Congressional earmarks in NY
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 66 provisions worth $119.27M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Charles E. Schumer Sen. NY · $75.53M · 37
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand Sen. NY · $48.38M · 27
- Mondaire Jones Rep. NY · $13.30M · 5
- Andrew R. Garbarino Rep. NY · $13.00M · 4
- Brandon Williams Rep. NY · $11.00M · 3
- Brian Higgins Rep. NY · $7.40M · 8
- Jerrold Nadler Rep. NY · $7.25M · 7
- Grace Meng Rep. NY · $7.00M · 1
- Carolyn Maloney Rep. NY · $5.65M · 2
- John Katko Rep. NY · $5.50M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $119.27M · 66
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Forest Hills Platform Extensions & Elevators Project Metropolitan Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Grace Meng NY | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Solvay-Geddes Connective Corridor NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Brandon Williams NY | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Smith Point Bridge Replacement Project NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Andrew Garbarino NY | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Midway Crossing Suffolk County · NY | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Charles Schumer NY | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Long Island Rail Road Hunterspoint Station Rehabilitation Project Metropolitan Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Carolyn Maloney NY | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Route 9 Road Diet · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Mondaire Jones NY | $4.00M $315.2K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Route 9W at Oak Tree Road Safety Improvements · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Mondaire Jones NY | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Replacement of Air Traffic Control Tower (FOK) · NY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Lee Zeldin NY | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bus Rapid Transit Improvements Central New York Regional Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative John Katko NY | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Comprehensive Deicing Rehabilitation Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) · NY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Brandon Williams NY | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Replacement and Upgrade of Airport Fencing and Security Cameras Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) · NY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Andrew Garbarino NY | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Security Checkpoint Expansion Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) · NY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Brandon Williams NY | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge Girder Span and Lead-Based Paint Project · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Elise Stefanik NY | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Babylon Federal Aid Roadway Improvement Project · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Andrew Garbarino NY | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Route 9-RiverWalk Transit Connector Westchester County Department of Public Works & Transportation · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Mondaire Jones NY | $2.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Syracuse Airport (SYR) Consolidated Airport Operations Command Center Project · NY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative John Katko NY | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Route 2 Multi-Modal Connectivity, Troy, New York NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Paul Tonko NY | $2.17M |
| 2022 | Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority DL&W Station Skybridge Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Smart Transportation Innovation for Connectivity, Automation, Resiliency and Equity (TI-CARE) University at Buffalo · NY | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research and Development | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Utica Harbor Pedestrian Bridge · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Claudia Tenney NY | $2.00M $1.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Village Lindenhurst Resurface Projects · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Andrew Garbarino NY | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Battery Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.76M $1.76M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Newburgh - Completion of the Replacement of Lake St. Bridge · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.75M $1.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Kingston—East Strand & North Street Roadway Elevation NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Kaser—Route 306 Road Improvement NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)—Building Sitework Construction Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) · NY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Shore Road Port Washington ROW Improvements NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Half Moon Bay Bridge Reconstruction Project · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mondaire Jones NY | $1.50M $220.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bellinger Brook Mitigation NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elise Stefanik NY | $1.50M |
| 2022 | South Albany Street Over Six Mile Creek Bridge Replacement · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.40M $1.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northport Main Street Flood Mitigation Project · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Thomas Suozzi NY | $1.39M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Perimeter Road Utility Project (FOK) · NY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Lee Zeldin NY | $1.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Accessible Pedestrian Signals NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $1.25M |
| 2022 | Sullivan County O&W Rail Trail · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Antonio Delgado NY | $1.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | New Rochelle Transit Center Redesign City of New Rochelle · NY | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.07M |
| 2024 | Shared Transit Improvements Rockland County · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Riverwalk Improvements at new NFTA-Metro Rail DL&W Station Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Brian Higgins NY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Asharoken Avenue Flood Abatement · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Thomas Suozzi NY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bailey Avenue Complete Streets Signal Synchronization Project · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brian Higgins NY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Jefferson Avenue Streetscape Improvements NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brian Higgins NY | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Westchester Square Plaza · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | 79th St Crosstown SBS NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Abbott Road Phase 2 Streetscape Improvements NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brian Higgins NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | 3rd Avenue Midtown Gateway Street Improvements NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Safe Routes to Schools (Brooklyn, NY) NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hakeem Jeffries NY | $1.00M |
| 2022 | New York State Route 100B - Dobbs Ferry Road Sidewalk Project · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mondaire Jones NY | $1.00M $204.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | The Riverline—The Del Woodlands NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Brian Higgins NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Madison Square / Flatiron Plaza Reconstruction NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | 23rd St Crosstown SBS New York City Department of Transportation · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Broadway Boulevard Plaza (Garment District) NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Jamaica Bay Greenway—Paerdegat Ave. North Connector NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hakeem Jeffries NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Southern Brooklyn Crosstown B82 SBS NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hakeem Jeffries NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Westchester Square Plaza NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Safe Routes to Transit 86th Street NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Classon Ave Station ADA Upgrade Metropolitan Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Hakeem Jeffries NY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Bailey Avenue Battery Electric Bus Rapid Transit Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Brian Higgins NY | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Long Island Rail Road Forest Hills Platform Extensions & Elevators Metropolitan Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) Taxiway Realignment and Extension, Design · NY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Chris Jacobs NY | $900.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Riverline - First Gateway, Buffalo · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Brian Higgins NY | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dryden Rail Trail Bridge · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $700.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North Hempstead Senior Transit Buses Nassau County · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Charles Schumer NY | $656.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bedford Harris Road/Babbitt Road Safety Improvements · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Carolyn Maloney NY | $650.0K $78.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Westchester Clean Bus Procurement. Yonkers, New York County of Westchester · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Jamaal Bowman NY | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority: ADA Compliant Bus Stops Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority · NY | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Joseph Morelle NY | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Twin City Memorial Highway Improvements · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brian Higgins NY | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Design of the Bridge Street Bridge Replacement NY · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elise Stefanik NY | $478.0K |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.