Like just about every other infrastructure project these days, the Metro North effort to allow their commuter trains to run to Penn Station is delayed.
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I just noticed the direction/wayfinding sign by the “Long Island Rail Road” sign isn’t finished yet because they have a canvas facsimile of what is supposed to be hanging there that would probably be illuminated like the sign on the left. The concourse looks really good so far, even with the temporary signage.
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The canvas placeholder sign’s gone as of 8/1/23.
The concourse looks great.
Interesting advertisement with an (unconfirmed) rendering.
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I didn’t realize those ceiling lights did anything. I thought they were just regular dumb lights. I used to hate them because they were way too bright. I guess they were just testing them.
We’re always thinking of ways to annoy you. 
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Pretty cool technology that I’ve never heard of until just now.
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Happy birthday!
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I really think through-running and some of the outside ideas for the Penn Station situation aren’t getting enough attention. The devil is always in the details, but there are just too many interesting ideas with huge, long-term potential in, say, ReThinkNYC’s proposals to ignore. Their main problem is probably just that they’re longer term than the politicians’ elected terms.
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They’ve removed the enormous shed that was sheltering the East End Gateway entrance. It’s opened the area back up immensely and doesn’t look like you’re exiting a cave anymore. A lot of work has been done on the plaza as well and the associated new storefronts.
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I wonder if this will open before the end of the decade.
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The article says its anticipated completion date is 2027 so if things progress on time, it will definitely be open by the end of the decade.
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What was the last MTA project where the anticipated completion date matched the actual completion date?
(I am not trying to be snarky; I am genuinely curious. Does anyone know?)
The LIRR Main Line 3rd Track which was completed on time and under budget. That’s also a recent project as well, so the MTA is certainly capable of completing projects on time.
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Photos of the newly reopened entrance at Seventh Avenue and West Thirty-second Street
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