A judge has temporarily halted a Trump administration effort to kill New York City’s congestion pricing program, which imposes a significant toll on cars entering part of Manhattan.
Federal judge Lewis Liman issued a temporary restraining order barring the administration from getting rid of the program, according to The New York Times.
The Times quoted Liman, a Trump appointee, as saying that New York “would suffer irreparable harm” without the order.
The order was not immediately available online.
The congestion pricing program institutes a $9 toll on cars entering Lower Manhattan. Proponents of the idea say it will reduce both traffic and pollution, while opponents raise concerns about the cost to commuters.
The Trump administration has sought to revoke federal approval of the program but was sued by New York City for doing so. The plan was initially approved by the Biden administration.
