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Trump Resumes $7 Billion Subway Funding Amid Criticism

4/17/2026

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The U.S. President Donald Trump announced the Department of Transportation will begin processing reimbursement requests for the $7 billion Second Avenue subway project, resuming funding after the MTA's lawsuit.
The project has been on hold since October because of a contracting-practices review.
Janno Lieber, MTA chief executive officer, criticized the delay as unnecessary.
Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated the funding's resumption and the Harlem extension as crucial for local transit.

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The U.S. President Donald Trump announced the Department of Transportation will begin processing reimbursement requests for the $7 billion Second Avenue subway project, resuming funding after the MTA's lawsuit.
The project has been on hold since October because of a contracting-practices review.
Janno Lieber, MTA chief executive officer, criticized the delay as unnecessary.
Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated the funding's resumption and the Harlem extension as crucial for local transit.