New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who sued to block the tolls, is among some Democrats rejoicing at Trump’s decision. On Trump’s inauguration day, the governor sent a letter to the new president echoing Trump’s own criticism of congestion pricing as a “disaster.”

Hochul and officials in New York expected that outcome but had tried to negotiate in recent weeks to keep the toll, which is also a key source of revenue for ma

President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on drivers entering some parts of Manhattan.