In a significant blow to New York City’s infrastructure plans, the Trump administration has pulled $18 billion in federal funding. This move directly affects two major projects, most notably the Second Avenue Subway expansion, sparking concerns about the future of the city’s transit development.

Half a century after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority shelved construction of the Second Avenue Subway, the agency is ready to dig again beneath East Harlem. Backed by a $1.9 billion contract, Phase 2 of the line’s expansion will bring tunnel-boring machines—and renewed hope—to one of Manhattan’s most transit-starved neighborhoods.