Schumer: MTA, Amtrak Reach Agreement To Move Forward With 2 Major Projects
Now work can proceed on the East River Tunnels and the Penn Access project.
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Now work can proceed on the East River Tunnels and the Penn Access project.
If the 6,500 residents of Manorhaven have their way, this hidden jewel in the shadow of Port Washington will soon be a destination.
After being stalled for years, state and federal leaders believe the expansion of the Second Avenue subway is finally going to get the green light.
Hochul will be joined by MTA officials and local lawmakers for a tour of the phase 2 tunnel north of the 96th Street Q train station.
Commuters are raising questions about the need to enact congestion pricing, the charging a hefty fee for anyone driving into Manhattan's Central Business District below 60th Street.
A six-year CBS News Investigation prompted an auto-safety reform that was included in the infrastructure bill President Biden signed Monday.
The bipartisan bill required compromises, but many agree it's a giant step forward to modernize infrastructure that's been declining for decades.
President Biden signed his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law on Monday, delivering on a major campaign promise that aims to revitalize the nation's roads, bridges, waterways and public transit.
The bill includes money for roads, bridges, safe water and broadband. So what's headed to the Tri-State Area?
Schumer said there is also $24 billion for the Second Avenue Subway and the Gateway Project, along the Northeast Corridor rail line.
The House passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that represents a key piece of President Biden's domestic agenda.
President Biden unveiled a revamped social policy and climate change plan Thursday that the White House expects will make sweeping changes to American society.
President Joe Biden was in New Jersey on Monday rallying support for his "Build Back Better" plan.
The bridge is part of the Gateway Project, a huge infrastructure program designed to ease congestion along the Northeast rail corridor.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said moderate Democratic senators are "not really coming to the table" to negotiate the details of a sweeping $3.5 trillion social spending package.
The bottom line: Mr. Biden will need more time to push the bills across the finish line.
This Sunday on "Face The Nation," Margaret Brennan speaks with U.S. Senator Cory Booker, of New Jersey, about the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Construction began on the project a decade ago and cost just under $500 million.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and progressive lawmakers in the House are headed for a face-off with a vote this week on the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
The Senate voted to approve a roughly $1 trillion bill to revamp the nation's infrastructure on Tuesday.
Five Republican senators negotiating the bipartisan infrastructure framework said Wednesday they've reached an agreement on the "major issues" of the bill with Senate Democrats & the White House.
The president hosted a bipartisan group of mayors and governors. Murphy was seated next to Biden.
It includes 150 projects along the Northeast Corridor, like the Portal Bridge in New Jersey, replacing aging rails and connecting different areas.
President Biden visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a meeting with Senate Democrats to discuss dual infrastructure proposals wending their way through the Senate.
Sen. Chuck Schumer took Buttigieg on a tour of the dilapidated, storm-damaged tunnels under the Hudson River, where Buttigieg took pictures and heard first hand how bad things are.
