The new toll rates begin Sunday, April 11
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Drivers face higher tolls at MTA crossings after hikes take effect Sunday in a move designed to bring in millions in annual revenue.
Those crossings include the RFK Bridge, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, Henry Hudson Bridge, Cross Bay Bridge, Marine Parkway Bridge, Queens Midtown Tunnel and Hugh L. Carey Tunnel. (MTA toll rates can be found here). Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
For most of the crossings, E-ZPass drivers will see a 43-cent up-charge in tolls, rising from $6.12 to $6.55.
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Driving From Queens To Manhattan Will Cost More Starting Sunday Patch 8 hrs ago Kayla Levy © Daisy Lezcano/Patch Tolls are increasing at the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City and the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in Astoria.
ASTORIA/LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS It will cost drivers up to 67-cents more to drive between Queens and Manhattan on tolled crossings starting this Sunday.
The 7% toll hikes, which are part of the MTA’s efforts to raise profits for the city’s transportation system amid multibillion-dollar losses during the pandemic, apply to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City and the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in Astoria.