2026-09-0212brief

New York says $87 million of its counterterror grants is still unpaid

Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani want the rest of the money released.

New York says its counterterrorism allocation was cut twice, first by $87 million and then by another $100 million, and Trump announced both cuts had been reversed. Only the $100 million of that $187 million has come back, restored after a federal court order.

The numbers:

  • The two cuts totaled $187 million, about 86% of New York's previous allocation.
  • New York got about $220 million in counterterrorism funding the prior fiscal year.
  • Mamdani said the disputed money would fully fund 12 New York bomb squads.