President Trump started the MTA of the Hoping redesign or Penn Station On Thursday, putting the federals in charge of a gold -plated image change for the decrepit transit center.
AMTRAK will lead renewal as the federals defend a “public-private partnership model,” announced the secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.
“President Trump has made clear: the days of reckless expenses and blank checks are,” Duffy said in a statement.
“New York City deserves a Penn station that reflects the greatness of the United States and is safe and clean.”
Governor Kathy Hochul had participated in tense face to face with Trump about the Penn station, and recently floated the idea of rename the near Moynihan trains hall after he is a way to congratate himself with the real estate magnate turned into president, The post reported.
The surprising announcement is also combined in the midst of a loosen of war between Duffy and Hochul on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
“The history of the MTA of inefficiency, waste and mismanagement also mee that a new approach is needed. By putting taxpayers first, we ensure that each dollar spends wisely to create a transit center, all Americans can proud,” said Duffy.
The Federal Railway Administration will rescue and cut the federal subsidy to Amtrak for the project, saving the taxpayers approximately $ 120 million, DOT officials said, without providing adorned details.
Hochul acclaimed him as a victory for the state of the empire.
“In multiple meetings with President Trump, I requested that the federal government finance the review of the Penn station.
“This is a great victory for New Yorkers, and the use of federal funds will save New York taxpayers $ 1.3 billion that otherwise would have needed the leg for this project.”
A governor spokesman previously told The Post that Hochul considered the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-Ny) a “mentor” and that he would not propose to renew the transit center after Trump.
“The governor made a cheerful joke on how to make President Trump be interested in contributing federal funds to renew the Penn station,” added the spokesman.
Hochul this week had openly blamed Amtrak by Hold Ups in the project, calling the National Railroad Company a “barrier” to redesign the Penn station.
The governor said in an interview with Errol Louis of NY1 that Trump called it earlier this month to say that he is “working at Amtrak” as part of the agreement.
“I was making you know that Amtrak was a barrier for why it is Hik so long,” said Hochul.
“It was a very fast call. He says” I’m working in Amtrak, “he said, describing the telephone conversation with Trump.
The conversations between Hochul and Trump beg shortly after the 47th President of the Nation being elected.
Trump told the governor that he was interested in fixing the penn station, a monstrosity of the city center that Hochul himself called an “infernal hole.”
The couple continued their discussions, even when Duffy tried to carry out Trump’s promise to kill congestion prices, which caused a demand for Hochul and much of Back-And-Forth between the Secretary of Transportation and the governor.
Assemblyman Tony Simone (D-Manhattan), who represented the Penn station, said it was “skeptical” about the federal ability to handle the project and said that the MTA should still be involved.
“It is imperative that MTA and local stakeholders continue to be complete members in any plan to create a PENN that works for both the region and the city,” Simone said. “I am more than skeptical that this federal government can administer a project of this size by confiscating control while simultaneously cutting the funds.”
