NEW YORK, NY March 28, 2008 —"Honk if you are against congestion pricing" — that was the message on signs a few Queens politicians and business leaders held aloft for motorists at the Queensboro Bridge this morning. Organizer and City Councilman Tony Avella says the location was chosen to make a point.

AVELLA: People don't drive as you see here, into Manhattan for the pleasure of it. They drive because they have to.

REPORTER: The council and state lawmakers have until April 7 to agree to a congestion pricing plan, or risk losing federal funding.