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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Nov 12 13:46:23 2019 Renovations |
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Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Tue Nov 12 13:53:29 2019, in response to Penn Station renovations, posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Nov 12 13:46:23 2019. Shutting down the fast food joints? Besides the trains, that is the best part on Penn Station. |
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Posted by pragmatist on Tue Nov 12 14:00:41 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Tue Nov 12 13:53:29 2019. It's the fast food joins in the LIRR concourse, not the whole station while the works takes place. That area needs the work. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Nov 12 14:02:23 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by pragmatist on Tue Nov 12 14:00:41 2019. Thank you, pragmatist |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Nov 12 14:02:42 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Tue Nov 12 13:53:29 2019. Agreed, especially these days. |
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Posted by MainR3664 on Tue Nov 12 14:21:41 2019, in response to Penn Station renovations, posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Nov 12 13:46:23 2019. That's unfortunate. I hope when all is said and done, it will have been worth the inconvenience. |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Tue Nov 12 14:49:38 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by MainR3664 on Tue Nov 12 14:21:41 2019. That's unfortunate. I hope when all is said and done, it will have been worth the inconvenience.Those displaced vendors will either not return or relocate to Moynihan Hall. Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Tue Nov 12 14:51:26 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by pragmatist on Tue Nov 12 14:00:41 2019. It's the fast food joins in the LIRR concourse, not the whole station while the works takes place. That area needs the work.During the PM crush hour, ever attempt walking to the IRT 1-2-3 subway ? It's like trying to penetrate a stampede. Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by AlM on Tue Nov 12 16:11:35 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Bill Newkirk on Tue Nov 12 14:51:26 2019. Yeah, if it were up to me I'd rip out all the commercial establishments on the LIRR concourse and use that space to make the concourse wider. |
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Posted by Q4 on Tue Nov 12 17:09:56 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by pragmatist on Tue Nov 12 14:00:41 2019. IAWTP |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Nov 12 17:17:54 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by AlM on Tue Nov 12 16:11:35 2019. Yeah, but they'd lose all that rent $$$. I'll guess that Amtrak gets the rent money since its their sandbox & not the MTA's |
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Posted by R33/r36 mainline on Tue Nov 12 18:28:04 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Tue Nov 12 13:53:29 2019. I agree, gonna miss shake shack, Charlie's grilled subs, pizza shop and the popcorn, this news sucks. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Nov 12 18:35:31 2019, in response to Penn Station renovations, posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Nov 12 13:46:23 2019. I guess there goes K-Mart's direct connection to the concourse.No more pizza or pretzels for commuters on the run. They missed what's more important - NO MORE CHEAP BEER!! The Amtrak level has maybe two places that sell beer (Rite Aid and the deli that's owned by Pizza Don Pepi) and it ain't cheap at the latter... that Rite Aid will be swamped. |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Nov 12 19:05:37 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Nov 12 18:35:31 2019. My routine has been grabbing a slice of Rose's Pizza. Now I'll have to settle on something on the Amtrak cocourse. |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Tue Nov 12 19:06:54 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by AlM on Tue Nov 12 16:11:35 2019. Yeah, if it were up to me I'd rip out all the commercial establishments on the LIRR concourse and use that space to make the concourse wider.Isn't that the plan ? Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by AlM on Tue Nov 12 19:20:06 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Bill Newkirk on Tue Nov 12 19:06:54 2019. The article suggests the retail space will return eventually.Some 17 merchants on the concourse’s Vornado-controlled north side — including Shake Shack, two Starbucks branches, Papyrus, Godiva, Pret a Manger and Le Bon Cafe — will be taken “out of service next year for a couple of years,” a transcript of the call revealed. No more pizza or pretzels for commuters on the run. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Nov 12 19:27:42 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Joe V on Tue Nov 12 19:05:37 2019. I like the Rose's pizza close to 8th ave because it has a nice large seating area that is rarely crowded. And, craft beer on tap. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Nov 12 19:34:10 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by AlM on Tue Nov 12 16:11:35 2019. Definitely not. The LIRR can handle having the shopping concourse. Especially since unlike Grand Central which has a whole section of shops useless to commuters (the east side), every LIRR one is worthwhile and well patronized. Yes, even Pret.People who don't like crowds can use the center hallway between tracks 12 & 13 to get between 8th and 7th ave, or use the new West End concourse. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Nov 12 19:44:26 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Nov 12 18:35:31 2019. AMTK, MTA, LIRR, NJT...all those in the Penn Sta Alphabet stew,Now its time to add one more...BYOB!! |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Nov 12 19:46:32 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Nov 12 19:27:42 2019. Are there still 2 of Rose's Pizza places along that corridor ? |
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Posted by AlM on Tue Nov 12 19:59:51 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Nov 12 19:34:10 2019. The Grand Central Market shops on the east side are not directly on most people's route, but they are extremely well patronized. |
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Posted by qveensboro_plaza on Tue Nov 12 20:17:47 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Nov 12 17:17:54 2019. The article mentions that the 17 businesses are in the "Vornado controlled" portion of the station, presumably being under the footprint of the 1 Penn Plaza complex. So the rental income, or the bulk of it, would likely go to Vornado realty, not Amtrak or MTA. |
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Posted by Andrew Saucci on Tue Nov 12 20:25:28 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by ChicagoMotorman on Tue Nov 12 13:53:29 2019. McDonald's is already gone. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Nov 12 20:40:19 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Joe V on Tue Nov 12 19:46:32 2019. Yup! The more popular one is near K-mart. The one I'm referring to seems to have taken over the space formerly held by the large convenience store, or is very close to that spot. |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Nov 12 21:29:16 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Andrew Saucci on Tue Nov 12 20:25:28 2019. a definite improvement. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Nov 12 21:54:36 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by qveensboro_plaza on Tue Nov 12 20:17:47 2019. I read the part about the "Vornado controlled" situation. However, I find it hard to believe that either Amtrak or the MTA do not get a substantial percentage of the gross of their income. I'm sure that if there is a buck to be made from all the retail tenants in NYP, either Amtrak or the MTA has figured out a way to get a hand in the cookie jar. |
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Posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Nov 12 23:23:42 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by AlM on Tue Nov 12 16:11:35 2019. Commuters in a hurry should have some easy access to food and other convenience items. |
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Posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Nov 12 23:25:21 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Nov 12 18:35:31 2019. I guess there goes K-Mart's direct connection to the concourse.Considering what's going on with K-Mart that may be an irrelevant point soon. |
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Posted by AlM on Wed Nov 13 10:39:57 2019, in response to Re: Penn Station renovations, posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Nov 12 23:23:42 2019. I understand. |
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