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An NYPD officer stands outside parked vehicles relating to the United Nations General Assembly in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
The U.S. State Department has exempted U.N. diplomats and missions in New York City from paying new congestion fees according to recent guidance published by the government. (getty images)
Overhead equipment was installed on New York City streets for the controversial congestion pricing plan, which electronically bills drivers a toll for traveling below 60th St., in order to reduce traffic and emissions, improve New Yorkers quality of life, and urge people to use public transportation. (Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping 's New York-based diplomats will not need to pay the new congestion pricing. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS)
