New York Traffic Thins as Virus Shunts Hopes for Prompt Recovery
- City tolls are down 3.7% last week from mid-December
- U.S. gasoline demand at lowest seasonally since mid-1990s
Traffic through Times Square.
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New York City traffic levels are showing a sluggish start to the year, a reminder that a vaccine-led recovery will take more time to perk up fuel markets.
Traffic on 11 New York City highways, bridges and tunnels was at about 4.9 million vehicles in the week ending January 16, according to Metropolitan Transportation Authority data. That’s about a 3.7% decline from month-ago levels.