Maybe the best of the Trump administration Kicking the mta of Any rebirth of the Penn station is that it puts a stake in the heart of the Cuomo-Hochul plans, which would have guaranteed the least Hitting and A project designed to serve donors and other special interests.
It also releases any New York project Laws That balloon costs in the main public works by allowing the worst union to consider and demand payments to “community” politicians.
In truth, the only The reason to do anything (beyond perhaps some track extension work) in Penn is now to provide cash baths for the connected and a pretext for politicians to collect from funds from monetary interests, both bribes for those who seek money from the part and protection.
MTA certainly has much better uses for any cash that arises; It was only dragged into thesis plans like a pawn in the wrist games.
Penn Station is now fine how are things. For the hundreds of thousands of travelers flowing through recent projects daily I have done more than enough – Njtransit and the Lirr have perfectly fine harass, entries and exits, including the Moynihan station.
Nor travelers because new interruptions for work that do nothing to accelerate trains: nobody happens more in Penn than they owe, because everyone is on their way Somewhere else.
Which makes the burning of billions of dollars turn its central room into a great meaningless architectural masterpiece, except for those who seek to wet their peaks.
This development is that remotely about President Donald Trump that seeks to put (even more) his seal in the city; The Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, only protects federal taxpayers from another New York scam. “The days of reckless expenses and blank checks have ended” was the key part of his announcement.
Governor Hochul is off because he closes his scheme, but New York taxpayers (and MTA!) They can celebrate their release from a white elephant without worm.