Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) knew how she wanted to appeal to President Donald Trump on New York City’s congestion pricing plan. “Big words” and “nice colors” were included in her presentation to him, she told a laughing Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board on Wednesday.

Long before she became a champion for congestion pricing, Gov. Hochul spent a decade opposing tolls in upstate New York — and was even hailed as a “stop-the-tolls pioneer.” From her perch on the upstate Hamburg town board to her time in Congress,

President Trump's attempt to end congestion in New York City was top of mind at the MTA board meeting on Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul was on hand and spoke about her trip to the White House to try to convince the administration to reconsider pulling the plug of the controversial tolling plan.