricing, calling it "highway robbery."

New York commuters are one step closer to paying a toll when entering Manhattan below 60th Street after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted 9-1 to approve the congestion pricing plan.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has voted unanimously to raise fare prices in an attempt to make up for lost ridership during the pandemic. New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North fares will go up 4%.

A union representing train inspectors plans to strike after years of contract negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. That could disrupt tens of thousands of New York and Connecticut commuters this fall.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will move forward with its congestion pricing plan in lower Manhattan after getting federal approval on Monday.

The Long Island Rail Road’s long-awaited new train cars are expected to be further delayed by three months, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s independent consultant.

The transit authority that runs subways, commuter trains and buses in New York City is giving up on a system that sent automated alerts about service disruptions through Twitter. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority decided to stop using Twitter for service alerts Thursday.

The Long Island Rail Road will add Friday trains year-round to the South Fork Commuter Connection Service. Previously, the Friday trains to the Hamptons stopped running between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Some Long Island Rail Road riders on the Oyster Bay branch argue that the East Side Access expansion increases commute times into Midtown Manhattan.

Even though ridership is up over 50%, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has said ridership may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2035.