It’s time to finally fix the city’s subways.

For almost a century now, the Daily News has spoken to and on behalf of the people of greatest city in the world. For the next few days in this space, we will speak directly to the 62 men and women who represent us in the state Assembly. That’s because the city’s subways, which more than any other piece of infrastructure hold this metropolis together, are in dire straits. Signals failing, trains stalling, delays multiplying, equipment breaking down.

A fix requires a management turnaround and modernization plan — we’re looking at you, Gov. Cuomo — and a new, sustainable funding source.

The answer is congestion pricing, which would place a fee on all cars and trucks entering midtown and downtown Manhattan, thereby attacking traffic on the streets while raising money for the trains below. It has been proposed before, but it never had the support of the governor and the Assembly speaker.

This time, a refined plan has their backing. And the support of a critical mass of legislators. And a mayor who is finally on board. Stars are aligned. With the subways in crisis, we must not miss this moment.

We are often critical of the state Legislature. But the New York Assembly is the same place where Alexander Hamilton, Teddy Roosevelt and Al Smith served. It can do brave things, visionary things. Congestion pricing is the brave and visionary thing at this moment.

Speaker Carl Heastie, a Bronxite, has long been a congestion pricing supporter. It is up to him to work with Cuomo to fund, in this year’s budget, E-ZPass readers and cameras around Manhattan as well as a uniform fee on all taxis, Ubers and livery fares below 96th St.

Heastie’s Bronx colleagues are largely in the right place. Latoya Joyner, José Rivera, Michael Blake, Michael Benedetto, Marcos Crespo and Luis Sepúlveda are sponsors of a congestion pricing bill. All must hold firm as Thursday’s budget deadline approaches. Don’t take no for an answer.

Carmen Arroyo isn’t a bill sponsor, but she backs congestion pricing and has been vocally supportive in internal party discussions.

Victor Pichardo should join them. Almost all of his constituents rely on the subways. But a tiny number drive into Manhattan.

Only Jeff Dinowitz has come out against the idea of charging private cars below 60th St. He is wrong. The Nos. 1, 2 and 4 trains are in his district. Dinowitz is putting a handful of drivers over the needs of the multitudes.

Tomorrow, we turn to Manhattan.