The thousands that were projected to come here did not materialize.
The second largest amount is projected to come from revenue from increased ridership.
Budget analysts had long warned that the city's $68.5 billion budget rested on several wild cards and assumptions, one of which was the $635 million projected to come from the medallion sales in the current fiscal year.
According to IHS Automotive, Fiat's sales of its China-specific Viaggio sedan – the only vehicle the company currently builds there – are projected to come in 60 percent below the automaker's target.
The rest -- almost $1.9 trillion, up from $746 billion under the White House's last estimate, in February -- is projected to come from general tax receipts, and is the pot of money that Democrats and Republicans are fighting over.
Mr. Stern said that the United States would remain steadfast in demanding such a commitment, given that nearly all of the growth in emissions of greenhouse gases in the coming decades is projected to come from such countries.
