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Friday Headlines: Trump’s Revenge Tour Now Includes a Stop at Penn Station

U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy is so eager to own the libs at the MTA that he's now taken himself hostage. Plus other news.

April 18, 2025

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