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Opinion: Lack of Regional Leadership Prevents Progress on Unified Metro NYC Rail

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut must create a new regional rail entity before Amtrak spends $18 billion on Penn Station.

Penn Station Needs Expansion to Realize Dream of NJ-Long Island Service, Railroads Claim

A new report helps justify the three railroad operators' long-sought push for a larger train station.

October 2, 2024

Raising the Regional Bar: Why the MTA 20-Year Needs Assessment Inevitably Falls Flat

The document fails to accomplish its stated mission of bringing the New York region into the 21st century — half-filling a supposedly bottomless transit cookie jar with mostly stale cookies.

December 12, 2023

City Council’s Five-Year MSG Permit Keeps Riders Stuck in Penn Basement

The City Council’s five-year permit extension delayed Madison Square Garden's request to stay “in perpetuity" — but was still too generous to James Dolan.

September 11, 2023

Opinion: City Council Should Make Free-Riding MSG Pay Fair Share

In order to best renovate Penn Station, the City Council should ask for much more from Jim Dolan and Co.

August 25, 2023