Building on last week’s post about Moynihan Station, as well as the many before that, note the following from Chris Smith in New York Magazine:
Amtrak, which would move from Penn to Moynihan, won’t commit until all three elected officials [Bloomberg, Paterson, and Corzine] are onboard. “Amtrak is the trickiest part,” one Moynihan negotiation veteran says. “If it sees even a crack of daylight between the mayor, the governors, and the Port Authority, they’ll drive an Acela right through it and kill this chance.”
To add some context to Amtrak’s role in this whole byzantine process, make sure you note this, too.
Quod Ero Spero 