Construction continues on the Gateway Tunnel project to connect New Jersey to Penn Station on Oct. 17, 2025, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
"Donald Trump's revenge tour on New York threatens to derail one of the most vital infrastructure projects this nation has built in generations, putting thousands of union jobs and billions of dollars in economic benefits in jeopardy and threatening the commutes of 200,000 riders," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
She said New York "will fight this illegal effort by the Trump Administration to steal the funding the federal government committed to get the Gateway Tunnel built with everything we've got."
"My message to Donald Trump and Sean Duffy is simple: we'll see you in court."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and the Department of Transportation for comment.
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Workers at a construction site for the Gateway Program’s Hudson Tunnel Project in New York City on Oct. 3, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
"Our promise to our residents is clear: we will protect them from attacks on their rights and on their pocketbooks, whatever the source," she said.
"The President’s decision to freeze funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project jeopardizes safe and reliable infrastructure and puts thousands of jobs at risk," she added. "The Federal Government has left us no choice: we must challenge this illegal action in court, and demand emergency relief that will protect us from these unlawful harms."
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A separate lawsuit over tunnel funding was filed Monday against the federal government by the Gateway Development Commission, which oversees the project.
Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan and The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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