White House puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City rail tunnel and subway projects

White House budget director Russ Vought said Wednesday that he was putting a hold on roughly $18 billion to fund New York City's Hudson Tunnel and Second Avenue subway projects because of the ...

$18B for Second Avenue subway, Hudson Tunnel project ‘on hold’ to probe whether it was going to illegal DEI practices: OMB

Federal funding to two major Big Apple projects has been stopped in order to reassess whether it was going toward illegal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, the White House Office ...

Judge blocks Trump cuts to anti-terror funding for New York City transit

A U.S. judge has blocked the federal government from cutting $34 million in anti-terror funding for New York's transportation ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ efforts to unlock public campaign cash rejected, again

Mayor Eric Adams’ attempt to unlock campaign public matching funds was rejected, for a second time, on Wednesday by a Brooklyn Federal Court judge.

Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close

The government shutdown has sparked intense political battles, with both parties blaming each other even as major job cuts — ...