Louis Lyman

U.S.

District Judge Louis Lyman's ruling comes almost a year after he issued a temporary injunction last May blocking the U.S.

Department of Transportation's attempts to force an end to the policy.

Congestion pricing is being used to charge drivers to enter parts of Midtown and Lower Manhattan.

The program aims to ease gridlock and improve air quality by reducing automobile emissions.

Money from tolls are earmarked for improving New York City's mass transit.

The program is the first of its kind in the nation.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul reacted, saying congestion pricing is legal, it works, and it is here to stay.

Judge Lyman was nominated to the federal bench in 2019 by President Trump.