Rendering courtesy of the MTA

President Donald Trump’s administration announced it is withholding $18 billion for two critical New York City infrastructure projects, the Second Avenue Subway and the Hudson River Gateway Tunnel, citing the state’s “unconstitutional DEI principles.” In a statement, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said funds for the two projects are frozen until the department can review what it calls “discriminatory, unconstitutional contracting processes.” The move from Trump came hours after the federal government shutdown.

The latest federal funding freeze comes after Trump issued several executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs earlier this year . On Tuesday, DOT issued an interim final rule that forbids “race or sex discrimina

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