Duffy Seeks to Rename Penn Station as Congress Weighs $1 Billion for $8 Billion Rebuild
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Updated · New York Daily News · Jul 23
Duffy Seeks to Rename Penn Station as Congress Weighs $1 Billion for $8 Billion Rebuild
3 articles · Updated · New York Daily News · Jul 23
Summary
A Wednesday letter to Senate leaders made the Penn Station renaming push explicit, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy listing it among administration priorities for the federally led overhaul.
The request sits alongside a bid for $1 billion toward a project estimated at $7 billion to $8 billion, plus legislative changes that would let Amtrak avoid some state and local taxes.
Schumer and Rep. Jerry Nadler blasted the move as a Trump vanity project, arguing the administration has not shown how the rebuild would be funded or who would bear the cost.
The letter also sought authority to tie transit funds to progress on fare evasion and assaults, curb grants for bike lanes, and eliminate the Mass Transit Account for public transportation.
The station's future name was not specified, but Duffy previously floated 'Trump Station,' and Trump earlier tried to link Hudson River Tunnel funding to naming rights for Penn.