New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has abruptly halted what would have been the nation’s first congestion pricing plan. The New York City plan had been due to take effect June 30, but Hochul said Wednesday that she had asked the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to “indefinitely pause the program,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the plan, most motorists driving into the part of Manhattan south of Central Park in daytime hours would have been charged $15, with drivers of bigger vehicles paying higher fees. She cites “financial pressures” on New Yorkers. Hochul cited cost-of-living concerns …