Things are nearly back to normal at the Gateway Tunnel Project now that the Trump Administration has released the full $205 million owed to the project. To the joy of workers and elected officials, work will pick back up next week.
Gov. Hochul has spent considerable time cajoling the federal government to fulfill its financial obligations, and even with the successful legal battle, she is still looking for improvement.
"Today’s progress is significant, but we need certainty that Gateway funding will remain in place for the duration of the project," Hochul said in a statement. "The federal government has a legal obligation to fully fund Gateway, and New York will accept nothing less.”
In other news:
- Former New York City Council Member Diana Ayala is challenging Harlem Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs. (City & State)
- In the 17th Congressional District, Democrats are in the attack-the-press stage of campaigning. (Judge Street Journal)
- The NYPD is a rogue operation, a federal monitor said. (Hell Gate)
- The FAQ podcast covered the “A Better Billion” report in support of a massive expansion of the subway system. (We had it last week.)
- Rochester has a wealth of options to choose from after Gov. Hochul promised it north of $200 million for infrastructure projects. (WXXI)
- According to a new report from the MTA inspector general, a former LIRR official was asking companies doing business with the rail service for help find his son a gig. Fatherly love takes many shapes. (Newsday)
- Prosecutors say a man accused of killing two teens in a Long Island crash disabled his car's safety features. (News 12 Long Island)
