Espaillat to Hold Press Conference on Trump Administration Threats to NYC Infrastructure

NEW YORK, NY – Tomorrow at 10:30am, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and New York City and State leaders will hold a press conference in response to the White House’s threat to halt funding for the Gateway Project and Second Avenue Subway—two of the nation’s most critical infrastructure projects.

WHO: Rep. Adriano Espaillat
New York City and New York State Officials
Advocates

WHAT: Press Conference Denouncing Trump Threat to Halt Vital Infrastructure Funding 

WHEN: Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. (EDT)

WHERE: Second Avenue Subway Community Information Center
69 E. 125 St
Between Park & Madison Ave.
Harlem

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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 fifth 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 and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 119th Congress. He is Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.

Media inquiries: Candace Person at Candace.Person@mail.house.gov