New tolls will affect Brooklyn residents

Brooklyners driving to Manhattan or Staten Island will have to pay higher tolls. The Metropolitan Transport Authority today raised the one way cash toll on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to $13 from $11, while the toll on the Brooklyn Battery tunnel went up from $5.50  to $6.50.  EZ Pass users however will only have to pay 5% more to make these crossings, meaning that fees on the Verrazano bridge will climb to $9.50 and to $4.80 at major crossings like the Batter Tunnel.  Tolls on minor crossings across the city will go up to $1.80 on minor crossings. The New York Times reports the new fares will be implemented on December 30^th.