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ABC-TV New York, 6/17/19:
 

Construction begins on $570 million Penn Station renovation project

 

 

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Workers began construction Monday on a major renovation project at Penn Station.

The project will add a new entrance on 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue and will also widen the corridor and add new information systems and other amenities.

During the construction, the MTA will close some ticket machines and windows.

The latest round of repairs at Penn Station will force New Jersey Transit to divert some trains to Hoboken Terminal starting Monday to reduce the number of trains that normally go through Penn Station.

For more on all of the changes, CLICK HERE.

 

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New York Post,11/11/19
 

Penn Station renovations will shut down fast food, stores in LIRR concourse

 

 

 

There’s more misery coming for LIRR commuters at Penn Station. In another bombshell from Vornado’s third-quarter conference call, it turns out that the real estate giant will soon shut down all of the fast-food outlets and stores in the part of the LIRR concourse it controls. It’s part of an MTA project to widen, redesign and reconstruct the over-crowded underground passage between Seventh and Eighth avenues.

 

Some 17 merchants on the concourse’s Vornado-controlled north side — including Shake Shack, two Starbucks branches, Papyrus, Godiva, Pret a Manger and Le Bon Cafe — will be taken “out of service next year for a couple of years,” a transcript of the call revealed. No more pizza or pretzels for commuters on the run.

 

The shutdowns will start in April, MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said.

 

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CBS New York, 8/4/20:

 

    Facebook Signs Lease To Farley Post Office Building In Midtown  

 

 

 

Facebook has secured a mega Midtown lease even as more people continue to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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AM New York, 8/20/20:

 

    Amtrak report says effort to transform their section of Moynihan Train Hall delayed and over budget   

 

 

 

A report from Amtrak claims they have not held up their end of the bargain renovating the Farley Building – soon to be the Moynihan Train Hall – and the project is fraught with cost overruns and delays.

 

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Railway Age, 8/28/20

 

The Federal Transit Man: Moynihan Train Hall at $1.6B and Counting—and Late

 

 

 

The Amtrak Office of Inspector General just released a report that revealed cost overruns and project delays for the $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station New York, currently under construction. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who believes he is the reincarnation of Robert Moses, the “Master Builder,” will not be happy to learn that his promised commitment to open the facility by year-end December 2020 won’t be met.

 

The Amtrak OIG report is GOVERNANCE: Early Planning and Oversight Deficiencies Led to Initial Program Failures and Continued Risks to the Moynihan Train Hall Program.  It makes for interesting reading, and can be downloaded here:

 

OIG-A-2020-014-Moynihan-REDACTED Download

 

The report, however, overlooked a few important issues:

 

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Progressive Railroading, 12/24/20:

 

   Moynihan Train Hall set to open in January 

 

 

Amtrak's Moynihan Train Hall in the former Farley Post Office Building across from Penn Station in New York City is set to open in January 2021, Amtrak President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Flynn said this week.

 

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The Points Guy, 12/24/20:

 

    New York City’s Moynihan Train Hall set to open on January 1  

 

For anyone who’s traveled through Pennsylvania Station in New York City, this news couldn’t come soon enough.

The long-awaited Moynihan Train Hall is set to open to travelers on Jan. 1, 2021. The new passenger hall is located across 8th Avenue from the existing Penn Station structure and is housed in the former James A. Farley Post Office building.

 

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Amtrak site:

 

 

A New, Modern Experience for the Busiest Train Station in the Western Hemisphere Opening January 1, 2021

The Moynihan Train Hall is located directly across from New York Penn Station at 8th Avenue in the historic James A. Farley Post Office Building.

To better serve Amtrak intercity customers and commuter rail passengers, Amtrak, in partnership with Empire State Development (State of New York), is expanding its passenger services into the new Moynihan Train Hall to improve passenger comfort and security.

FAQs: Moynihan Train Hall

12/15/20 (PDF, 992KB)

Fact Sheet: Moynihan Train Hall

7/27/19 (PDF, 13.9MB)

Enhanced customer amenities include:

• A grand and spacious train hall featuring a sky lit atrium
• Dedicated customer waiting areas
• A combined ticketing and baggage area
• Improved passenger comfort and security
• Accessibility for customers with disabilities
• Complimentary WiFi in all customer spaces
• Dedicated lactation lounge for nursing mothers

New Metropolitan Lounge

The Moynihan Train Hall will include a Metropolitan Lounge (formerly ClubAcela), a premium lounge space providing travelers with a high-quality experience, including:

• Priority boarding
• Expanded food and beverage offerings
• Family waiting area
• Dedicated customer service agents
• Private restrooms
• Complimentary WiFi

Hours of Operations

Moynihan Train Hall will be open to the public daily from 5 am through 1 am and closed to the public between 1 am and 5 am. Between 1 am and 5 am, all Amtrak operations will be handled at New York Penn Station, including baggage, Red Cap services, access and egress to platforms.

Moynihan Train Hall FAQs

• Will there be two station stops in New York City?
• Where is Moynihan Train Hall?
• What address should I use for pick-up and drop off (i.e. rideshare/taxi)?
• Will there be staff at Moynihan Train Hall and New York Penn Station to offer customer assistance?
• Where can I see more FAQs?

 

 

 

Launch Date

The Moynihan Train Hall is expected to open to the public in 2021.

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Railway Age,12/28/20

 

Moynihan Train Hall Opening Jan. 1

 

The Train Hall expands Penn Station’s concourse space by 255,000 square feet or 50% to serve Amtrak and MTA Long Island Rail Road. (Architecture and Interiors - FXCollaborative)

 

 

New York City’s Moynihan Train Hall will open for Amtrak and MTA Long Island Rail Road service Jan. 1. The $1.6 billion project, which renovated the 100-year-old James A. Farley Post Office Building at 8th Avenue across from Penn Station, wraps up Dec. 31.

 

The Moynihan Train Hall expands Penn Station’s concourse space by 255,000 square feet or 50%, and is set, Amtrak said, to relieve crowding and improve rider comfort and security. It is named for the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who represented New York for 24 years and championed the project.

 

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Said Gov. Cuomo: “New Yorkers have known for decades that Penn Station needed to be reimagined—and after years of work, the Moynihan Train Hall will open on time and on budget at the end of 2020.”

 

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Amtrak Moynihan Fly-Through Animation

 

Dec 22, 2020

 

Amtrak

 

To better serve Amtrak intercity customers and commuter rail passengers, Amtrak will be expanding its New York City operations into the Moynihan Train Hall located directly across from New York Penn Station at 8th Avenue in the historic James A. Farley Post Office Building. Take a virtual tour of the new Moynihan Train Hall which opens for Amtrak passengers on January 1, 2021.