Courts Contain Threat

New York City and state agencies quickly sue, arguing that the administration cannot condition infrastructure funds on a neighborhood-label dispute. Given the May 2025 ruling blocking Trump funding threats over congestion pricing, courts are likely to view the Little Italy map issue as an unrelated and legally weak basis for withholding grants.

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