N.Y.âs Transit System Could Receive $10 Billion in Infrastructure Deal
The $1 trillion compromise bill worked out this week in the Senate includes billions of dollars for subways, buses and railroads in the metropolitan area.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates New Yorkâs subway, bus and commuter-rail networks, stands to receive nearly $11 billion in federal funding, a top Democratic lawmaker said.Credit...Elizabeth D. Herman for The New York Times
July 30, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
New York Cityâs transit system will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill worked out in the Senate this week, Sen. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, said Thursday.