De Blasio, Schumer urge increase in transportation funding
Mayor Bill de Blasio and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer rode the “R” train from Brooklyn to City Hall on Thursday morning, chatting with straphangers, handing out leaflets and, at times, adopting Boston accents as they called for the public to pressure Congress to increase federal transportation funding.
The two men, both Democrats, urged Congress to replenish the federal highway trust fund, which is set to run out of money on May 31.
“The bottom line is we need investment if we expect to have a society to work, if we expect to get around, if we expect to be able to get to work,” de Blasio said at a news conference after the subway ride, where the men were joined by other elected officials, business leaders and transportation advocates.