NEW YORK | Penn Station Expansion/Improvements

New York Proposed
775

It will take time but something will go there eventually.

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776

That’s the block that contains the old “Park 'n Lock”.

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777

Can they not extend south and have through running?

778

They can do one of those.

They can do both of those.

But what’s most likely is that they’ll do neither of those.

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779

I’m all for getting rid of that crap on 8th Ave. The big problem is the welfare services building. It keeps the entire area down.

780

Honestly, the current config of platforms would likely work for through-running without much alteration if needed. It’s just a matter of sending NJT trains down to Sunnyside which is already done for storage at the yard there.

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781

Work slowly beginning on the new tunnels to Penn.

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782

I’d like to see the existing Garden transformed to look like the RAH.

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783

Is RAH an abbreviation? I tried looking up more about the building and couldn’t find anything.

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784

It’s the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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785

Thank you! Wow older than the original Penn. What a beauty.

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786
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787

Allegedly the Hulu Theatre might be sold to make way for a better entrance to Penn.

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788

“In return for managing the station for 50 years”

No, immediately no.

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789

That’s absolutely ridiculous. MSG should not be allowed any form of control over Penn.

Thank god MSG/Dolans aren’t the ones who will have control although the transit and railroad companies should be the ones running Penn.

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790

If the city renews MSG’s permit, they should tax the hell out of them (and I’m an anti-tax, pro-business guy). The Dolans will have permanently relegated Penn to a new depth of hell.

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791

WTH?

Sell Hulu theater to make room for a more spacious station? Heck yes!
Manage a train station? Get outta here!

I have to assume that this is mostly just an opening negotiating position.

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792

I always enter Penn through this vile entrance on 34th. It’s a descent into hell, and this idiotic plan will do nothing to fix it.

The morons who run the city must stand up to the Dolans.

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793

It says that the developer would manage the station, not MSG.

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794

Okay sorry. Bit of a misunderstanding on my part. Still, management of the station (imo) should be handled by Amtrak or the MTA or an associated organization

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