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Penn NYC, the busiest train station in the Western Hemisphere, has been a victim of years of neglect and neglect. But at the end of the tumultuous 2020, it was finally able to show a renewed face in some of its regions.

The interior of the new Penn Station train hall, incorporated into the historic Farley Post Office Building at 8 Av, across from Madison Square Garden, was unveiled during a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday and opened to the public on January 1.

Moynihan Train Hall features A waiting area with a skylight of 255,000 square feet, 92 feet high. distance A $ 1.6 billion investment It will serve as the center for Amtrak y Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Along with 700,000 square feet of commercial and dining space, authorities disclosed.

Inside, travelers have access to the huge open room, with escalator connections to train docks and the classic 7th Avenue area, which is still under renovation.

the new Wonderful atmosphere with “sky roof” It offers a stark contrast to the dimly lit cavernous tunnels that Governor Andrew Como once compared to Dante’s “Inferno”.

“We build this as a statement of who we are, who we believe and who we aspire to be,” Cuomo said as the salon opened on Wednesday. Is it bold, yes, because this is the soul of New York and this is the statement we want for our visitors, For our children and future generations. “

In addition to the Illuminator, the Moynihan Room features installations by artists Kehinde Wiley, Stan Douglas, and Elmgreen & Dragset. “Wiley’s piece is three stained glass images that show dancing against a blue sky background, while art duo Elmgreen & Dragset contributed an inverted skyscraper model hanging from the ceiling,” he described. New York Post.

The Bin Station was built in the 1960s after the destruction of the former Fine Arts building. The new space is named after the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who in the 1990s came up with the idea of ​​re-allocating the Post Office building for public transport.

Before the pandemic, the Pennsylvania station was serving an average of 600,000 commuters on business days. Depending New York times.

“There was talk of the Penn shifting decades ago, but nobody got anything done, so last year we announced a plan. Addressing obsolete, ineffective and potentially hazardous plant conditions, Governor Cuomo said in 2019.

A historic day in our city.

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