Some drivers on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge are being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not.

New Jersey dropped its unsuccessful appeal of a court order that allowed New York’s congestion pricing to start on Jan. 5 and intends to file a new suit against the Federal Highway Administration, attorneys said.

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NJ lawyers will no longer pursue their appeal to immediately halt congestion pricing. But they plan to file an amended complaint with new arguments.

After years of debate and delays, congestion pricing officially came to New Jersey and New York on Jan. 5. On top of paying the toll to take the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel and George Washington Bridge, you now have to pay an additional $9 to enter Manhattan below 60th street during peak hours.

NYC’s congestion pricing cuts traffic, emissions, and funds transit. Paired with Europe’s low-emission zones, it’s a blueprint for sustainable, livable cities.

Drivers say there's no way to get from Manhattan to Queens without paying the $9 fee, even though they have no intention of going into the designated congestion pricing zone.

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.

Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first plan of its kind is working, officials said.

"Much like taxes on cigarettes, which have done little to extinguish the habit but have generated revenue for related healthcare costs, this surcharge is poised to become a financial crutch rather than a solution,

What was meant to provide critical relief has instead devolved into a bureaucratic nightmare." — Kamillah Hanks

Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.