Penn Station – CHEKPEDS

Four fixes to unlock 33% capacity increase in Penn Station

by Team Chekpeds5 days agoOctober 4, 2026

Screenshot Liam Blank, Chair of Transportation and Infrastructure committee of the City Club, explains the four fixes that would allow Penn Station to accommodate 33% more trains as proposed by the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) in phase 1. Gorgeous animations… Read more

Penn Station – Forward

by Team ChekpedsJune 12, 2026June 13, 2026

Amtrak’s selection of a Master Developer, Penn Transformation partners(PTP), and the official release of their renderings is a key milestone toward the steady and credible progress of the Penn Station project. The plans include a column-like facade and the removal… Read more

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Gateway

by Team ChekpedsFebruary 20, 2026February 24, 2026

Screenshot On February 6, 2026 constructions activities on this massive program stopped after five months of relentless attacks by the Trump administration. 1,000 workers lost their jobs. Now it is back from the dead with cash flowing again. We are… Read more

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Penn Station: back on track

by Team ChekpedsMay 25, 2025May 25, 2025

Elizabeth line platforms in London In April, we shared how Assembly member Tony Simone and Governor Hochul gave us reason to hope for the future of this terribly mismanaged project. Since then, the federal administration took over control of the… Read more

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Penn station Capacity Expansion Town Hall

by Team ChekpedsJanuary 12, 2025January 12, 2025

Please join Rethink NY to discuss why it is critically important that the Penn Station ‘s capacity expansion set the stage NOW for a future regional rail comparable to world class rail networks. Rethink Town Hall TUESDAY, January 14 ·… Read more

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Join Us: Remaking Penn Station for Riders and for 22nd Century

by Team ChekpedsMay 16, 2024May 16, 2024

Tuesday, May 21st at 6.30 P.M. To register for In-Person attendance, please click here To register for Online attendance, please click here A panel discussion on ReThinkNYC’s proposal to convert commuter rail at the Pennsylvania Station, now used by its… Read more

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Penn Station minus Vornado: three Manhattan blocks are still at risk

by Team ChekpedsNovember 5, 2022April 6, 2024

After the (not surprising) Vornado’s announcement putting the development part of the project on the back burner, many residents and businesses are relieved that their office or residences will not be razed. They couldn’t be more wrong. First Vornado: We… Read more

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Penn Station: Transportation is the real challenge – Join Us

by Team ChekpedsOctober 22, 2022October 22, 2022

Who: ReThinkPennStationNYC – What : Through Running TownHall -When: October 25, 6pm An expert panel will explain through-running and its importance in any plan to update Penn Station.Put Transit first at Penn Station: Through running, the modern, more equitable and… Read more

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2021 in review: Structural changes

by Team ChekpedsDecember 25, 2021January 12, 2022

Sometimes , invisible changes are more momentous than those in plain sight. The changes 2021 brought us will have positive impacts on street safety and improvements: Paint on roadway is not a sidewalk. City lawyers confirmed that all painted installations… Read more

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Empire State Penn Complex

by Team ChekpedsDecember 11, 2021January 10, 2022

After many months of consultations and some concessions by the Empire State Developemnt corporation (ESD), Manhattan Community Board 4 (CB4) testified at the Environment Impact Statement meeting on December 8, 2021 . CB4 opposed the project unless significant changes are… Read more