NEW YORK UNION STATION

A new central station should be built for New York City between Downtown and Midtown Manhattan. This will take pressure off of Penn Station to conduct desperately needed renovations and expansion while ensuring that New Yorkers still have a central location for regional and intercity rail.

Map of the New York Regional Railway

Map of the New York Regional Railway

Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn

Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn

Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (concept) to Jersey City

Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (concept) to Jersey City

Shoulder stations at Jersey City and Brooklyn

Shoulder stations at Jersey City and Brooklyn

The location is in a relatively underdeveloped part of New York while still being equidistant from the Financial District in Downtown and the Central Business District in Midtown, maintaining access to these critical neighborhoods while promoting new development in between them.

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