The two were arrested on Saturday at Pennsylvania Station. The police said they seized a large hunting knife and a firearm with a 30-round magazine. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Pennsylvania Station (Manhattan, NY)”
Why Are We Still Obsessed With Robert Moses?
David Hare’s sold-out play about the brutal planning czar coaxes us toward a reappraisal — maybe. Source: New York Times
Towering Over Midtown: The Penn Station Super-Talls
The proposed project would include buildings in the West 30s that would be among the tallest worldwide, with one tower that could surpass One World Trade. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Has a Glut of Empty Offices. Hochul Wants to Build More.
Despite near record-high office vacancies, Gov. Kathy Hochul has backed a real estate project at the New York transit hub that would be one of the largest in American history. Source: New York Times
What to Know About Penn Station’s $7 Billion Redevelopment Plan
The project promises to update the notorious eyesore but critics of the plan are concerned about the cost. Source: New York Times
Funding for Penn Station Renovation Doesn’t Add Up, Study Suggests
A new report, commissioned by an Albany watchdog group, is the latest volley in an intensifying debate over one of the nation’s most ambitious development projects. Source: New York Times
Governors Hochul and Murphy to Split Cost of Gateway Tunnel
A long-debated project to build new tunnels from New Jersey to Penn Station moved a step closer to construction. Source: New York Times
The N.Y.P.D.’s Sex-Crimes Division Faces an Investigation
The Special Victims Division is the subject of allegations that its officers shamed and abused survivors of sexual assault. Source: New York Times
Amtrak Awards Contract to Expand Penn Station Train Tracks
As debate rages on a plan to renovate the nation’s busiest hub, Amtrak awarded a contract to design a $12 billion expansion that would add train capacity. Source: New York Times
Taxpayers May Foot Bill for Penn Station Revitalization, Report Says
New York State wants to rebuild the transit hub in Midtown Manhattan and pay for the improvements through a larger real estate development. Source: New York Times
NYC Attempts to Stop Homeless People From Sheltering on Subways
Some platforms and trains had fewer people sleeping on them than normal on Tuesday, but there were still many people taking shelter in the system. Source: New York Times
Deals Reached on 3 Major NYC Transportation Projects
Elected officials announced deals on funding of a new international terminal at Kennedy Airport and improvements to commuter train service. Source: New York Times
Penn Station Plan Is Revised by Hochul
Gov. Kathy Hochul is putting her own stamp on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal, focusing on rebuilding the huge station but putting off its expansion. Source: New York Times
N.Y.’s Transit System Could Receive $10 Billion in Infrastructure Deal
The $1 trillion compromise bill worked out this week in the Senate includes billions of dollars for subways, buses and railroads in the metropolitan area. Source: New York Times
New York and New Jersey Need an $11B Tunnel. Will Biden Make It Happen?
The transportation secretary said building a new rail link under the Hudson River is critical to the economy far beyond the region. Source: New York Times