$325M federal funding cuts jeopardize these crucial New York resiliency projects

Highland Park officials scramble after feds pull streetlight grant: 'It was a gut punch.'

A $2.5 million federal grant promising to bring light to Highland Parks unlit neighborhoods was permanently placed on hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office, city officials said. Mayor Glenda McDonald calls the news a gut punch to a city that, 14 years ago, saw more than 1,000 streetlights pulled straight from the ground to settle a $4 million debt with DTE.Most of the citys neighborhoods have sat in the dark ever since, creating …

$20M to fight flooding in historic Hampton neighborhood may be terminated by Trump admin

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A $20 million EPA grant that the city of Hampton was relying on carry out flood mitigation projects in a historic Black neighborhood, may be one of 400 cut by the Trump administration. In December, former Mayor Donnie Tuck announced that the city had been awarded the money to carry out the "Aberdeen Gardens Community Resilience Implementation Strategy" as part of former President Joe Biden's Environmental and Climate Justic…

Trump Climate Cuts ‘Devastating’ to Local Flood Protection Projects

Sharp Trump administration cuts to Federal Emergency Management Agency spending on climate resiliency are threatening projects meant to protect against flooding from rainfall and coastal storms across all five boroughs.FEMA on Friday cancelled the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, jeopardizing about $882 million in grant funding for efforts across the country meant to strengthen places facing future climate-driven disast…

Hochul, Schumer blast Trump’s FEMA cuts as NYC loses $280M for climate resiliency projects

Apr. 9, 2025 By Adam Daly More than $280 million in federal funding for flood protection and climate resilience projects across New York City — including critical upgrades in Central Harlem, East Elmhurst and the South Street Seaport — is now at risk following the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. The cuts, which affect over $325 million in pending projects state…

Rally held in Bryant Park to protest federal funding cuts in NYC, express outrage

A rally was held at the New York Public Library on Tuesday to protest the massive spending cuts by the Trump Administration on New York.

$325M federal funding cuts jeopardize these crucial New York resiliency projects

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Another round of federal funding cuts by the Trump administration has jeopardized more than a dozen crucial infrastructure and resiliency projects planned in New York.