Transportation
NY Asks Trump for More MTA Aid Despite Threat to Pull Transit Funds
The request comes months after the MTA outlined a $68 billion, multi-year capital plan to help modernize its crumbling system and provide better service.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergNew York officials are calling on the federal government to deliver more aid to New York City’s public transit system, even as the Trump administration ramps up its threats to roll back funding.
Governor Kathy Hochul asked Washington to increase its funding contribution to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to a March 24 letter sent to President Donald Trump, US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Congressional Republicans from New York.