After more than four hours of deliberation Friday, a judge rejected New Jersey's request to halt the start of the congestion pricing tolling program

Congestion pricing will go into effect at midnight on Sunday after a federal judge in New Jersey greenlighted the toll following an 11th-hour hearing late Friday. The toll, which will charge motorists who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street,

Gov. Phil Murphy’s attorney claims a judge’s ruling this week effectively rescinded key federal approvals for the tolling program.

Manhattan’s congestion pricing program is set to begin Sunday, Jan. 5, following a ruling by a federal court judge in New Jersey — although the parties on either side of the lawsuit involved disagree whether the ruling allows that to happen.

The MTA said it can begin collecting the first-in-the-nation congestion fee on Sunday -- January 5 -- following a federal judge's ruling in Newark.

A federal judge is expected to rule Friday on whether New York City congestion pricing can start this weekend as scheduled.

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.

With four days until New York plans to start charging a $9 congestion pricing fee to enter Lower Manhattan, New Jersey’s attorneys are going back to court to slam the brakes on starting the controversial program.

Congestion pricing is expected to go into effect Sunday because of a federal judge’s ruling rejecting a last-minute challenge brought by the state of New Jersey. The decision Friday evening by U.S. Senior Judge Leo Gordon clears the way for the MTA to begin charging the toll as scheduled on Sunday,