The MTA says Trump-era tariffs will add roughly $1 billion to the cost of its next capital program, Planetizen reports, confirming the figure already in our own coverage from the agency's own disclosure. planetizen.com
City Limits reports the City Council is weighing higher fines on property owners who let vacant lots go to seed, a change that would touch GCs holding sites between phases. citylimits.org
Construction Dive reports the U.S. DOT awarded $426 million in competitive infrastructure grants nationally, with project-level detail still to come. constructiondive.com
Tutor Perini's subsidiary and Skanska won a combined $586 million in U.S. Coast Guard construction contracts, per Construction Dive — two firms active in the NYC market picking up federal work elsewhere. constructiondive.com