Andy Byford quietly released the names of the three developers on his short list to be the ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons ) Penn Station Feud Brewing? With Gov. Kathy Hochul and various advocates leaning on him to share more, Andy Byford, Amtrak’s executive in charge of rebuilding... News 24 Jan 2026 | 09:08
As three developers vie for the multi-billion-dollar contract overseeing the redevelopment of Penn Station, a big question is what will happen to Madison Square Garden, which sits atop the station. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Then There Were 3: Mystery Bidder Unveiled; Will New Penn Plans Push MSG? Three International developers–Australian, Italian and Canadian—have been selected by Amtrak as the finalists in its competition... News 22 Jan 2026 | 10:58
The Lithuanian Alliance, which has been based at 307 W. 30th St. since the cultural organization purchased the building in 1910, is now seeking to get its HQ declared a landmark because it fears being vulnerable to Penn Station redevelopment plans. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Fearing Penn Station Redevelopment, Lithuanians Seek to Landmark 150-Year-Old HQ For more than a century the Lithuanian Alliance Building has sat on the borderlands of New York City history. Built in 1876... News 16 Jan 2026 | 07:19
Andy Byford, the Amtrak executive charged with overseeing the Penn Station rebuild, has installed a countdown clock in his office to remind when shovels are expected to be in the ground. The target date is Dec. 2027. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Mystery 4th Bidder Enters Contest to Rebuild Penn Station “The firing gun really has started.” That is Andy Byford, special adviser to Amtrak, describing the opening on Dec. 16 of... News 19 Dec 2025 | 04:10
Standing before a giant screen at the Association for a Better New York breakfast recently, Amtrak executive Andy Byford outlines some bold ideas to run trains from the Long Island Rail Road into New Jersey and vice versa. But it will be no simple fix, as all railroads have traditionally ended their runs at Penn Station. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Byford Plan: Figure Out How to Get LIRR to Run to New Jersey No one can accuse Andy Byford of thinking small. Byford presented to a breakfast of New York power brokers his game plan for... News 24 Nov 2025 | 05:34
The Trump administration, which took over the Penn Station rebuild effort from the MTA earlier this year, outlined a very ambitious plan in find a master builder by May and break ground on a new Penn Station by the end of 2027. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Feds Seek Master Developer for Penn Station, Hope to Break Ground in ’27 The Trump administration announced that it was pressing forward on a brisk timeline with rebuilding Penn Station and improving... News 01 Nov 2025 | 12:52
Left: A Long Island Rail Road train at Penn Station. Right: Union Square subway entrance. ( Photos: Ralph Spielman, Brian Berger) 2 Recent Crimes Show Cops Can Be Victims Too .Sometimes a citizen can’t be blamed for asking: Is anyone safe? In the first incident, police were notified of an off-duty... News 28 Sep 2025 | 11:57
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (at mic) says the Trump administration wants to get shovels in the ground on the Penn Station rebuilding effort by the end of 2027, before Donald Trump leaves office. He is flanked by Deputy Transportation Secretary Steven Bradbury (left) and Andy Byford, the Amtrak executive who was appointed to oversee the rebuild. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Penn Station: Full Steam Ahead but Any Plan to Bulldoze Block to the South on Hold–for Now The physical expansion of Penn Station, which could require the destruction of the block immediately to the south, is “absolutely... News 29 Aug 2025 | 08:57
The plan advanced by the Grand Penn Community Alliance would erect a new façade as a grand entrance leading into Penn Station. The alliance be on the brink of picking up some deep-pocketed backers from South Korea. ( Design: Draw Global/Visuals: Illuminaric Creative) South Korean Firms Want to Invest Billions in Rebuild of Penn Station As part of South Korea’s new trade deal with the Trump administration, Korean industrialists are offering to invest in the... News 23 Aug 2025 | 08:10
Andy Byford speaks to a gathering of the Empire Station Coalition on his plans for the “transformation” of Penn Station. He is holding a copy of Lost New York, by Nathan Silver. The cover is a photo of the old Penn Station before it was demolished. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) ‘Train Daddy’ Byford: ‘Hard Part Starts Now’ in Penn Station Rebuild Andy Byford has been to church, specifically St. John the Baptist, just south of Penn Station, the French Gothic work of... News 20 Jul 2025 | 08:14
Andy Byford, when he was still president of the NYC Transit in February 2018.. President Trump tapped him as the man in charge of Amtrak’s plan to overhaul Penn Station. ( Photo: Marc A. Hermann/MTA) Exclusive: Andy Byford Tapped to Head Amtrak Redevelopment Plan for Penn Station Andy Byford, who has run rail agencies on three continents, has agreed to take over the renovation and possible expansion... News 23 May 2025 | 09:22
Andy Byford on Friday, March 9, 2018, when he was the NYC Transit president. Two years ago he suggested transit expansion could be achieved by running trains through Penn Station rather than treating it as a terminus. ( Photo: MTA) Where Have You Gone, Andy Byford? Penn Station Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You It is coming on two years since Andy Byford, the much-loved “Train Daddy” of New York City Transit, touted the “golden opportunity”... News 11 May 2025 | 05:48
Wanted for mugging a senior woman for her purse, Sixth Avenue and 16th Street, April 18, 2025. ( Photos: NYPD) Woman Mugs Woman in Chelsea; Penn Station Stabber Indicted Cops from the 13th Precinct are on the lookout for a suspected woman mugger who targeted a senior woman in Chelsea recently.... News 28 Apr 2025 | 10:12
Some state and local officials were coming up with plans on how to spend the money that the MTA could save now that the federal government is taking over the rebuilding of Penn Station. But the Trump administration is now saying they don’t plan to foot the entire bill. ( Photo: MTA) Not So Fast: Trump Admin Says It’s Not Footing Entire Cost to Renovate Penn Station When the Trump administration seized control of plans to renovate Penn Station, Gov. Hochul said New Yorkers had won a major... News 28 Apr 2025 | 12:20
The federal government wants to take over the long-stalled Penn Station redevelopment plan, taking over from the MTA. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Feds Take Over Penn Station Renovation Plan The Trump administration took over planning for the renovation and possible expansion of Penn Station, shoving the MTA aside... News 20 Apr 2025 | 07:30
