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New laws to know for 2025 in New York, from minimum wage increase to paid leave for prenatal care

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Minimum wage is going up 50 cents an hour in New York to $ 16.50 for New York City , Long Island and Westchester County .

The new toll charging drivers to enter Manhattan 's Congestion Relief Zone is scheduled to start at midnight on Jan. 5, 2025 .

Broker fees are effectively doing away with broker fees after the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act.

- Sojourner Truth Day: Hochul also signed a bill designating Nov. 26 as Sojourner Truth Day , honoring the women's rights advocate and abolitionist from Ulster County , New York . As for New Jersey , drivers face another year of pain at the pump, as the gas tax goes up by about 6% to 44.9 cents per gallon. The increase will support New Jersey's Transportation Trust Fund Program , which is required to provide nearly $11 billion over five years to support infrastructure improvements for the state's roads and bridges..

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