Penn Station revamp faces questions, Lawmakers want seating at Moynihan Train Hall, and more

NYC Wants To Know How The State Will Pay For Hochul’s Penn Station Redesign Plans "One of Governor Kathy Hochul’s biggest, most ambitious projects is a reworking of her predecessor's plans for Penn Station and the surrounding midtown neighborhood and this week the city sent a letter to the Empire State Development Corporation, which is in charge of the project, asking how exactly the state will pay for it." (Gothamist)

Will East Harlem Ever Get Its Long-Delayed Subway? Residents have been waiting almost a century for new stations. Some aren’t sure they’ll be built. (New York Times)

Long-Awaited Queensboro Bridge Repairs Delayed, Angering Pols "A badly needed expansion of the Queensboro Bridge's cramped pedestrian-bike zone is being pushed back, to the dismay of local lawmakers." (Patch)

STANDING ORDER: Legislators Demand Public Seating at the Moynihan Train Hall "The train station became notorious for its lack of accessible public seating from the day it opened on Jan. 1, 2021. The lack of public seating in the new $1.6-billion replacement for ratty Penn Station is all the more glaring because it replicates one of the main deficiencies of ratty Penn Station." (Streetsblog NYC)