Trump Administration to Withhold $18 Billion for N.Y.C. Infrastructure
Source: New York Times
Oct. 1, 2025, 11:56 a.m. ET
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it would withhold $18 billion in federal infrastructure funds previously awarded to New York City, including funding for two major transportation projects.
In a statement, Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, specifically mentioned the expansion of the Second Avenue subway line and the construction of new train tunnels under the Hudson River, a $16 billion project known as Gateway. He said that funds for those two projects would not be distributed while the Transportation Department reviewed what it described as New York State’s “discriminatory, unconstitutional contracting processes.”
The review was in response to President Trump’s executive orders earlier this year targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Mr. Duffy said.
“The department is focusing on these projects because they are arguably the largest infrastructure initiatives in the Western Hemisphere,” he said in a statement. It was not immediately clear whether the $18 billion involved just those two projects or others as well.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/nyregion/trump-nyc-subway-gateway-infrastructure-funding.html
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