NEW YORK | Penn Station / MSG Renovation

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by aquablue

I remember little outcry about Penn when they were planning that last deal and very little public interest or hype about it. Why bother writing this now?

It's not that the article is too late, the option (which won't happen) of building on the Javits site is now on the table.

How about building a new station adjacent to the tracks on another block and have passageways connecting this new headhouse with the platforms for LIRR/NJT?

Governor Christie killed the idea that was already in the ground for a new station directly next to Penn.

Also, why don't they just take over the entire Farley building and use it for everything, not just amtrak.. it appears big enough if the annex is incorporated, no?

One of the reasons even the Farley site was seemed just a bit out of the way to the Dolans was it further removes the site from the subways. In New York, it's all about convenience. Moving all of those passengers a block east just recreates the problem in the opposite direction. It's great to have some service there, but not all. And you would still need to move the Garden to unlock some of that development potential. I think of Grand Central, the success that area has had, and the plans the City is thinking about implementing there to further cement that area as a top business district in not only the City, but the world. Penn Station deserves no less.