With congestion pricing now in effect in New York City, many commuters may be asking how do the new tolls work?Most already know about the $9 toll to enter Manhattan at or below 60th Street, in what's called the Congestion Relief Zone,

The program had defied many obstacles over the course of decades. It debuted over the weekend on what seemed to be a successful first day.

New York’s Central Business District congestion pricing began Sunday, Jan. 5, for streets and avenues in Manhattan from 60th Street south. Two days earlier, a federal judge rejected the state of New Jersey’s request for a temporary restraining order filed Dec.