Sam Turvey, an activist on Penn Station redevelopment plans, talks to the press after a demonstration back in 2022. He says Amtrak’s Andy Byford is justified in blasting MTA chief Janno Lieber for stalling on the station’s multi-billion renovation plans.
Sam Turvey, an activist on Penn Station redevelopment plans, talks to the press after a demonstration back in 2022. He says Amtrak’s Andy Byford is justified in blasting MTA chief Janno Lieber for stalling on the station’s multi-billion renovation plans. ( Photo: Rich James)

The MTA, when it still had control of the plan to rebuild of Penn Station, stuck with a lightless proposal that left the nation’s busiest rail hub stuck in the basement, says the author. He endorses the Amtrak plan that proposes a grand entrance on Eighth Ave.

Byford Right to Blast MTA and Lieber over Penn Station Stall: Turvey
08 Oct 2026 | 06:17
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Andy Byford’s Daily News opinion piece on Oct. 5 was right to take on the Chris Christie-like behavior of MTA Chairman Janno Lieber. We all have too much to lose if we allow Lieber and the MTA to continue their “four corner stall” at Penn Station.

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