New York Governor Says Transit Safety Information Handed to Transportation Department

The federal department said it would withhold funding for New York if it doesn’t provide information on what it’s doing to protect public transit passengers.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference in the Queens borough of New York, on Nov. 26, 2024. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo

NEW YORK CITY—Gov. Kathy Hochul said on March 21 that New York has provided information on what the state is doing to protect public transit passengers to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

A March 18 letter from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy contained a request for the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to share information concerning fund allocation, crime data, and employee training or face possible redirecting or cutting of funds.