New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s first-in-the-nation ‘congestion pricing’ system charges residents and out-of-state commuters a whopping $9 toll in Midtown Manhattan

New York's first -in-the-nation “congestion pricing” system charges residents and out-of-state commuters in Midtown Manhattan a whopping $ 9 toll.

The $ 9 tax kicks in anywhere south of 60th Street during “peak hours,” which are pretty much all day long.

The state wants to bring in $500 million per year during its first three years , and eventually $1 billion dollars when the toll hits $ 15 .

Some New Jersey commuters will be paying around $5,700 in tolls.

Firefighters are against the toll, too, despite Hochul and the MTA specifically arguing that it will cut down on traffic and therefore reduce emergency response times.

Firefighter unions say the tax will unfairly cost firefighters, as well as all other residents, and actually slow response times. The president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association said he was denied an exemption for firefighters bringing their vehicles into the zone.