Trump Restores $187M New York Counterterror Funding

President Trump reversed earlier cuts and reinstated $187 million in Homeland Security and counterterrorism funding for New York after reductions that eliminated roughly 86% of the state’s homeland security grant and sharply cut NYPD counterterrorism allocations. The reversal followed bipartisan backlash from Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York officials and Republicans including Reps. Mike Lawler and Nicole Malliotakis, and came amid lawsuits and a federal judge’s temporary block on the diversion of $34 million in transit-security funding. DHS had defended the initial reductions as meeting program requirements, but FEMA, after consultations with federal partners, provided access to additional funds that brought the allocation to $187 million. Officials said the funds will support intelligence, transit hub security, emergency preparedness and equipment for law enforcement and first responders. The move resolves this specific allocation but broader tensions remain as the administration continues to freeze billions in transportation infrastructure grants to New York and other cities.