$18B in NYC infrastructure funding 'on hold' to probe whether it was going to illegal DEI practices: OMB

WASHINGTON — White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said Wednesday that federal funding to two major Big Apple projects had been stopped in order to reassess whether money was going toward illegal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

“Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles,” Vought posted on X , just hours after the federal government went into a partial shutdown .

Vought added that the Hudson Tunnel project and Second Avenue subway extension were the two projects affected.

Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles