US Rep. Adriano Espaillat stood with Harlem leaders Thursday to denounce the Trump administration’s decision to withhold nearly $18 billion in federal funding for New York City transit projects, warning the freeze will cost jobs and stall long-promised subway access for East Harlem.

Speaking inside the Second Avenue Subway Community Information Center on 125th Street, Espaillat stressed that the community has waited “over 100 years” for the project and vowed to keep pressing for federal support.

“We've got to continue the fight for the funding to be there,” he said. “And again, I think the main and most important thing is that the project that we've been waiting for for over 100 years continues to move forward.”

Last month, the MTA board voted to approve a tunneling contract for extendi

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