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Jose Martinez

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Reporting on transportation at The City Reporter (www.thecityreporter.nyc) Previously at NY1, The New York Post, New York Daily News, The Journal News Message or email me: JMartinez(at)TheCityReporter.NYC

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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Signs cite what congestion pricing is bankrolling in NYC subway system "It’s basic human nature, people want to know where their money is going,” MTA chief sez as work begins on four elevators at 42 St-Bryant Park/Fifth Ave. complex. NEW: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/15/c...
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This Subway Elevator Was Brought to You by Congestion Pricing, MTA Says
Newly installed signs point to what the Manhattan vehicle tolls are funding in the transit system.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
⭐ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING? ⭐ The ever-thinning hair on the back of my head makes a most unwelcome cameo appearance on the MTA's Flickr.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Got any plans at 1 o’clock? Check out “The Curiosity Desk” on Boston Public Radio @wgbh.org, where I’ll be talking automated camera enforcement and how it’s worked in NYC. The bus-mounted cameras will go to work in Boston in January. Catch it LIVE on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/EWTwjZU...
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Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live Monday, October 5, 2026
YouTube video by GBH News
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September the 309th be with you.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No, Janno "It's A Fair Question" Lieber didn't go all Dr. Evil while talking about the impact of the tariffs — though it would have been great if he had!
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Dr. Evil Demands One Billion Dollars
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“As you can see, we have a really big problem on our hands." MTA bigs warn that Trump's "high and unpredictable" tariffs could bump up costs of new trains and buses by $1 billion. NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/30/t...
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Trump Tariffs to Add $1B to Cost of New Trains and Buses in NYC: MTA
The transit agency says thousands of parts are sourced from all over the world.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So would Booker T…. SUCKA!!!!!
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Booker T's Iconic WWE Entrance
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cyrus from “The Warriors” would be pleased by the previous post.
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Warriors Cyrus
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
CAN YOU DIG IT?!?! Tunnel-boring machine takes a spin in big step for Hudson River rail tunnel job. Story in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/28/g...
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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The Warriors: Cyrus's 'Can You Dig It?' Speech
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A 'BORING' STORY (It's actually about the massive machines that will bore new rail tubes linking NY and NJ via the Hudson) “Many thought this day would never come, a lot of fits and starts," sez Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/28/g...
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It’s a Grind: Gateway Project Pushes Through With Tunnel Boring Milestone
The transit megaproject had ground to a halt earlier this year following the Trump administration yanking funding.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
WHERE THE WILD WINDS BLOW: Weekend nor’easter with gusts up of to 50mph could topple trees along open-air train tracks 💨 🌳 💨 NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/25/s...
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Falling Tree Limbs Are In the Forecast This Weekend — And Might Delay Your Train, MTA Says
Ahead of the Nor’easter, the subway chief said his “single biggest concern” is wind and trees falling onto open tracks, not torrential flooding.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
MISSING IN ASHES: Mom’s remains lost in overhaul of Brooklyn public housing complex “My mom won’t let me sleep because she wants to be found.” 🌐 WORLD EXCLUSIVE 🌐 in @thecityreporter.nyc from @smaldo.bsky.social www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/16/g...
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Her Mom’s Ashes Went Missing During NYCHA Renovations. They’re Still MIA.
Katrina Gorham said she lost many precious belongings when she and her three children temporarily moved as the Gowanus Houses were updated this summer.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“That was his sole purpose and that’s why he was dedicating 18 or 12 or 15 hours every day and serving everybody else.” This @fractenberg.bsky.social snapshot of Singh’s two young sons with family friends is 💔.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Jagjit Singh on Friday became the third New York City cabbie to die on the job since July. He leaves behind a wife and twin 10-year-old sons, who left flowers Tuesday at the West Village intersection where he was found. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/15/c...
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Third NYC Cab Driver Dies Behind the Wheel Since July
Jagjit Singh, 52, was found dead in his taxi in the West Village last week.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A ‘roadmap’ for NYC streets After Adams administration fell short of meeting legally mandated marks, advocates push for more under Mayor Mamdani. Check it out, check it out, check it out in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/15/s...
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Mamdani, Here’s How to Do Better on Street Safety, Advocates Plead
After failure by the Adams administration to meet bus and bike targets, safety activists want a lot more accountability from the current mayor.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
High-ranking sauces are now confirming this information.
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Hot Ones Hot Sauces: Spicy & Killer Hot Lineup
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
September the 153rd be with you.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ The J train pulls into the world-famous Chambers Street station beneath 1 Centre Street.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEXT STOP, 2 BWAY: Hicksville big is now MTA-bound, sauces confirm Congrats from The Dean
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Alas... “Natural gas is a major and increasingly expensive contributor to global heating and not even close to being the affordable bridge we were falsely promised by the industry,” said Danny Pearlstein of @ridersalliance.org
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
HIT THE GAS: With electric buses 'still immature,' MTA plans to order 650 natural gas coaches “The governor and the mayor have been clear: better bus service can’t wait,” transit big sez. NEW story in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/10/n...
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MTA Flips the Switch from Electric Buses Back to Natural Gas
As electric bus technology struggles, the state is preparing to buy 650 new buses powered by compressed natural gas.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
September the 106th be with him.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I met Jeffrey Fleming at a 2017 memorial, months after Louis Gray was fatally struck by a G train. Here’s a story from that memorial in Brooklyn. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
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Memorial Held for Worker Killed by G Train as Co-Worker Recalls Incident
Transit workers gathered Wednesday to commemorate a co-worker killed by a G train in a Brooklyn subway tunnel back in November. NY1's Jose Martinez spoke with a co-worker who survived the impact o...
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Jeffrey Fleming had several ribs shattered when he was pinned against a Brooklyn subway tunnel wall by a G train in 2016. Fellow construction flagger Louis Gray was killed. “You’ve got to expect the unexpected,” Fleming said. “And that night, that was the unexpected.”
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“It’s like it happened all over again. You think that after all these years, they would have figured something out for it not to happen again.” NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/10/b...
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'Like It Happened All Over Again': MTA Worker’s Death on Tracks Highlights Job Dangers
While the death of Moet McCullum remains under investigation, a retired transit worker who survived a similar incident a decade ago says flagging is still a risky practice.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
IT’S A FARE QUESTION: Could I hit the fare cap this week in just five days? Answer: YES!
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
September the 99th be with you.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
September the 92nd be with you.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Hit the fare cap, racking up rides.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“This just broke my heart to wake up in the early morning hours to find out that we had lost one of our dearest members.” UPDATED story in @thecityreporter.nyc, w/new details about on-the-job death in The Bronx of a 41 y/o transit worker & mother of three. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/04/m...
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MTA Worker Struck and Killed by Bronx Subway Train During Overnight Construction
An internal MTA incident account said the train operator “did not see any lights” and “proceeded at normal speed” while heading south from the 167th Street stop.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
DEATH ON THE TRACKS: Construction flagger fatally struck by D train at Yankee Stadium stop Moet McCullum, 41, is the first track worker killed on the job since November 2023. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/04/m...
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MTA Track Worker Struck and Killed by Bronx Subway Train During Overnight Construction
An internal MTA incident account said she was setting up flags on the tracks when she was hit.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ The MetroCard is sticking around on this Canal Street fire hydrant.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
First full week of college football season.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🐦 CELEB SIGHTING 🐦 Check out the cameo by @thecityreporter.nyc icon Nellie in this @alexkrales.bsky.social snap. Good stuff, as they say in the trade.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“Some women drivers at some point have said, ‘Ooh, do we have to wear diapers?’” 🚖 🚻 🚖 Parking spot dearth, crunch for restroom access a "crisis" for NYC's for-hire hacks — especially women, union for Uber & Lyft drivers sez 🚻 🚖 🚻 NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/t...
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Crunch for NYC Restroom Access Is a ‘Crisis' for Taxi, Uber Drivers — Especially Women
City officials are considering a proposal to expand the number of commercial metered spots where drivers can park before finding a bathroom or other relief.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
WEE BIT OF RELIEF: Cabbies in need of pit stops on NYC streets to see big surge in access to parking 🚖 🚽 🚖 💤 🚖 NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/d...
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NYC To Open Access to 13,000 Metered Spots for Cabbies Looking for Relief
Drivers looking for legal spots to park in order to rest, eat or relieve themselves have endured years of frustration.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The cabbie’s daughter said she is “very grateful” to NYTWA & fellow Ivorian New Yorkers for effort to locate loved ones in Ivory Coast. @thecityreporter.nyc detailed that pursuit last week in this story. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/28/t...
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He Died in His NYC Taxi in a Heat Wave. Cabbies Are Returning His Body to Ivory Coast.
The city's taxi union and Ivorian New Yorkers raised money to return Richard Coulibaly back home, where he will be buried in his family’s village.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Years ago, I had a driver at LaGuardia Airport say to me, ‘U.S.A. stands for you stand alone.’” After the July death of a 73-year-old Ivory Coast cabbie in Harlem, @NYTWA holds memorial on the day his remains returned to Africa. NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/31/r...
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Taxi Drivers Hold Harlem Memorial for West African Cabbie Who Died in Heat Wave
The body of Richard Coulibaly, 73, was returned to his native Ivory Coast after a fundraising campaign by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Transit ventilating tower of East 63rd Street
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
And thank you for reading and for taking the time to send this. All the best, Jose
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“This is the sad part of the story in the United States,” said Saibou Sidibé, a fellow Ivorian and former Uber driver. “Sometimes you’re by yourself and you’re just here to work and take care of your family.”
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
An estimated 5,700 Ivorians live in the city. Of the 180,000 licensed @nyctaxi.bsky.social drivers, not even 1% are from Ivory Coast. 🚕 Their grassroots network & @nytwa.bsky.social helped line up Coulibaly’s final journey. 🇨🇮 “It’s such a small community here, it truly was a needle in a haystack.”
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
After dying alone in his taxi during a July heatwave, a cabbie will have his remains returned to Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 Drivers & @nytwa.bsky.social tracked down Richard Coulibaly’s kin, raised $ for trip to country he left in 1996. 🚖 NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/28/t...
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He Died in His NYC Taxi in a Heat Wave. Cabbies Are Returning His Body to Ivory Coast.
The city's taxi union and Ivorian New Yorkers raised money to return Richard Coulibaly back home, where he will be buried in his family’s village.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NUMBER ONE, I’m telling you! We are FLUSH with stories on the bathroom beat. Here’s another from @reuvenblau.bsky.social from earlier this year. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/03/16/p...
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Prefab Potty Hyped as Fast and Cheap Is Years Late, Will Cost NYC $3.5M
The city promoted a modular restroom at Fort Washington Park as a prototype for quicker construction. Years later, the project is still mired in reviews and red tape.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BACKED UP: City’s plan to expand # of public toilets in NYC is a wee bit delayed 🚻 🚽 🚻 This @katiehonan.bsky.social tale reminds you @thecityreporter.nyc is Number One on the bathroom beat. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/28/n...
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NYC Wants 2,100 Public Restrooms, but City Hall's Bathroom Strategy Is Backed Up
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team said the complex work of organizing numerous city agencies has delayed a new report on public toilets.
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
this is such a wild tale hiding in plain sight, from @fractenberg.bsky.social who owns the bull? nobody knows.
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Who Actually Owns Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’?
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ Very happy Corgi on the No. 1 line.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
⭐️ SUBWAY CELEB SIGHTING ⭐️ ⚽️ World Cup Wrap Special ⚽️ spotted at Houston Street on the No. 1. GOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!!
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
CHARGE DECLINED? MTA 'in jeopardy' of missing 2040 goal of bus fleet going green: NYS Comptroller ⚡️ “Electric buses that we have tested so far have not been up to standards," MTA boss sez 🪫 NEW STORY in @thecityreporter.nyc w/ 📸 from @fractenberg.bsky.social www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/19/n...
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MTA’s 2040 Goal for Zero-Emissions Bus Fleet Is ‘In Jeopardy,’ NY Comptroller Says
The commitment was initially set in 2018 and is expected to cost billions of dollars.
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