A federal judge is expected to rule Friday on whether New York City congestion pricing can start this weekend as scheduled. The MTA's new Manhattan toll plan is set to start Jan. 5, but attorneys representing New Jersey officials planned to ask Judge Leo Gordon to issue a temporary restraining order in a last-ditch attempt to kill it during the afternoon court hearing.

Congestion pricing in NYC will go into effect as planned Sunday morning after a federal judge in Newark denied New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s last minute motion for a temporary injunction to stop the toll.

NEW YORK - A judge has ruled that New York City's congestion pricing plan may begin as scheduled on January 5. The decision came after a last-minute attempt by lawmakers in New Jersey to get a temporary restraining order against the initiative.