Gothamist & CEG - Thu August 28, 2025
Federal Officials Decide Against Demolishing NYC Block to Build New Penn Station
The Trump administration is backing off a plan to expand Penn Station by tearing down an entire block in Midtown Manhattan. During a press conference outside the Midtown transit hub on Aug. 27, federal officials announced a new timeline to redevelop the dilapidated transit hub, noting that they would begin seeking proposals for its long-sought redevelopment in October with the hope of beginning construction on the project in 2027, according to the Gothamist, a New York City online news site....
Amtrak - Wed May 28, 2025
East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project Officially Under Way
Amtrak crews kicked off the first long-term track outage in support of the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project (ERT Rehab), a critical infrastructure investment that will restore the two tunnel tubes damaged by Superstorm Sandy (Line 1 & Line 2)....
NorthJersey.com - Wed July 05, 2023
Gov. Hochul Tells Architects to Proceed With Designs for NYC's Penn Station Rebuild
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in late June announced revisions to the state's approach to rebuilding New York City's Penn Station, the busiest transportation hub in North America. The reconstruction effort has long been regarded by many of the top architects and engineers in the country as a prestigious design project — one that any firm would be lucky to land, noted NorthJersey.com....
The City - Mon April 05, 2021
Cuomo Pushes Skyline-Altering Penn Station Real Estate Plan
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to push through a city-changing land deal that would reshape Manhattan's skyline. And the project's detractors, until very recently, were few and relatively silent....
Wed April 11, 2018
Amtrak Continues Work on Penn Station for Second Summer
Amtrak will continue its Infrastructure Renewal program at New York Penn Station during Summer 2018 by performing critical reconstruction of three major railroad infrastructure assets in New York City: The Empire Tunnel and the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge, which provides train access between Upstate New York and New York Penn Station, as well as renewal work on Track 19 in New York Penn Station, which will help provide commuters with more reliable service....
Emily Buenzle - Fri August 18, 2017
Construction Begins on Moynihan Train Hall at Penn-Farley Complex
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Aug. 16 that the process has officially begun to transform the James A. Farley Post Office building, located across the street from Penn Station, into the new Moynihan Train Hall, Curbed reported....
Fri May 26, 2017
Amtrak Announces New York Penn Station Improvements
Amtrak President and CEO Wick Moorman announced a series of initiatives to strengthen railroad infrastructure and improve operations and preparedness at New York Penn Station, the nation's busiest rail station and transportation facility....
David W. Dunlap - Wed November 30, 2016
Skyscraper Teeters on a Pedestal
In the city within a city rising west of Pennsylvania Station are many astonishing sights. The most astonishing — for the moment, anyway — is a mammoth steel structure, as long as a city block, that seems to float 51½ feet over the ground at Ninth Avenue and 33rd Street....
Thu October 20, 2016
Gov. Cuomo Announces New $1.595B Moynihan Train Hall
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled sweeping plans for the complete transformation of the historic James A. Farley Post Office into a world-class transportation hub. At the Association for a Better New York, Cuomo announced the selection of a developer-builder team including three companies, Related Companies, Vornado Realty LP and Skanska AB to redevelop the Farley Building, creating a new 255,000 sq....
