Gothamist: Moynihan Station Gets Stopped For Now

Mr. Democrat

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:49:59 -0500

The Farley Post Office is a National Landamrk...hello, dosnt anyone get that. You dont tear down or transform Landmarks. It is also named after James A. Farley, the man who installed FDR to the Presidency twice. What are we going to build a lower level onthe Brooklyn Bridge and rename it Bloomberg bridge. How about the Chrysler building, lets change the name of that too. Renaming the Farley Post office is the biggest con NY politicians have tried to pullin a long time. Build Moynihan Station and MSG, but dont try to strip Farleys name off his Landmark, this is America, not communist China. Congress named the Building after Farley, not insane NY Politicians. I was told the the ESDC was using a loophole in the NR landmarks listing to steal the Landmark because it is not "officially" listed as associated with a significant person. I was also told that the Historical community was going to step in and adjust the Criterion so that the Building is associated with Farley as a Historical Figure, which will force all parties to behave themselves, cause Farley was kick ass...Yey for the Historical Community

Toby

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:57:29 -0500

I know, lets tear down the Farley building and put up an ugly hockey rink.

Blah

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:08:55 -0500

Penn Station does need to be expanded, anlong with a second tunnel for NJ Transit Trains under the hudson. Risht now it is very congested, with NJ transit trains sharing tracks with Amtrak trains. With Northen New Jersey suppossed to add another 1 million people in the next 10 years as cities like Newark and Paterson get rebuilt...a new train tunnel is needed.

chris

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:27:58 -0500

This project is a waste of money - with LIRR going to Grand Central, there's no need to expand Penn Station. Also, the project would also remove commuter access to the 1/2/3 lines, and push the N/R and B/D/F another block away, since it will be situated between 8th & 9th avenues. Try getting to Yankee Stadium from the burbs. Money should be spent adding tunnels under the hudson, linking downtown to the airports, or finishing the 2nd avenue line.

Dave H.

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:54:14 -0500

I know, let's turn the Farley PO into luxury condos!

Eric

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:49:05 -0500

Once again, NYC is proved incapable of any large-scale infrastructure or capital improvements. This city is turning into a joke.

Jeebus

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:28:01 -0500

Noo our top priority should be renaming it to something other then Moynihan Station. Moynihan Street sounds sooo much better.

JMoney

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:24:48 -0500

They've been test drilling around various corners at 86th/2nd and 96th/2nd for about a month now, presumably to see where to put the stations.

Kevin Walsh

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:14:31 -0500

Well, it's a pretty building, which would be nice, but not essential. The top priority should be LIRR east side access and the 2nd Ave subway, while Bloomberg believes the Fluhsing Line western expansion should be. www.forgotten-ny.com

Sternel

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:00:09 -0500

Let me just bend over, on behalf of all the commuters who just got screwed. Again.