Congestion pricing is here in Manhattan below 60th Street, affecting commuters throughout the five boroughs and beyond.

For commuters coming from the Bronx, here is how the new rules could impact travel.

First, a refresher: What is congestion pricing?

Congestion pricing is a policy in which drivers who enter local streets and avenues south of and including 60th Street in Manhattan will be charged a fee. 

The fee for passenger cars will be $9 with E-ZPass during the “peak hours” of 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. The toll will be lowered to $2.25 during overnight hours for passenger cars with E-ZPass.

Read more about the full congestion pricing plan here. 

Will I get charged a congestion pricing toll if I drive over one of the bridges connecting the Bronx to Manhattan?

No, you will not be charged a congestion pricing toll. 

All of the bridges between the Bronx and Manhattan connect to Upper Manhattan. None of the connecting bridges drop drivers within the congestion pricing zone, which is the area including and below 60th Street in Manhattan.

Will I get charged if my commute takes me onto the West Side Highway or the FDR Drive?

The two main highways within the congestion zone — the West Side Highway and the FDR Drive — are exempt from congestion pricing tolls.

However, you will be tolled if you exit either highway onto local streets and avenues within the congestion zone.

What if I’m traveling from the Bronx to Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island or New Jersey?

As long as you don’t enter the Manhattan congestion zone during your commute, you won’t be charged a congestion pricing toll.

However, keep in mind that non-congestion pricing tolls on Port Authority bridges outside Manhattan still apply.

What public transit options do I have to get from the Bronx into Manhattan?

There are multiple subway lines serving the Bronx (the 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, B and D lines), with dozens of stations across the borough.

MTA buses run throughout the Bronx, serving locations that do not have nearby subway service. The fare for subways and regular buses is $2.90. 

Commuters in some parts of the Bronx can also take express buses that will drop them at stops throughout Manhattan, at the cost of $7 per ride. 

The Metro-North Railroad has 12 stations in the western part of the Bronx that take commuters to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. 

A one-way trip between stations within the five boroughs costs $7 during peak hours and $5 during off-peak hours.

Bronxites on the east side of the borough also have the option of taking NYC Ferry into Manhattan. Commuters can catch a ferry at Throgs Neck at Ferry Point Park and Soundview at Clason Point, then take it all the way down to Wall Street at Pier 11. Check out the schedules here.

Bus routes and schedules for Bronx commuters can be found here.