Tag: Penn Station
Four days after footage of a verbal tirade that a member of the NYPD’s Joint Terrorism Task Force unleashed on an Uber driver went viral, taxi and livery drivers rallied outside Penn Station to call attention to a plight that they say is a frequent occurrence. “This is common, this is happening all the time,” […]
As increased security brings more cops to Penn Station, MTA cops are facing more assaults and attacks. The New York Post reports that in the past year, 10 cops were attacked and a total of 21 were assaulted; in 2013, no cops were attacked. Only eight were assaulted. During this time, Governor Cuomo also increased […]
Spending any time inside Penn Station is a waking nightmare, and the only respite from the horror is an enormous beer and some fried chicken or a disgusting slice of pizza. Now, it seems the station’s underground oasis of grease and salt isn’t long for for this world. As Crain’s reports, Penn Station’s landlord is forcing the Riese […]
Earlier this week Vin Cipolla, president of the Municipal Art Society reached out to four design firms in hopes for renovation proposals of Penn Station, sometimes referred to as a “lousy basement.” It’s in a dire need of a facelift. And let’s throw in some futuristic glassy escalators, why not. The present station isn’t sustainable — it can’t […]
