New Yorkers gathered at the Broadway Junction subway station in Brooklyn Sunday, condemning Gov. Kathy Hochul for putting a temporary pause on congestion pricing.

They chanted, “Congestion pricing now, congestion pricing now.”

Ethan Fein was at the rally and said he takes the subway to work.

“I was looking forward to it starting to be refurbished,” Fein said.

The rally was organized by the Riders Alliance, a transit advocacy group.

“Fixing the subway is one of the most urgent policy issues in New York. Congestion pricing is the keystone to fund the MTA,” Danny Pearlstein, policy and communications director for the Riders Alliance, said.

Those at the rally said congestion pricing is necessary to modernize the city’s mass transit system. They say the MTA needs the money to improve elevators and accessibility, install new signals and fund expansions, among other things. Congestion pricing would also cut back on city traffic, pollution and emergency service response times, the Riders Alliance says.

The group states that only 2% of New Yorkers drive to work and that those New Yorkers can afford to pay the $15 toll that was set for cars heading into the congestion zone.

“Making the people who drive the cars responsible for what they are doing to the streets,” Karen Purdick, a supporter of congestion pricing, said.

Rally organizers said they specifically chose to hold the event at Broadway Junction because of all the upgrades it needs, including elevators instead of steep stairs since it is a transfer point for five different lines.

“You have riders that are connecting to the A train. They need to get to the airport, the Rockaways, JFK. They have luggage and it is really important for them to get on at this station and there is nothing that takes you from this ground level down to that platform but stairs,” Danna Dennis, senior organizer at Riders Alliance, said.

On Staten Island, a rally was held against congestion pricing. Those in attendance criticized the governor for installing the infrastructure and then announcing the pause.

“They still have the overhead scanners throughout Manhattan. They wasted a half a billion dollars on them,” Republican Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella said.

There is no proposed date on when the temporary pause will end, causing tension on both sides.