Untapped New York

Behind the Scenes of "The Eternal Space," A Play About Penn Station's Demolition

The Eternal Space, my play about the demolition of Old Penn Station, is celebrating its 10-year off-Broadway anniversary with ...

Andy Byford, tasked with overhauling Penn Station, on his plans to redo "the ugly duckling" of mass transit

Andy Byford, the former MTA chief, is back in New York with a new role and mission: to rebuild Penn Station​, the busiest ...
Opinion
GothamistOpinion

Federal takeover of Penn Station could be Trojan horse for new Midtown skyscrapers

Amtrak officials have said the Penn Station overhaul would be contained within the existing transit hub's footprint. Federal documents tell a whole different story.
Trains

Metro-North’s temporary Penn Access service would require Long Island Rail Road cuts, Amtrak says

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority would have to reduce Long Island Rail Road service into New York’s Penn Station to ...
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Subway service delayed at Penn Station, person hit by train: MTA

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) — Some subway trains are ...

NJ Transit Trains To NY Penn Station Delayed Thursday Due To Amtrak Issue

Due to an Amtrak issue, some NJ Transit trains are stopping in Hoboken instead of NYC. The agency is cross-honoring tickets.
Newsday

Does Penn Station 'through running' make sense? More data is needed.

This guest essay reflects the views of Andrew Sparberg, a retired LIRR manager, transportation historian, and adjunct lecturer at CUNY. Do the “through running” proposals that would have Amtrak and ...

Disabled train delays service in, out of Penn Station: NJ Transit

NJ Transit rail service in and out of Penn Station is delayed by 45 minutes on Monday, according to the agency. There was a disabled train at Penn Station around 9 a.m., ...