Tuesday Headlines: Chugging Along Edition

The MTA is moving forward with the Second Avenue Subway redesign, and its board plans to vote Wednesday to approve a new $1.1-billion contract to expand the Q line three stops in Manhattan.

At the same time, the agency is suing the Trump administration (you’ve probably heard that one before) for $60 million in project funding that will currently be pulled from other sources within the authority.

“We’re committing to delivering this project on time and on budget and we continue to do so and will do so if we’re able to follow through and award this contract as soon as possible,” Jamie Torres-Springer, president of MTA Construction & Development, said during a committee meeting.

But top officials say the MTA can’t move forward with awarding the contract until funding from the federal government is released. The City and amNY provided coverage.

More news:

• The Supreme Court didn’t even want to hear arguments in a legal challenge against New York’s even-year elections. (State of Politics)
• Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx) in his re-election campaign. (The Bronx Times)
• A New York City Council staffer detained by immigration agents on Long Island has been denied release. (Newsday)
• Penn Station getting a new name in honor of President Donald Trump is a real possibility … (Newsday)
• … But Gov. Hochul has no intention of doing that. (NY Post)
• The MTA is quietly preparing a second Hamptons Bay platform ahead of the U.S. Open. (The New York Post)
• Gov. Hochul called in local leaders to lend support for her proposal to streamline the State Environmental Quality Review Act in the state budget. (City & State)
• The debate over wine in grocery stores has returned to the state Legislature, with wine and liquor store owners remaining staunchly opposed to any change. (The Journal News)
• Catskill Mountainkeeper says state Route 17 and I-86 need safety upgrades, not a third lane, and Streetsblog has already reported on how the project’s sneaked in lane widening to its basic designs. (Mid-Hudson News)
• Attorneys gave closing arguments in the case of a DoorDash driver being shot by the former highway supervisor in the Town of Chester. (WAMC)
• Raj Goyle, a Democratic candidate for state comptroller, is being sued by a former business partner, putting his sales pitch of a tech-savvy reformer at risk. (The Times Union)
• Upstate municipalities are all for nukes as the governor pushes renewable energy alternatives. (Gothamist)
• Battery-powered air taxis could be coming to Syracuse in the future. (The Syracuse Post-Standard)
• Troy is disabling cameras from Flock Safety after uproar that their licence plate reader data can be accessed by immigration enforcement. (The Times Union)
• Reforming the pension program for state workers has vague support from state leaders. (New York Focus)
• The Times is still pushing electric cars — but in this case, op-ed writer Michael Grunwald is really calling for much wider reductions in fuel use and not merely trying to sell Teslas.
• Staten Islanders hate those speed cameras, but cops aren’t doing their job so someone — or in this case, something — has to. (Staten Island Advance)