The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding to New York City’s transit system if it doesn’t provide a plan to address crime and fare evasion. While New York transit officials point to publicly available statistics showing major crime on the subway system is trending down this year,

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday threatened to withhold federal transit funds from New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority over crime and safety on the New York City subway system and other issues.

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from the agency that runs the New York City subway if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority doesn’t comply with a request for information on transit crime.