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Reports that the New York Supreme Court barred New York City from permanently closing the 72nd Street exit ramp off the West Side Highway until officials have conducted further studies of its potential impact on the traffic. Approval of the closing by the city's Department of Transportation in January 2005 to accommodate the Trump Place project along the Hudson River on the Upper West Side.

The article discusses the debates facing New York regarding the application of congestion pricing. Topics mention including London, Stockholm and Singapore who are cited as international models of congestion pricing, proposal of a flat rate for passenger cars and trucks and additional bike lanes, buses and other public transit services.

This article presents twenty suggestions from readers of "The New York Times" about easing the traffic problems in the Manhattan section of New York City. The suggestions are assessed by traffic experts Jeffrey Zupan of the Regional Plan Association and John Falcocchio of Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, New York.

The article reports on New York state lawmakers' opposition to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's traffic congestion plan. Bloomberg had organized a media campaign and strategy campaigns with transportation experts to publicize and promote his resolution. Lawmakers called his plan a doomed strategy that did not include input from New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

The article reports that the New York state legislature refused to take action on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to reduce traffic congestion by charging fees to motorists entering certain parts of Manhattan. The legislature's decision meant the city is no longer eligible for $500 million in federal aid. Legislators expressed resentment at Bloomberg's lobbying tactics.

The article discusses the reaction of New York state officials to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's traffic congestion plan. A report from state officials rejects the plan because it places an unfair tax burden on low- and middle-income drivers. Bloomberg is upset that the state officials could cause the city to lose federal money to implement a plan that would improve air quality, ease traffic, and has the support of several environmental groups.

The article reports the public's reactions to New York City's Mayor Bloomberg's plan to charge drivers $8 a day to drive in certain areas of Manhattan during normal business hours in an effort to limit traffic congestion. Bloomberg intends to use the revenues to provide upgrades and improvements to public transportation.

As of Sunday afternoon, there were no signs of the traffic Armageddon that many predicted when an extensive construction project closed a lane of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge over the Harlem River. Yet many people who drove from New Jersey for the Yankees game on Sunday said they either had braced for horrendous traffic or did not take any chances and used different routes at least part of the way. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Paul Ziemer and Pikkam So traveled to Times Square on Sunday from their home in Inwood, at the northern tip of Manhattan, and allowed their 14-month-old son, Benjamin, to do what few New Yorkers have ever done: Walk safely right down the center of Broadway in the middle of the day. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Speaking of traffic-taming measures for Broadway around Times Square and Herald Square, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Thursday, ''The traffic is so terrible and people are getting pushed out into the streets -- the sidewalks can't handle it.'' This is news? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the likely traffic congestion in the wake of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The New York Police Department has warned that traffic will be badly affected in parts of Manhattan on September 25 and 26, 2007. The department has urged people to use mass transit or to walk.

Discloses the plan of the Westchester County officials to open a road that crosses a dam on its reservoir that was closed by New York City after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Closure of the road to protect the city's water supply from terrorist attacks; Traffic congestion and inconvenience caused by the road closure; Officials' plan to open the road in September 2004.

Reports on the recommendations to improve the traffic congestion problem at Amsterdam Avenue and 181st Street in New York City. Elimination of street parking; Lengthening of walk signals for pedestrians; Creation of a bus lane and relocation of bus stops; Enforcement of block-the-box rules and removal of illegally placed street vendors.

Discusses the traffic study conducted on the square mile of Ozone Park in New York City for the purpose of decongesting the area and prevent sidesweeping of parked vehicles. Proposed one-way traffic solution to the problem; Approval needed by the traffic scheme proposal from community boards.