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April 21, 2026

Funding restored for Manhattan subway project

The Trump administration withheld almost $60 million in federal funding for building new subway stations in Manhattan over concerns about DEI policies.

By PHILIP MARCELO
Associated Press

A construction worker cuts stone near a Second Avenue subway entrance. The Second Avenue subway project is building new stations northward along Manhattan’s Upper East Side, bringing service to parts of Harlem.





NEW YORK — The Trump administration has agreed to resume funding a key Manhattan subway project after New York officials sued.

 
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