"We took the Trump Administration to court after they illegally froze funding for the Second Avenue Subway. Today, they backed down. The freeze is over, Hochul wrote in a post on X."
"It shouldn't have taken seven months and a lawsuit to get here, but with the federal government's concession today on the courthouse steps, the MTA can now confidently forge ahead with Second Avenue Subway Phase 2, Lieber said."
"In light of MTA's agreement to take corrective actions, DOT has completed its review and is resuming the processing of reimbursement requests pursuant to normal procedures, the letter reads."
The Trump administration will release funding for the East Harlem leg of the Second Avenue Subway, which had been withheld since last fall. This decision follows a lawsuit filed by the MTA to unfreeze the funds. A deal was struck between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the MTA, allowing the agency to resume reimbursement requests. The funding freeze was originally implemented to review MTA's contracting practices regarding minority- and women-owned businesses. The MTA agreed to take corrective actions, leading to the resumption of funding.
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