{"id":46552,"date":"2025-11-20T21:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/46552\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:21:08","slug":"over-1000-drivers-fined-for-toll-violations-last-month-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/46552\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,000 drivers fined for toll violations last month in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2013 Some 1,183 drivers were fined for toll violations<\/a> on New York City\u2019s bridges and tunnels in October, according to the MTA.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a small jump from the month before, when 1,050 drivers received summonses<\/a>. In August, there were many more violations \u2013 1,438. Enforcement operations peaked in the summer, when officials issued over 3,500 summonses for toll violations, hazardous driving and other infractions.<\/p>\n

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According to Charles Chavez, senior vice president of security and operations, the MTA is still cracking down on \u201cserial toll evaders.\u201d The worst of the worst have avoided paying hundreds of tolls, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPay your tolls,\u201d Chavez said. \u201cThat\u2019s the simplest and easiest way to avoid fees and other issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

The enforcement has continued into November. On Sunday, law enforcement agencies conducted a toll enforcement and ghost car operation on the Throggs Neck Bridge, officials said.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement also remained focused on \u201cghost cars,\u201d<\/a> cars with obscured license plates, in recent months. Over 38,000 ghost cars have been seized from New York City streets<\/a> since 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here <\/a>and follow her on Twitter here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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