Ocasio-Cortez emphasized the need to protect the community, stating, 'On behalf of my constituents and nearly 64,000 local residents impacted by this project, I am requesting that your administration reject any plans to expand the Cross Bronx Expressway beyond its current footprint.'
"People are choosing Westchester - not just to visit, but to live, build families, and invest in their future. When we create housing opportunities and vibrant neighborhoods, people come - and they stay."
"Caltrain and BART would very likely be looking at shutting down passenger service," Deputy Director of Policy Development Melissa Jones said. "In that case, the agencies would be focused on maintenance, trying to secure our assets, keep everything safe while we regroup for the future."
"I think this is a worthwhile investment in the future so that we are protecting the workforce and people can live with the dignity they deserve" when they retire, said state Sen. Jessica Ramos, a Queens Democrat.
"As we prepare for events like the World Cup, MA250, Tall Ships, and for millions of visitors to experience all that Massachusetts has to offer, we want to thank our regular riders that rely on us 365 days a year for your patience and continuing to choose transit during this unprecedented summer."
The Grand Penn proposal would move Madison Square Garden across Seventh Avenue, onto or near the former Hotel Pennsylvania site, and use the freed-up space above Penn Station to build a much grander, roomier train hall.
The Redbirds trace their origins to 1959, with the debut of the R26, the first of nine closely related subway car types that became synonymous with New York's transit system.
The first three months of 2026 were among the three safest first-three-month periods since records started being kept at the dawn of the Automobile Age, with only 42 fatalities from car crashes in New York City.
If you could have a trail that went through Warren County and connected with a trail that goes up to Tahawus, then you could connect that to the Albany trail, and you could go all the way from New York City on a multi purpose trail into the heart of the Adirondacks, which would be pretty cool.
The $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, the centerpiece of the larger Gateway Program, resumed construction this week after a tense funding battle briefly halted work last month. That pause came when federal reimbursements tied to the project were suddenly frozen, cutting off the project's cash flow. By February 6, construction had stopped and roughly 1,000 workers were laid off.
Albany is at a pivotal moment, and the city and the state can't risk letting the past define the future. Building off efforts to repair cities like Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse, New York is exploring the future of I-787, the overbuilt highway separating Capital Region communities from the Hudson River and each other. State DOT published its Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study in the fall of 2025 and is now moving into the environmental review process,
Construction remains paused for now and we continue to work with our contractors to plan how to deploy these funds in the most effective way and get workers back on the job to resume some construction as soon as possible,