Glass skylights. Art Installations. 92-ft tall ceilings.

Penn station's new train hall for Amtrak and LIRR riders will open Jan 1. The train hall won't add capacity (the true woe of overcrowded Penn St) but it sure looks nice. https://t.co/gOIzUbJe5e

— Christina Goldbaum (@cegoldbaum) December 30, 2020

This is an opinion, not a fact that doesn't need attribution. International best practice is fewer tracks, fewer (but wider) platforms, and fewer trains (but more intensely used, by running the same train through from NJ to Long Island) @cegoldbaum https://t.co/tyR9cIVs6K pic.twitter.com/3C5sUJdGWT

— Market Urbanism (@MarketUrbanism) December 30, 2020

I know all the reasons why this is a deeply inegalitarian way to deal with NYC's transit problems but dear God Penn Station has been so ugly and New York deserves to be grand. https://t.co/d1PtVfwilS

— Zach Carter (@zachdcarter) December 30, 2020

New train hall opens at Penn Station, signalling 'dreaming big about the future.' Although on-going transit investments are required, it does highlight the continued role transit infrastructure will have in asserting confidence in the future of a city. https://t.co/kIVhhlGlSq

— Jennifer Keesmaat (@jen_keesmaat) December 30, 2020

“Moynihan is a really good Phase One, it’s the appetizer,” @VishaanNYCA said. “But the main station in the subbasement of the Garden is the entree.”https://t.co/hKVe99Ktkc

— Public for Penn (@publicforpenn) December 30, 2020

"The new hall also does not solve Penn Station’s fundamental problem: a lack of capacity." https://t.co/8iTdIUNEb9

— ??? ???? ?????-???? ????? (@e_vb_) December 30, 2020

congratulations to @kevinjcall who built this while doing other things https://t.co/fjnw6qHFLS

— Anthony Smith (@AnthonyBLSmith) December 30, 2020

“it’s perhaps the perfect time for Moynihan’s vision finally to become a reality. On Friday, the new Moynihan Train Hall will open to the public, nearly five years after Gov Cuomo jump-started the effort”
https://t.co/cicN1WODxr

— Melissa DeRosa (@melissadderosa) December 30, 2020

.@NewsdayOpinion: "The opening of Moynihan [Train Hall] is a symbol of how the state has continued to move forward, a sign of what’s possible..."https://t.co/6ByWWfcu11

— Jack Sterne (@JRSterne) December 30, 2020

FIRST LOOK at the art in the new Moynihan Train Hall, including a stunning Kehinde Wiley work, by @dionnesearcey https://t.co/sCrPita0iU

— Michael Cooper (@coopnytimes) December 30, 2020

Anyone else excited about the Moynihan Train Hall? Nice homage to McKim Mead & White's Penn Station.https://t.co/wxKteb3zFJ pic.twitter.com/b9PVMVnlgK

— Dr. David Ho (@_david_ho_) December 30, 2020

New York's newest train hall is flooded with light and has a surprise: installations from famous artists. "New York needs this right now," said Kehinde Wiley, whose stained glass ceiling fresco features breakdancers - and pigeons https://t.co/KbtRHUKHvu

— Dionne Searcey (@dionnesearcey) December 30, 2020

Let There Be Light, and Art, in the Moynihan Train Hall. ?? A first look at Kehinde Wiley, Stan Douglas and Elmgreen & Dragset at the new #MoynihanTrainHall with @nytimes @dionnesearcey. https://t.co/U7VloMwMq7

— publicartfund (@PublicArtFund) December 30, 2020

.@nytimes ' @NYGovCuomo, , the driving force behind the project.' https://t.co/4TpKjurWlx'

— Rich Azzopardi (@RichAzzopardi) December 30, 2020

ok there are some ugly photos of the new moynihan station in NYC floating around, but the ones here are good, and this upside down skyline chandelier is very cool https://t.co/gAR8vgSrDy

— csz (@cszabla) December 30, 2020

Very much looking forward to seeing this in person, in the
After Times ... https://t.co/u6imPARHLe

— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz) December 30, 2020

The new hall at Penn Station looks like a big, welcoming improvement, but:

- it doesn't fix the serious capacity problems (esp the tunnels)

- it requires a longer walk to the 1, 2 or 3 trains, through the entire depressing length of the current station.https://t.co/LQtJPMHvFb

— matt blaze (@mattblaze) December 31, 2020

Deets for riders on Moynihan Train Hall:

- All Amtrak users (5% of Penn's total traffic) will use Moynihan's new waiting area
- LIRR riders can access trains, but most are expected to use Penn
- NJ Transit will board from Amtrak's old concourse in Pennhttps://t.co/gOIzUbJe5e

— Christina Goldbaum (@cegoldbaum) December 30, 2020

I have been waiting for years and years for the architectural crime of tearing down NYC's Penn Station in 1963 to be at least partially redressed -- haven't been in here yet, but it at least looks promising https://t.co/FIphsb4ICE

— Tim Wu (@superwuster) December 31, 2020

You mean Moynihan hasn’t been cancelled yet?? New Train Hall Opens at Penn Station, Echoing Building’s Former Glory https://t.co/1CXL5X9rdh @rkylesmith @KayHymowitz @CHSommers

— Naomi Schaefer Riley (@NaomiSRiley) December 31, 2020

I am reminded of Vincent Scully's quote on the destruction of the old Penn Station in NYC: "One entered the city like a god. One scuttles in now like a rat."https://t.co/lxwK7Z6zL1

— Dr. Karl Jacoby (@karl_jacoby) December 30, 2020

The same day @NYSDEC increases its SCC guidance to $125/t CO₂, we get the Moynihan Train Hall! https://t.co/Em3uoQxHnC Public infrastructure investments for the win!

Can't wait to see what a full-on federal effort will do. @PeteButtigieg, here's looking at you. pic.twitter.com/PJCMS5rZpL

— Gernot Wagner (@GernotWagner) December 30, 2020

The thing I'm most excited for when the pandemic ends is never having to set foot in Penn Station ever again https://t.co/eujkMrMyxJ

— Kristen Radtke (@KristenRadtke) December 30, 2020

Mass transit. Public space. The arts. These are ingredients that will fuel New York City's comeback.

And the magnificent new Moynihan Train Hall has them all. We so needed this.https://t.co/F09k2eXkgx

— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) December 31, 2020

Thinking about the time my college architectural history prof started crying while showing us slides of the old Penn Station https://t.co/bNDBUIZOsS

— Lauren Vespoli (@L_Vespoli) December 30, 2020

Getting some German expressionist cityscape vibes from this art installation and I am here for it.

Also can't believe I'm saying this but I'm kind of...looking forward to being able to go back to Penn Station, if only to see how this all turned out?https://t.co/yJF3TbZonU

— Jacob Rubashkin (@JacobRubashkin) December 30, 2020

Just what you want...really sharp pointy spires hanging form the ceilinghttps://t.co/w3kSExIWNJ pic.twitter.com/Wu8ovZsNwQ

— Raymond Wong??? (@raywongy) December 31, 2020

I fear this waiting lounge will never withstand the wear and tear of Penn Station crowds, but it sure is beautiful while it lasts https://t.co/Wwm22lzM1K pic.twitter.com/oJi8plHo08

— Michael Steeber (@MichaelSteeber) December 31, 2020

Cannot wait to see this once training back and forth to NYC is back to normal. https://t.co/Mvotx0iiln

— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) December 31, 2020

The reinvigoration of Penn Station in NYC is like the city passing a kidney stone it has been holding for 50+ years https://t.co/8JzbBUupNA

— Tim Wu (@superwuster) December 31, 2020

Looking forward to using #MoynihanTrainHall to travel up and down the Northeast corridor, as soon as travel becomes a thing again! https://t.co/zAegvrRKbJ

— David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) December 31, 2020