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Are We Ever Going to Get a Place to Sit Down in Moynihan Station?
Last weekend, the scene in Moynihan Train Hall was full of tired bodies. Bodies sitting on briefcases and rolling suitcases. Bodies sprawled out on the white terrazzo hallway floors. Bodies propped up against the stainless-steel track signage. Benches, it seems, weren’t part of the $1.6 billion Penn Station expansion. Inga Saffron, the Philadelphia Inquirer architecture critic, tweeted about this scene around 5 p.m. on Sunday, as a crush of travelers waiting for their Amtrak trains crouched andRead more -
Now Arriving at Moynihan Train Hall
As travelers fill the new skylit concourse, we trace the history of the station that’s become an emblem of New York’s recovery.With the heat and humidity rising, many New Yorkers are continuing a time-honored summer ritual: getting out of town. At the same time, while tourism is still far its pre-pandemic levels, a trickle of vacationing visitors has begun to reanimate the city. As a result, the scene at Penn Station has lately begun to resemble the eclectic mix of people that once throngedRead more -
New York’s Newest Public Clock Is a Triumph
The architect behind Penn Station’s massive timepiece had never made a major clock before. Here, he tells us how he did it—and reveals what's on his wrist.New York's Penn Station is synonymous with poor design. Low ceilings. A general feeling of dread. The city's major rail hub exists, in its current incarnation, almost as an afterthought, buried beneath a basketball arena that doubles as a hockey rink. But it wasn't always thus.Read more