INFRASTRUCTURE/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “He made a video to show President Trump how a critical tunnel under the Hudson River is falling apart. He flew down to Washington to make his case in person — again. But Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York left Wednesday’s [11-28-18] lunch meeting at the White House empty-handed, without a promise of funding from Mr. Trump for what is arguably the most important infrastructure project in the Northeast. Still, Mr. Cuomo said he was optimistic, and that the president understood the urgency of building a new train tunnel and wanted to find a solution. The leaders had a ‘productive’ lunch — the menu included shrimp and beef dishes and, for dessert, chocolate cake — and Mr. Cuomo said both agreed they wanted to avoid having the tunnel project turn into ‘another government boondoggle.’”
–Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Patrick McGeehan, “‘Productive’ Talk, but No Deal Between Trump and Cuomo on Hudson Tunnel,” The New York Times online, November 28, 2018