By Matthew Haag

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The review was in response to President Trump’s executive orders earlier this year targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Mr. Duffy said, and following a rule issued by the department on Tuesday that forbids recipients of federal transit funds from race- and sex-based contracting requirements.

As the Trump administration has begun carrying out its threats to freeze and claw back federal funds from states and cities that promote diversity initiatives or do not cooperate with it on federal immigration enforcement, New York has been a main target, with hundreds of millions of dollars withheld.

But this funding freeze is the largest yet in New York, and could have potentially widespread effects, disrupting a regional economy dependent on the movement of residents and commuters.

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York described the announcement as the Trump administration’s latest salvo in its war on the state and its values. Earlier this week, Ms. Hochul said that the administration had cut an additional $100 million in counterterrorism funding in New York, following an earlier reduction of $87 million.

“They’ve decided to put their own interpretation of proper culture ahead of our needs, the needs of a nation,” Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, said at a news conference to discuss another topic involving Washington, the federal government shutdown. “You can’t make this up, folks. Just keeps getting worse and worse.”