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The Transit Hub That Shapes America’s First Impression Is Getting A Reboot
The Trump administration, in partnership with Amtrak, unveiled a plan earlier this week to renovate the world-renowned Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.
Penn Station, located in Trump’s hometown of New York City, is the busiest transportation center in the Western Hemisphere. It takes in roughly 600,000 commuters every workday, which is more than the amount of daily traffic at John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty airports combined, according to the Associated Press.
But in recent years, Penn Station has become a home for the homeless and violent criminals. The congested transit hub has been in the news recently for stabbings, confirming New Yorkers’ sentiments that the station is no longer safe.
“It’s a sh*thole,” one law enforcement source lamented to The New York Post in 2021. “It’s drugs. They come from all over … Some are just homeless. Now that [Madison Square Garden] is open you’re going to see scalpers, hustlers, and the residual [violence].”
Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) spoke for many New Yorkers when he declared in 2021 that Penn Station has become “a dangerous dungeon,” adding, “I’ve been coming here for decades. It’s never been this bad.”
President Donald Trump wants to change that.
“The Golden Age of Transportation is coming thanks to President Trump,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. “He had a vision to transform this dirty, falling-apart station in the middle of his hometown into a state-of-the-art transit hub that millions can enjoy for generations to come. American families deserve a safe, efficient, and clean commute to their homes, jobs, and churches.”
LOOK at what is coming to New York City