Hochul’s cynical flip-flop on congestion pricing proves she wants to scam New Yorkers’ pockets dry

With Election Day in the rearview mirror, we are seeing the political cynicism of Gov. Hochul in full bloom. 

Back in June, Governor Hochul surprised the political world, the media and New Yorkers when she “indefinitely paused” her congestion-pricing plan. 

She cited economic concerns raised by the business community and commuters, which was true, but her real motive is she thought it would hurt Democrats in the elections. 

Now, without a blush of embarrassment, she plans to bring it back.

New York voters are being scammed once again. 

New Yorkers have a narrow window to stand up and speak out against this underhanded war on cars and elitist plan that will negatively impact our commuters and small businesses — and not improve the environment but simply shift traffic and pollution to working-class and mostly minority communities. 

We’ve introduced bipartisan legislation, filed federal lawsuits and stoked public outrage to reverse course.

If the governor won’t listen to the will of two-thirds of New York City residents who resoundingly said they don’t want congestion pricing, we’ll work with incoming President Trump to terminate this scam. 

The stakes are high, and if we don’t act now, we’ll all pay the price. 

Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis represents Staten Island and part of southern Brooklyn.