After 14 months away, authorized performers returned to train platforms to play for a reduced ridership. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Stations and Terminals (Passenger)”
To Save Penn Station, New York Wants to Build 10 Skyscrapers
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2021
The state says revenue from the new towers can finance the rebuilding of the rail terminal. But the pandemic has upended the need for office space. Source: New York Times
The Plan to Rebuild the Port Authority Bus Terminal
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
The proposed changes could take a decade, but officials hope to transform the loathed building into a 21st-century transit hub. Source: New York Times
‘Notorious’ Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2021
After years of study and debate, there is finally a proposal to rebuild the Midtown Manhattan eyesore from the ground up. Source: New York Times
Moynihan Train Hall Becomes a Destination For New Yorkers
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2021
Pandemic-weary visitors are finding uplift in the new station, with its soaring expanses of glass and light. “Perfect quarantine activity,” one says. Source: New York Times
Moynihan Train Hall: It’s Stunning. And, a First Step.
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2021
A $1.6 billion transformation of a post office has gifted the city with a lofty, light-filled steel, glass and marble cathedral, our critic writes. Source: New York Times
$60 Million High Line Expansion to Connect Park to Moynihan Train Hall
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will propose a 1,200-foot elevated pathway that will lead to the new Penn Station development, to be financed by public and private funds. Source: New York Times
Arthur Imperatore, Founder of a Critical Ferry Service, Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2020
He steered New York Waterway through financial straits. He also reveled in moments of glory, notably when his boats rode to the rescue on Sept. 11, 2001. Source: New York Times
‘I Still Believe in Our City’: A Public Art Series Takes On Racism
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2020
After a wave of anti-Asian discrimination, the artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya wanted to “turn these hurts into something beautiful.” Her panels will transform a Brooklyn subway station. Source: New York Times