A Manhattan councilmember wants to restrict street parking to local residents in parts of the borough, saying congestion pricing has led to an influx of cars searching for free spots.

Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, both Democrats, are backing a bill to create a “residential parking permit” system north of 60th Street. The goal, they say, is to prevent drivers from dodging the toll by parking just outside the congestion pricing zone and using public transit to get into Midtown.

“Basically, what we're proposing is a pilot program north of 60th Street, in communities like mine in Washington Heights and Inwood, where residents would literally pay a fee and reserve a zone and a parking spot within that zone,” De La Rosa said during an interview on “Mornings On 1” Friday.

The program would require approval from Albany, and some details—including the fee amount—are still being worked out.

“It has to be a fee that is accessible to working-class New Yorkers, right? I represent a community that is working class, and so we're still figuring out those details on the fee, but it should be accessible to New Yorkers and also generate revenue,” she said.

De La Rosa said she’s hearing mixed reactions from constituents about the parking plan.

“We're hearing from constituents certainly that there are no parking spaces available at any point, and congestion pricing obviously has made it so that communities like mine, that are at the foot and at the outlets of bridges, are now more congested than ever,” she said. “So what we're hearing is that people want parking spots. They don't necessarily want to pay too much money for them.”

Under the bill, the city’s Department of Transportation would enforce the permit system in coordination with other city agencies.

“If LA can do it, if Montreal can do it, if London can do it, I think New York City can do it,” De La Rosa said.

As for what’s next, she said state lawmakers will need to sign off before the city can move forward.

“Albany has to give us permission to pilot the program. And there are a number of council members that have introduced pilot programs for their communities as well. We have a Senate sponsor. Just last night, we got an Assembly sponsor,” she said.