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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Andy Hirschfeld

US judge temporarily bars Trump admin from ending NYC congestion pricing

Congestion pricing is projected to bring in $500m in revenue by the end of the year if it continues [File Bebeto Matthews/AP]

New York City has won a temporary reprieve in its legal battle against the administration of US President Donald Trump, which had threatened to withhold federal funding from New York state unless the city ended its congestion pricing programme.

United States District Judge Lewis Liman held the hearing on the matter on Tuesday and granted a temporary restraining order that will allow the programme to keep running until at least June 9 as the administration and state-level officials battle over the future of congestion pricing.

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