NYC Hyperlocal Content Distributed by NYC NEWSWIRE. New York City’s Congestion Pricing Program starts Sunday January 5, 2025. Vehicles will pay fees to enter Manhattan streets below 60th Street, whether you’re coming from a tunnel, bridge or local streets. While this initiative aims to reduce traffic and improve air quality, drivers entering Manhattan have a cost-effective way to avoid these fees: by taking the Brooklyn Bridge to the FDR Drive and continuing uptown. This route should be helpful for businesses from 61st Street to Harlem and from Harlem to Brooklyn.