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New York magazine has a really good article on the foot dragging with getting the new Penn Station, really Moynihan Station, relocated in the Farley Post Office across the street from current dingy Penn Station. Writer Chris Smith calls the project "the middle child of New York City development projects":
Ground zero, which will always claim the greatest emotional attachment, is the firstborn. The West Side stadium, which can do no wrong in the eyes of its indulgent parents, is the favored baby of the family. Moynihan Station—earnestly playing by the rules, reluctant to complain—has been rewarded for its obedience by being ignored.Even in spite of support from Presidents Clinton and Bush, Senators Schumer and Clinton, and other politicians, there's still question as to how much money the station will get from federal funds (of course the Republicans are trying to reduce the amount - and when Gothamist says "of course," we are simply recalling all the other times that the Repulican-controlled Senate tries to cut funding for NYC projects). Not to mention how much it will actually cost to build the station (the 1993 costs esimated it at $315 million; today it's over $1 billion). And why does the PATH station at Ground Zero (which will be gorgeous) get $2 billion, when Penn Station with ten times more passengers (550,000 daily) get $600 million? It's pretty upsetting, because Penn Station, as it is now, is depressing, so Gothamist hopes that daughter-of-Senator-Daniel Maura Moynihan is successful in getting politicians to do something.
Gothamist on Moynihan Station and Wikipedia's history of Pennsylvania Station.
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Now now, Penn Station is not that depressing. You must be talking about the AMTRAK side, now thats depressing. But its reaching its capacity and needs to be expanded or replaced.
Moynihan Station . . .
I still don't like that name.
no need to apologize for characterizing republicans as anti-public transportation - they do a fine job of it themselves.
Maybe teh city can take the $800 million the pledged for Sheldon Silver's district. He didn't vote for the West Side stadium so he shoudn't get his bribe now.
great idea - punish commuters for a badly behaving politician...
Sheldon Silver is as a$$
Silver needs to go. He is a pure pork politician and I guess he could extort enough of our tax money this weekend. I still haven't gotten over his vetos on the 2nd ave subway if you all recall. F him.
I know how we can get this staion built! Let's build a stadium over it!
The ESDC has not played by the rules in concerns to the Moynihan Station Project because Danny Moynihan did not want the Project to overshadow the Legacy of Jim Farley Moynihan's Political idol. Those responsible for the Project have tried to reconstitute the GPO instead of constructing Moynihan Station within the Historical Landmark. Historical Landmarks are not supposed to be transformed into anything, thats the hole purpose of the NR's Listing. Read Daniel Moynihans Bosses and Reformers and you will understand why Moynihan wanted to move Penn Station into the Farley Building. Moynihan wanted to honor Farley, not to have his name replaced by his own.