Citing crime concerns, federal government threatens to withhold funding from New York MTA
Escalating a fight between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Trump administration, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has threatened to withhold federal funding if the transit agency does not provide information on how it is addressing crime.
Trump admin threatens to pull billions in federal funding unless MTA forks over NYC subway crime data: ‘Stepping in to restore order’
Get on board with subway safety or hop off the gravy train. President Trump’s transportation chief demanded the MTA fork over data on plants to tackle subway crime and safety — or else risk losing federal funding, a letter obtained by The Post shows.
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, demanded a long list of details about crime in the subway and on buses in New ...
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There have been several high-profile and particularly brutal crimes on New York’s subway in recent years, including a woman ...
The subway surfer, 13, survived the fall with minor injuries. Meanwhile, another 13-year-old was in critical condition after ...
The harrowing December 2024 incident raised the alarm about the safety of the city's public subway system. Sebastian ...
Federal funds were on the as the White House called out Gotham’s dangerous subways while demanding an accounting of plans for safety. “After years of soft-on-crime […] ...
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