NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Since the launch of the congestion relief program, New York City has seen a decline of nearly 17.6 million vehicles entering the congestion relief zone, officials announced on Tuesday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul called the program "nothing short of transformational," citing reduced traffic and improved travel times through Manhattan.

“With summer coming to an end, the benefits of congestion pricing are clearer than ever,” Hochul said. “This program has been nothing short of transformational, making streets safer, reducing gridlock across the region, and unlocking generational upgrades to mass transit, benefitting millions. Congestion pricing is working, it is legal, and the cameras are staying on.”

The federal government has attempted to halt New York City’s congestion pricin

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