It was never about congestion. It was always about government extracting more money to spend.

From Jan. 5, the first day of the program, to Jan. 31, tolls from the congestion pricing program generated $48.66 million, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which manages the city’s subways as well as bridges and commuter rails.

 

The net revenue for that period was $37.5 million when taking into account expenses to run the program, the MTA said.

 

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New York officials have touted the success of the program in easing traffic, with Hochul saying last week that congestion has “dropped dramatically” since the program went into effect last month.