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Kathy Hochul: “This is on top of billions and billions of dollars of state…”

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Governor Hochul Celebrates Groundbreaking for Construction Stage of Second Avenue Subway Phase 2

Published | Video Starts at 20:26

So while we got here in 2023, we stood together $3.4 billion in federal funds for phase two. Thanks to our leaders in Congress, Senator Schumer, Congressman Espoyant. This is on top of billions and billions of dollars of state dollars made possible by our nation leading congestion pricing plan. That's help. And if you live in East Harlem, you know what this means for our families. So what we're going to do, we're going to give people time back in their lives. (20:26–20:34)

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Asserts that additional state funding for the Second Avenue subway is supported by a congestion pricing plan.

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