Staten Island City Councilman Joe Borelli voiced strong opposition to congestion pricing Monday, the first workday the police is in effect.

Congestion pricing, which began Sunday, charges drivers $9 to enter Manhattan at or below 60th Street, a fee Borelli says disproportionately impacts Staten Island commuters.

“Oh, I came in by car because, as I'll point out to you, here's my MTA trip planner for getting from my house to here: two hours, 26 minutes,” Borelli said when asked about his commute during an interview on "Mornings on 1." “That just isn’t an option for me to come here to Chelsea from my house, and it shouldn’t be an option for any New Yorker to travel within their own city, a two-hour and 26-minute commute.”

Borelli criticized what he called a lack of transparency surrounding congestion pricing, specifically referencing the state’s pause on the policy ahead of elections.

“No conversation about this policy can exist without mentioning the pause because that was the most deceptive and dishonorable thing any government official has done in my 20 years in government,” he said. “To deceive the voters, to promise them, or to indicate to them, that something would go in one direction, and then right after the election, pull the rug out from under them and say it’s actually the opposite of what we said.”

Borelli was asked whether the pause affected election outcomes, but argued the results were secondary to the integrity of officials.

“The results matter less than the honor of those people who were telling us that they’re going to pause it because of the burden on New Yorkers,” he said.

Borelli also expressed frustration over the financial impact of the toll.

“New Yorkers, for two years, told pollsters that affordability and inflation is their number one issue,” Borelli said. “To have the governor come out and say, ‘I reduced your fare [to] $9 [from] $15’—although it’s going to be $15 in a few [years]—insults the intelligence of every New York family.”

Borelli called for an exemption for the borough as a way to improve the policy for Staten Island residents.

“They should exempt Staten Island,” he said. “[The MTA] gave us a 12-lane bridge with cars. They chose that. They gave Brooklyn Queens subway networks.”