# NEW YORK | WTC Transportation Hub | 150 FT **URL:** \ **Category:** Parks & Infrastructure\ **Created:** [June 11, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79 "2014-06-11T18:02:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![mrmayman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrmayman/32/23291_2.png) [@mrmayman](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mrmayman)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/290 "2018-12-05T19:04:19Z")
> **[World Trade Center PATH station to close on weekends through 2020](https://www.nj.com/hudson/2018/12/world-trade-center-path-station-to-close-on-weekends-through-2020.html)** > > Beginning in January 2019 and running through December 2020, PATH’s World Trade Center Station will be closing each weekend. ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/291 "2018-12-06T01:38:06Z")
Wow that sucks ---
**Author:** ![GentriVacation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/gentrivacation/32/8324_2.png) [@GentriVacation](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GentriVacation)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/292 "2018-12-08T14:13:29Z")
Definitely sucks but hey if it’s going to result in long term improvements. I often think the MTA could fix so much of the system if people would just accept they need to close lines down for a while. So now I’m trying to practice what I preach here and be cool with the Path shutdown. Hopefully it doesn’t affect trains to 33rd st ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/293 "2018-12-09T00:13:39Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BrIHoDLhwJf/?utm\_source=ig\_share\_sheet&igshid=gcoczg08ezc](https://www.instagram.com/p/BrIHoDLhwJf/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=gcoczg08ezc) ---
**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/294 "2018-12-21T01:50:46Z")
This whole music video is pretty much an ad for the Oculus. Side note: this is how architecture succeeds, when it begins to become a part of our cultural fabric. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/7/f7c0f07d09243a5e61ab1770ee7aa7e09b65b319.jpeg "OneRepublic - Connection") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJUM11goXAU) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/295 "2019-02-02T22:02:09Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BsnXR59nB9n/?utm\_source=ig\_share\_sheet&igshid=cafkzbaglw7q](https://www.instagram.com/p/BsnXR59nB9n/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=cafkzbaglw7q) ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Clarke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ryan_clarke/32/28895_2.png) [@Ryan\_Clarke](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Ryan_Clarke)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/296 "2019-02-02T23:08:24Z")
With the upmost respect to the lives that were lost and the spirit of that proposal, I think that’s taking it a little bit over-the-top. We already have the Reflecting pools, the Museum, Liberty Park, Tribute in Light, & the Empty Sky Memorial. The New WTC campus should be allowed to develop its own identity, without being totally inundated with the imagery and symbolism of the past. ---
**Author:** ![rbrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/rbrome/32/5724_2.png) [@rbrome](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/rbrome)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/297 "2019-02-03T18:26:39Z")
Agreed. The existing memorial dominates the campus, in an appropriate way. This is wildly unnecessary. Westfield loves to fill the floor with obstructions to commuters just trying to get to their train. I wish the PA would put their foot down and insist that this function as a train station first. This definitely doesn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/298 "2019-02-03T18:55:13Z")
It’s just an “Inspirational art concept and vision” as noted in the description ---
**Author:** ![Revan449](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/revan449/32/52458_2.png) [@Revan449](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Revan449)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/299 "2019-07-09T19:25:24Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BzpGAizAqgB/?igshid=2mvwq8hijjyv](https://www.instagram.com/p/BzpGAizAqgB/?igshid=2mvwq8hijjyv) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlVePHhxPk/?igshid=qto5uneqwnp](https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlVePHhxPk/?igshid=qto5uneqwnp) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BzHM-imoiV1/?igshid=1xa19ahbignx3](https://www.instagram.com/p/BzHM-imoiV1/?igshid=1xa19ahbignx3) ---
**Author:** ![Revan449](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/revan449/32/52458_2.png) [@Revan449](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Revan449)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/300 "2019-07-10T19:19:03Z")
“Eager to remain relevant in the rapidly changing world of retail, URW is adding more food choices, seating, pop-up shops, health and wellness options and entertainment (think virtual reality)”. “ Landlord wants to transform transit hub into hip hangout spot” “Later this year, URW plans to start spotlighting other emerging and high-end brands by featuring three- to six-month pop-ups in the center of the Oculus”. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-10/world-trade-center-mall-has-a-plan-to-get-you-to-stick-around](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-10/world-trade-center-mall-has-a-plan-to-get-you-to-stick-around) ---
**Author:** ![DeSelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeSelby](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/DeSelby)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/301 "2019-07-14T19:31:39Z")
This thing got ripped to shreds by both the media and the general public when it first opened thanks to the cost overruns and maintenance issues, but I think people are slowly warming up to it. Some might find it cold and sterile but I think it’s a spectacular public space. You just feel so special when you’re standing in it, like you’re in the hall of some 23rd century king. ---
**Author:** ![Revan449](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/revan449/32/52458_2.png) [@Revan449](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Revan449)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/302 "2019-07-22T23:16:30Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Ooir3jDnI/?igshid=jrt85e503x5r](https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Ooir3jDnI/?igshid=jrt85e503x5r) [https://www.instagram.com/p/B0KHPuSBl47/?igshid=1267veyykfayf](https://www.instagram.com/p/B0KHPuSBl47/?igshid=1267veyykfayf) [https://www.instagram.com/p/B0JOLxEHDKV/?igshid=45zo6h869qjx](https://www.instagram.com/p/B0JOLxEHDKV/?igshid=45zo6h869qjx) [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0yUloARKG/?igshid=11trg08vofar1](https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0yUloARKG/?igshid=11trg08vofar1) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BxXaTuph\_BR/?igshid=wyg3nkzsp11l](https://www.instagram.com/p/BxXaTuph_BR/?igshid=wyg3nkzsp11l) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/303 "2019-09-05T21:50:26Z")
> **[WTC Oculus’s skylight will remain closed during 9/11 anniversary](https://ny.curbed.com/2019/9/5/20851546/world-trade-center-oculus-santiago-calatrava-repair)** > > The skylight at the Oculus World Trade Center transportation hub has a leaking problem. ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/304 "2019-09-05T21:53:31Z")
The description for that should say “has been having problems” ---
**Author:** ![rbrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/rbrome/32/5724_2.png) [@rbrome](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/rbrome)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/305 "2019-09-05T21:53:55Z")
Huh. It might leak when _closed_ is a reason to _not open it_? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/306 "2019-09-05T22:10:13Z")
According to @nycurbanism on Instagram, they spent $30,000 on flex tape. So that’s why they’re loosing money lol ---
**Author:** ![StrongIsland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@StrongIsland](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/StrongIsland)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/307 "2019-09-05T23:17:51Z")
How long does it freaking take to fix this issue? They’ve known about this for about a year…but who are we kidding? The PA is a joke. It’ll never open again. Mark my words. ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/308 "2019-09-06T00:14:41Z")
The Calatrava Curse compounded by the ineptitude of the PA… shudder at the thought. ---
**Author:** ![Revan449](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/revan449/32/52458_2.png) [@Revan449](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Revan449)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79/309 "2019-09-23T14:14:55Z")
“ The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has spent at least $50,000 sealing the retractable skylight with water-resistant tape after it sprung a leak in 2018, according to a person familiar with the skylight’s operation. A spokesman for the public agency declined to confirm or deny that figure. But he said that the agency expects to spend a further $200,000 sealing the skylight with a waterproof membrane. That work is under way.” “ The Port Authority spokesman said Thursday that the agency is conducting an engineering analysis with a view to repairing the skylight. “While that analysis is ongoing, we are taking prudent steps to better protect the skylight with a more durable barrier system,” he said.” > **[Leaky Oculus Skylight Expected to Cost $200,000 More to Fix](https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/leaky-oculus-skylight-expected-to-cost-200-000-more-to-fix-11569164400)** > > Officials are scrambling to waterproof the leaky skylight at the World Trade Center Oculus transit hub before winter, with additional outlays of $200,000 expected. PHOTOS BY SARAH BLESENER FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/2/729f78ff9387756c598dac34372fa399db204a57.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/2/02e3adef5862604cf27c9ef253d9dd01edd6eb44.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79.md?page=14) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-wtc-transportation-hub-150-ft/79.md?page=16)