The City Council approved a bill on Wednesday that would curb a loathed New York City real estate practice: making renters pay thousands of dollars in broker fees.

New York renters would no longer be on the hook for costly broker fees when signing a new apartment lease, under a measure passed by the city council Wednesday.

The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday to have NYC landlords pay for broker fees, instead of tenants.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday plans to announce the state plans to revive a congestion charge in Manhattan that she indefinitely put on hold in June, a source told Reuters.

A new congestion pricing plan for New York City will be announced on Thursday with a reduced toll for drivers, sources said. The new plan will reduce the originally proposed congestion pricing toll for cars traveling south of 60th Street in Manhattan from $15 to $9,

Gov. Hochul will propose a modified version of congestion pricing Thursday, according to at least four sources briefed on her plans. Hochul is expected to propose a 40% cut in the tolls already approved by the MTA,