Cuomo prided himself on building things that would outlast him; bridges, airports, train stations. But he also lorded over matters that affect the commute for millions of New Yorkers.
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.
The list of infrastructure projects in New Jersey that have been put off or stalled over a lack of funding is long. The American Jobs Plan will build new rail corridors and transit lines, easing congestion, cutting pollution, slashing commute times, and opening up investment in communities that can be connected to the cities, and cities to the outskirts, where a lot of jobs are these days, Biden said.
Greg Lalevee, business manager of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825, which employs some 8,000 crane and machine operators, said a plan of this scale could mean well-paying jobs for the foreseeable future for the workers who would help make long-overdue upgrades to New Jersey s crumbling infrastructure.
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