Penn Station
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Penn Station Needs Expansion to Realize Dream of NJ-Long Island Service, Railroads Claim
A new report helps justify the three railroad operators' long-sought push for a larger train station.
October 2, 2024
Penn Station Block Completes Years-Long Transformation into ‘Plaza33’
Overcrowded cars and unlimited traffic filled the block next to Penn Station as recently as 2015.
June 27, 2024
Raising the Regional Bar: Why the MTA 20-Year Needs Assessment Inevitably Falls Flat
The document fails to accomplish its stated mission of bringing the New York region into the 21st century — half-filling a supposedly bottomless transit cookie jar with mostly stale cookies.
December 12, 2023
City Council’s Five-Year MSG Permit Keeps Riders Stuck in Penn Basement
The City Council’s five-year permit extension delayed Madison Square Garden's request to stay “in perpetuity" — but was still too generous to James Dolan.
September 11, 2023
Opinion: City Council Should Make Free-Riding MSG Pay Fair Share
In order to best renovate Penn Station, the City Council should ask for much more from Jim Dolan and Co.
August 25, 2023
Hochul ‘Considering Options’ to Rehab Penn Station Without Real Estate Boondoggle
Is reality finally catching up to Kathy Hochul?
March 13, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: Gov. Hochul Heard Us Edition
That Penn Station plan … plus other news.
March 10, 2023
Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Tax Giveaway Makes Less Sense Than Ever
Emails show collaboration between the state's economic development agency and a real estate firm headed by a major donor to Gov. Hochul. Will taxpayers be holding the bag (again)?
March 6, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Strong Headwinds, Weak Streetscape Edition
Yesterday's big story was the announcement by Steve Roth of the cash-strapped real estate giant Vornado that its plans to develop skyscrapers around Penn Station had been put on hold for a while. Plus other news.
November 3, 2022
The Explainer: Why a New Penn Station Leaves So Many People So Angry
Why are so many smart people and groups throwing around words like "corruption" and "handout" and something smelly that "undermines public trust" when discussing the Penn Station project.? Let the Explainer explain it all for you...
July 27, 2022
