Trump Administration Resumes Funding for Manhattan Subway Project After Lawsuit
The Trump administration has agreed to resume funding for the Second Avenue subway project in Manhattan following a lawsuit by New York officials. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it has completed its review of the project and will begin reimbursing state transit officials for construction costs. The project aims to extend subway service to parts of Harlem, with new stations being built along Manhattan's Upper East Side. The USDOT had previously withheld approximately $60 million from the project, citing concerns over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles, which it argued were unconstitutional and led to increased costs. The reversal of funding comes after a federal judge ordered the resumption of payments for another major transportation project, the Hudson River rail tunnel, which had also been halted by the administration.