MTA Chair Rejects Amtrak Partnership Offer on Penn Station Redesign
The MTA is signaling that it could become a major obstacle to the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul Penn Station, with Chair Janno Lieber warning that the Long Island Rail Road’s longstanding rights inside the Manhattan train hub give the authority significant leverage over any reconstruction plans.
Moumita Basuroychowdhury is a Contributing Reporter at The National Digest. After earning an economics degree at Cornell University, she moved to NYC to pursue her MFA in creative writing. She enjoys reporting on science, business and culture news. You can reach her at moumita.b@thenationaldigest.com.