Congestion pricing has been decades in the making, a drama featuring lawsuits, outrage, and even a weird last-minute temporary cancellation by the governor earlier this year. Republican politicians and right-wing media have plainly been staking their futures on the opposition,

The MTA released a report Monday showing traffic heading into New York City was down a week after the new congestion pricing plan went into effect.

See Newsday's coverage of MTA's controversial plan to charge a toll for vehicles traveling below 60th Street in Manhattan.