People in NYC make much more. So if it's less in NYC than London then I'm even more convinced that it won't do that much for congestion.
In addition to the central congestion charging zone, London also has an additional £12.50 low-emission zone (ULEZ) charge targeted at older, higher-polluting vehicles. The ULEZ has now expanded to cover all of Greater London.
It was the obvious thing to do for Europeans visiting a metropolis.
It broadly shows there are rich and poor areas of London, but I don't know if it's better to be in the bottom 10% in London or New York.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personal...
It is my general observation that the "rich" areas suffer more from traffic congestion and pollution, because more people own cars and more of those cars tend to be giant diesel Range Rovers and such. In the east it seems like while there are still a lot of parked cars everywhere, people don't actually drive them around as much, choosing the bus/train/bike/feet more often for everyday travel.
Also worth remembering that even the "poor" parts of London are still pretty rich by overall UK standards.
It’ll only affect working class people who commute by driving for whatever reason. As usual the actual rich won’t care. The majority of NYers don’t even own a car. So it’s mostly tourists and people from outside the city (plus ride share/taxis) who are driving.