In a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, the head of Amtrak defends the agency's $1.6 billion effort to repair Superstorm Sandy damage in two of the four tunnels.

In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Adams requested that Duffy force Amtrak to perform repairs on the Hurricane Sandy-damaged tunnels on nights and weekends. Amtrak plans to shut down the two East River tunnels, one at a time, over three years.