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Some drivers on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge are being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not.
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Some drivers on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge are being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not.
The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge has been toll-free since it first opened to traffic back in 1909, but some drivers are now being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
The site under the Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City is set to close at the end of next month. CBS New York's Shosh Bedrosian reports.
Locals have been fighting for years for a safer way to cross without a car.
Connecting Manhattan to Queens at 59th Street, the Queensboro Bridge is less than a mile in length and serves some of the busiest arteries in New York, and CBS New York viewers have told us there isn't enough space on the bridge for all. Elle McLogan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Pqt7MO
The closures started 9 p.m. Friday.
There soon could be more room for bikes and less space for cars on two of New York City' s major bridges. That's one headline from Mayor Bill de Blasio's final State of the City address.
De Blasio's desire to, in his words, "drive a recovery" also means, as he put it, leaving the era of the automobile behind.
Bike lanes are coming to the Brooklyn and Queensboro bridges. That's going to mean a tighter squeeze for drivers.
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Residents who live on the Manhattan side of the Queensboro Bridge say the noise from blaring horns and traffic has become unbearable.
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A car erupted into flames late Thursday afternoon on the upper level of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.
Officer Elisa Toro, 36, was off-duty on Dec. 10 when her car crashed on an exit ramp of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. Her vehicle rolled and struck a vacant storefront.
For the fifth time in two years a car has crashed coming off of the Queensboro Bridge.
The closure comes after area several fatal accidents in the area of the off-ramp, most recently on Dec. 10, which claimed the life of an off-duty police officer.
The 10-year veteran and mother of two was driving home from her shift when her car struck a guard rail and then a cement barrier on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge ramp just before 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.
City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-22nd) has introduced legislation to remove late Mayor Ed Koch's name from the Queensboro Bridge.
Just off of the Queensboro Bridge in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City cars zip by and motorists shout at each other, some cause accidents, others take their driving off-road.
If one City Councilman has his way, the Queensboro Bridge at 59th Street will not be late Mayor Ed Koch's bridge for much longer. But the issue has nothing to do with Koch personally.
Much of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge was closed for hours Sunday night, after a truck caught fire.
One of the permanent memorials to late former New York City Mayor Ed Koch will be the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and indelible in our memories will be Koch welcoming us to it.
In a press conference Sunday afternoon, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the carpooling regulations put in place after Superstorm Sandy will not go back into effect for the work week.
A lawyer for Sean "Diddy" Combs says he wants to quit the defense team in the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking case.
The update came after a Vatican spokesman said the Pope "rested well" overnight.
Six living hostages — including two who were held in Gaza for a decade — were released by Hamas Saturday.
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The Cavaliers bullied the Knicks from the start Friday night, winning in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference's top teams.
A lawyer for Sean "Diddy" Combs says he wants to quit the defense team in the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking case.
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Two hundred cartons of eggs were given away for free in New York City on Friday to help offset the growing cost of the now-pricey household item.
A study in New York City found some kids with peanut allergies may overcome it by eating peanut butter under medical supervision.
In an interview with CBS News New York, Mayor Eric Adams spoke out about a judge's decision to let the criminal case against him continue, Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to limit his powers, and more.
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NYC congestion pricing scanners are staying on, despite President Trump's attempt to end New York's toll for drivers in Manhattan.
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New Jersey residents on the autism spectrum can soon apply for a designation on their driver's license or ID to help them with interactions with police.
Business owners in Wharton, New Jersey say traffic from the I-80 detour is keeping customers away.
The legal fight over whether the Trump administration can stop New York City's congestion pricing plan could take months, if not years.
An ice rescue training exercise turned into a real-life operation for first responders in Morris County, New Jersey.
Milder weather is just around the corner in the New York City area, but we have to get through another round of snow Thursday first.
A New York family of four is moving into Habitat for Humanity of Long Island's first 3D-printed home.
Milder weather is just around the corner in the New York City area, but we have to get through another round of snow Thursday first.
NYC congestion pricing scanners are staying on, despite President Trump's attempt to end New York's toll for drivers in Manhattan.
The Trump administration is pulling the plug NYC congestion pricing, but Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA are fighting to keep it.
A new three-bedroom house in Uniondale is going for less than half of what other homes in the area usually cost. It will be sold via a lottery, which is now open for interested applicants.
President Trump said he is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In an interview with CBS News New York, Mayor Eric Adams spoke out about a judge's decision to let the criminal case against him continue, Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to limit his powers, and more.
A wildcat strike by New York prison guards entered its fifth day Friday, before a mediator meets with both sides Monday.
A judge in New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case has appointed an outside attorney to argue over the Department of Justice's request to drop the federal charges.
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The CDC has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say.
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YouTube TV announced a deal to keep Paramount channels on its platform had been reached Saturday night, ending a public contract dispute.
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Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
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