Strikers on picket lines outside Penn Station on May 17, the second day of the strike ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Long Island Rail Road Strike Day 3: Both Sides Back to Table For the first time in 32 years, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) the busiest passenger line in the country, is on strike... News 17 May 2026 | 11:11
The LIRR level of Penn Station was nearly deserted as a May 14 tunnel fire kept most service suspended throughout the day on May 15, with the MTA urging riders to use Grand Central Madison. A strike began at 12:01 a.m. on May 16, with up to 300,000 commuters impacted if the strike stretches into the work week. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) New Summer of Hell? Fire Breaks Out At Penn Station, LIRR Strike Begins 2 Days Later It could be shaping up to be a new Summer of Hell for commuters. A track fire broke out in an East River tunnel on the morning... News 16 May 2026 | 07:42
Congressman Jerry Nadler led a group of Democratic elected officials from Manhattan who blasted the bidding process by companies seeking to be the master developer on April 26th. He said President Trump has secretly met with the proposed bidders and posed with a mock up Daily News cover. ( Photo: Office of Rep. Jerry Nadler) Bids Land Early for Penn Station; Nadler Blasts Process as Tainted by Trump “This is not a process insulated from politics. Donald Trump—not transit experts, not New Yorkers—makes the final call.” Home 30 Apr 2026 | 05:35
With bids from three designers due on May 4 in the Penn Station redevelopment, President Donald Trump says that he thinks moving Madison Square Garden would be impractical. In the homestretch, Amtrak, which will oversee the project, is tight lipped ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly/White House flickr) Penn Station: In Run-Up to Bids, Trump Makes Preference Known Amtrak has hushed everyone even more forcefully than on the quiet car. The competition to select a private developer to transform... News 24 Apr 2026 | 01:39
Andy Byford who is overseeing the Penn Station redevelopment project for Amtrak, says he will seek public input for the plans, but only after it has selected one of the three develpers vying for the multi-billion dollar contract. Elected officials want to see the request for proposals sooner. Amtrak Says ‘No Final Decisions’ on Penn Station Before Public Weighs In Amtrak, facing increasing pressure for more transparency in its rebuilding of Penn Station, pledged that “no final decisions”... News 06 Apr 2026 | 12:49
Amtrak set a May 4 deadline for the three contenders who are vying to be the master developer of Penn Station to submit their bids. The winner will be revealed in June. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Anxiety Rises as Deadline Looms to Pick Penn Master Planner After years of squabbling and stasis over the future of Penn Station and its neighborhood, Amtrak will soon make one of the... News 05 Apr 2026 | 02:27
One of the proposed redesigns for Penn Station by ASTM North America, a company that is vying to be the master developer of the project for the station’s owner, Amtrak and the federal government. ( Rendering: ASTM North America) Penn Collision: Amtrak/Feds on Different Track than MTA/LIRR Amtrak and the Trump administration, powering forward on multi-billion dollar plans to rebuild Penn Station, appear to be... News 26 Mar 2026 | 06:24
Screenshot from a public instagram account that showed the video of the homeless man being sest on fire inside the entrance to Penn Station on West 33rd Street ( Photo: Instagram / Coronavirusny) Ex-Con Charged for Setting Penn Station Homeless Man on Fire Police arrested two people for allegedly setting a homeless man on fire in Penn Station on the evening of March 2 although... News 06 Mar 2026 | 06:07
A suspect was in custody for setting a homeless person on fire outside Penn Station on March 2, police sources told Straus News. The suspect could be facing attempted murder charges. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Suspect Nabbed, Charged with Setting Homeless Person on Fire at Penn Station A suspect is in custody after setting a 37 year old homeless person on fire outside the Amtrak level of Penn Station, police... News 03 Mar 2026 | 03:35
As three developers vie for the multi-billion-dollar contract overseeing the redevelopment of Penn Station, a big question is what will happen to Madison Square Garden, which sits atop the station. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Then There Were 3: Mystery Bidder Unveiled; Will New Penn Plans Push MSG? Three International developers–Australian, Italian and Canadian—have been selected by Amtrak as the finalists in its competition... News 29 Jan 2026 | 12:31
Andy Byford quietly released the names of the three developers on his short list to be the ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons ) Penn Station Feud Brewing? With Gov. Kathy Hochul and various advocates leaning on him to share more, Andy Byford, Amtrak’s executive in charge of rebuilding... News 24 Jan 2026 | 09:08
The Lithuanian Alliance, which has been based at 307 W. 30th St. since the cultural organization purchased the building in 1910, is now seeking to get its HQ declared a landmark because it fears being vulnerable to Penn Station redevelopment plans. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Fearing Penn Station Redevelopment, Lithuanians Seek to Landmark 150-Year-Old HQ For more than a century the Lithuanian Alliance Building has sat on the borderlands of New York City history. Built in 1876... News 16 Jan 2026 | 07:19
Andy Byford, the Amtrak executive charged with overseeing the Penn Station rebuild, has installed a countdown clock in his office to remind when shovels are expected to be in the ground. The target date is Dec. 2027. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Mystery 4th Bidder Enters Contest to Rebuild Penn Station “The firing gun really has started.” That is Andy Byford, special adviser to Amtrak, describing the opening on Dec. 16 of... News 19 Dec 2025 | 04:10
Standing before a giant screen at the Association for a Better New York breakfast recently, Amtrak executive Andy Byford outlines some bold ideas to run trains from the Long Island Rail Road into New Jersey and vice versa. But it will be no simple fix, as all railroads have traditionally ended their runs at Penn Station. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Byford Plan: Figure Out How to Get LIRR to Run to New Jersey No one can accuse Andy Byford of thinking small. Byford presented to a breakfast of New York power brokers his game plan for... News 24 Nov 2025 | 05:34
The Trump administration, which took over the Penn Station rebuild effort from the MTA earlier this year, outlined a very ambitious plan in find a master builder by May and break ground on a new Penn Station by the end of 2027. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Feds Seek Master Developer for Penn Station, Hope to Break Ground in ’27 The Trump administration announced that it was pressing forward on a brisk timeline with rebuilding Penn Station and improving... Home 01 Nov 2025 | 12:52
