NYC congestion pricing turns Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge into toll trap that hits drivers with $9 charge — even if they’re not heading downtown

Congestion pricing seems to have turned the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge from a historically toll-free span into a trap that hammers unsuspecting drivers with the new $9 charge — even if they’re not heading into the toll zone.

The scheme primarily affects motorists on the lower level of the bridge exiting at East 60th Street — where the congestion pricing zone starts — onto First Avenue, which runs uptown.

Those who take the upper level of the 115-year-old span can get off at East 62nd Street and head toward the FDR, avoiding the levy entirely.

https://nypost.com/2025/01/07/us-news/nyc-congestion-pricing-turns-ed-koch-queensboro-bridge-into-toll-trap-that-hits-drivers-with-9-charge-even-if-theyre-not-heading-downtown/?utm_campaign=nypost_metro&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawKm32NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFLdzhyaXRNdHZHdFNlTkN0AR5fCWF3Au1ujU2OaCWyqon78ZpgVCwc4XYfBgVPCVO8-3mAtOaJLVoLv0NvWw_aem_L4K6edis4ScaHnBEz_8MUw