Politics & Government Quiet since Sep 2 Updated Sep 2, 2026
The counterterrorism funding fight
Gov. Hochul and Mayor Mamdani are pressing the Trump administration to release $87 million in federal counterterrorism money the state says it is owed, warning the shortfall guts bomb squads and transit security. FEMA counters that New York is sitting on more than $300 million in unspent homeland security funding, setting up a dispute over federal security aid to the state.
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Gov. Hochul and Mayor Mamdani demanded the Trump administration release $87 million in counterterrorism funding the state says it is owed, saying the shortfall guts bomb squads and transit security, while FEMA said New York is sitting on more than $300 million in unspent homeland security funding.
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