New Jersey residents commuting to work in Manhattan five days a week now pay more than $3,000 each year because of the monumental toll hikes instituted by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey last fall. This, of course, is on top of gas, parking and other transportation-related costs. - See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/portauthority_042612.html?c=y&page=1#sthash.hxxFrDxI.dpuf