Visitors are up, but traffic is flowing more smoothly so honking is down ~70% and the streets are quieter and more calm.
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“Congestion” tax only moves some traffic from one part to another. Traffic is worse elsewhere in Manhattan because of it.
Honestly, it’s all smoke and mirror. This has nothing to do with congestion and is all about taxing more of the driving public to bailout the failing -
?? The "congestion" was artificially created by the City in order to put this scheme in place making money off of working class drivers. Get the potted plants out of the streets around Macy's and so forth and the "congestion" will go away FOR FREE.
Empty streets are GR8 for fashion shoots but restaurants and clubs that depended on traffic from New Jersey or Queens are dead now, thanks to this criminal behavior by local politicians
Honking is noticeably reduced outside the zone, I live in Harlem and it is so rare to hear someone laying on their horn. It almost makes me think that those most egregious horn blasters are from out of state. 
the problem with congestion pricing is that its a really good urban policy that happens to be in a blue city in a blue state and that's not supposed to happen
my family in manhattan report the same.
they are delighted by the difference
Once again, we’re missing the complete analysis. This only looks at handpicked stats. We need an analysis of multiple areas outside the zone and citywide as well to learn if CP has influenced this. This is just more #ActivistMath
I was in the zone this weekend unfortunately. Traffic was the exact same where is this bs coming from
More bullshit. We're talking about 67 complaints prior. If I had to guess it's the same 2-3 people who made the 67 complaints. Dude these nonsense articles are a joke . You guys deserve jail time for your criminal actions
You want quiet you dont live in the middle of mhtn…. Especially on a bridge or tunnel route ..Checkpeds idiocy…And you dam well know that most of that quiets down post evening rush hour but why state the truth
If you wanted quiet why the hell did these people move to mid town. Move the hell out
Obviously you have ulterior motives. Anyone with half a brain knows you fix the MTA first. It’s broken. You don’t reward their bad behavior. Seriously what is wrong with people like you? Taxpayers should pay for MTA waste, fraud and corruption?
When every single news publication is printing the same stories with the same talking points it's propaganda.
This is the most bullshit fucking complaint I have ever seen in a major city ever. Who the fuck is tracking honking complaints?
Who the fuck makes a police report or complaint because of honking in the middle of fucking Manhattan?
Sounds like a privileged white pasty liberal
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The craziest part about this is Lower Manhattan's council member deliberately brought up a vote to tear this down.
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60 degrees out and the dozens of outdoor dining seats in front of Clandestino and Le Dive have been replaced by two parking spots, thanks to our City Council. The only redeeming value of Dimes Square, totally vanished!
Oh no! I live in a city and have to share the street with people! Why can't this be a suburban parking lot??
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NYC council member denying a sidewalk cafe in one of the densest neighborhoods on the continent due to “noise.”
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