Jerry Nadler Blasts $8 Billion Penn Station Plan as Amtrak Picks Developer Without Public Input
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Updated · Streetsblog New York City · Jul 13
Jerry Nadler Blasts $8 Billion Penn Station Plan as Amtrak Picks Developer Without Public Input
1 articles · Updated · Streetsblog New York City · Jul 13
Summary
A New York Times op-ed sharpened Jerry Nadler’s attack on the Penn Station overhaul, backing renovation in principle while warning the project’s $8 billion funding plan remains opaque.
Amtrak’s developer selection drew his strongest criticism because it was made without public input, and Nadler said agency officials have not clearly answered who will ultimately pay.
Andrew Byford came under direct fire after saying riders would not face higher fares while also conceding that assurance was not a promise; Nadler said that only deepened the project’s opacity.
The dispute widens beyond design details to politics and trust, with concerns that Congress could tap New York tax dollars and that Trump’s version of the project may deliver mostly cosmetic upgrades.