Representative Adriano Espaillat Secures Over $123 Million Federal Funding for District Transportation and Infrastructure Projects.
Espaillat Secures $116 Million for MTA Modernization and $7.25 Million for NYC Greenway Expansion. NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced federal grant funding totaling more than $123 Million for transportation and infrastructure projects in New York's 13th congressional district.
Rep. Espaillat secured $116 Million from the U.S. Department of Transportation Lo-No Emission bus grant to help support the MTA and bring the agency closer to achieving its goal of transitioning its entire 5,800 bus fleet to zero emission vehicles by 2040.
Additionally, Rep. Espaillat secured $7.25 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the expansion of the NYC Greenway. After decades of neglect, the NY-13 community looks forward to the New York City Department of Transportation developing the Harlem River Greenway to bring new open space, waterfront access, and a renewed seawall to the communities of Upper Manhattan—from East Harlem to Inwood.
"I'm delighted to help bring this significant level of federal funding and support through the Department of Transportation to bring these major transportation and infrastructure projects in my district closer to achieving their goals," said Rep. Espaillat.
"Modernizing the MTA's bus fleet to zero emission vehicles by 2040 will have tremendous benefits to our community as well as help New York City achieve our climate goals. Additionally, the expanding the New York City Greenway project is a critical investment in our community and will have a tremendous benefit on the quality of life of New York City residents, families, and visitors for years to come." Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his third term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities. He is also a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Second Vice Chair and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he serves as Deputy Whip. Representative Espaillat also currently serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/. | 
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