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City, State Reach Accord on Subway Action Plan
New York City will put up half the $836 million to fund an emergency action plan that would address short- and long-term issues with the city’s subways. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement this past weekend, after insisting for months that the state should foot the entire bill. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled the plan last July.
Both de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo claimed victory. A spokesman for the mayor said funding from the city had been contingent on a lockbox, ensuring that funds would only be used for subway repairs. “There are no excuses left for the governor to hide behind,” the spokesman said. “He must do his job and fix the subways.”
For his part, Cuomo blamed the city’s refusal to pay its share for the “significant delays” in implementing the plan. “We finally got the city to pay half the Subway Action Plan, hurray,” he said Sunday.
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