After a developer backed away from building new skyscrapers to help fund for Penn Station's overhaul, Gov. Kathy Hochul says the MTA will go back to the drawing board.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.It’s back to the drawing board for the plan to renovate Penn Station, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday.
Amtrak officials said they support the plan. NJ Transit, which runs trains into Penn Station, has not committed to help fund the renovations, and didn’t appear at the Hochuls’ press conference at the station on Monday.“We’re going to be open now to any architect, any design firm, any engineer, to allow them the opportunity to compete for a position,” Hochul said.
MTA Chair Janno Lieber said the recently renovated Long Island Railroad concourse on the north end of Penn Station — which has raised ceilings and some natural light — “proof of concept of what we can do and will do in the next phase.” “I mean seriously, that's how we're going to compete with large cities throughout the world? This is pathetic," she said.
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