The long-under-construction new entrance to Penn Station on the Seventh Ave. side finally opened late last year. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Big Three Rail Cos Join in Bid to Make New Plans for Penn Station The three railroads who use Penn Station kicked off a new effort to rally support for their plans to improve and expand the... News 30 Sep 2024 | 06:51
Amtrak, the owner of Penn Station which only recently opened the newly redesigned Seventh Ave. entrance to the underground rail hub, says it will convene a new study group with the MTA’s Long Island Railroad and NJ Transit to come up with a joint solution on the future development of the nation’s busiest rail hub. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Big 3 Railroads Plan to Work Together on New Plan for Penn Station; Activists Still Wary The railroads that use Penn Station are convening a working group of outside advocates to review, and support, their complicated... News 14 Sep 2024 | 05:18
The big three railroads, MTA, Amtrak and NJ Transit, say they will need to expand Penn Station in coming years to accommodate booming demand, expecially from NJ commuters. ( Photo: Amtrak) Railway Giants Finally Unveil Why They Need to Expand Penn Station Demand for rail service into Penn Station is growing quickly again, post-covid, and the three big railroads told a community... News 05 Aug 2024 | 06:11
Filmmaker Claire Read found remnants of the old Penn Station at a storage yard in Newark, NJ. ( Photo by Lina McGinn) New Film, Penn F***ing Station Captures Rail Hub at Its Most Decrepit Glory Claire Read lived in Penn Station for four years. Well, not literally. She is neither homeless nor a character in an updated... News 20 Jul 2024 | 12:17
The new Penn Station entrance on Seventh Ave between 31st and 33rd St. allows more light into the concourse below and features an ADA accesible elevator and three new escalators as it re-opens after a 15 month shut down while construction was underway. Photo: Ralph Spielman Finally: New $600M 7th Ave. Entrance to Penn Sta. Opens Just in time for the holidays, the $600 million project to rebuild the Penn Station main entrance on the Seventh Ave. side... Home 23 Nov 2023 | 08:40
Madison Square Garden has only been given a five year extension by the full City Council on a special permit it needs to continue to sit atop Penn Station. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Finally and Officially: Full City Council Gives MSG Its Shortest Permit Ever at 5 Years Saying it was starting a countdown to force a deal on improving Penn Station, the City Council voted unanimously to give... News 14 Sep 2023 | 10:26
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber (white shirt) seems to be snapping to attention as he listens to a press conference with (from left) Congressman Gerald Nadler, Assemblyman Tony Simone, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and City Council Member Erik Bottcher on how to reconfigure Penn Station. CB5 board member Layla Law-Gisiko (far right) listens in as well. Photo: Office of the Manhattan Borough President Joint Press Conference By Politicos Turns into Debate over Penn Station Plans You would expect a decision as big as rebuilding Penn Station to drive a big debate. What you wouldn’t expect is for government... News 13 Sep 2023 | 10:10
Under the plan pushed by ASTM, The Theater at Madison Square Garden on the Eighth Ave side of the arena would be purchased from MSG and demolished to make way for a new Grand Entrance to the rail hub that serves 600,000 rail commuters daily. Photo: Keith J. Kelly We Are Now the “Only Plan Left Standing,” Says Italian Developer in Wake of City Council Vote on Madison Square Garden The Italian infrastructure company that wants to rebuild Penn Station says its plan is now the only path forward after the... News 01 Sep 2023 | 02:16
Jamie Torres Springer, the MTA’s head of construction and development, says he would use the state’s power of condemnation “if necessary” to force Jim Dolan’s Madison Square Garden to turn over portions of its property that MTA says it needs to renovate Penn Station. Photo: MTA MTA Chief Builder Says He’d Use Condemnation to Grab Jim Dolan’s MSG Property Needed for Penn Station Rebuild The MTA’s chief builder says that “if necessary” he would use the state’s power of condemnation to take property from Madison... News 20 Aug 2023 | 04:26
ASTM senior vice president Peter Cipriani,who is heading up the Penn Station proposal for North American subsidiary of the Italian developer, stands before a model of the proposed $6 billion redevelopment. Photo: Michael Oreskes EXCLUSIVE: Top Exec at ASTM Fires Back at MTA Critic over Penn Station Plans ASTM, is an Italian developer which specialized in partnering with governments to build and run major infrastructure, like... News 14 Aug 2023 | 12:57
Jamie Torres-Springer, President of MTA Construction & Development ( Photo: MTA) MTA’s Pres of Construction Gives Wide Ranging Interview on Penn Station Rebuild Plans It is one of New York City’s most complex public building challenges ever. Improving the dismal Penn Station, with options... News 04 Aug 2023 | 05:00
Travelers walking into the Seventh Avenue entrance to NYC’s Penn Station ( Photo: Danazar via Wiki Commons ) Byford Urges ‘Through Service’ that Would Allow NJ Transit, LIRR and Metro North to Run on One Another’s Tracks The former boss of New York’s subways and buses says the region has a “golden opportunity” to expand commuter rail service... News 28 Jul 2023 | 01:01
Madison Square Garden, Midtown Manhattan, NYC ( Photo Credit: Ajay Suresh via Wikipedia Commons) More Turmoil as City Council Members Push Back Against a New 10 Year Permit for MSG Madison Square Garden should not be given a new permit to operate its arena above Penn Station unless the Garden’s owners... News 19 Jul 2023 | 01:50
Manhattan borough president Mark Levine addresses Community Board 5’s Land Use Committee standing behind a model of the proposed ASTM remodeling of Penn Station that would cost $6 billion. Levine says Garden should stay where it is, but end MSG tax break and pay Garden for property needed to renovate rail hub below. Photo: YouTube CB5 Boro Pres Says End MSG’s $1B Tax Break But Pay Jim Dolan for Property to Fix Penn Station Madison Square Garden has paid no property taxes on its arena since 1982, a largesse from government easily worth $50 million... News 14 Jul 2023 | 01:52
The Planning Commission is recommending renewing the special permit for Madison Square Garden for ten more years, but with conditions, including improvements to the bland signage now on display outside the The Theater at Madison Square Garden and better signage on how to find the entrance to Penn Station. Photo: Keith J. Kelly City Planning Commission Votes to Extend MSG Permit to Sit Atop Penn Station For 10 More Years The City Planning Commission voted July 12 that Madison Square Garden be given a ten-year extension of its special permit... News 12 Jul 2023 | 02:56
