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UNCOVERED: Penn station | History Defined

Donald Trump ‘sought to rename New York’s Penn Station after himself’

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The Independent UK

Trump used a secret meeting to push getting his name added on iconic NYC landmark: report

The development comes months after the president reportedly offered to release billions of dollars in infrastructure funding in exchange for renaming the station

The Independent UK

Trump Wants His Name on Penn Station — Secret Meeting With MSG Boss James Dolan Revealed

President Trump aims to rename Penn Station in his honor, facing resistance from local officials and logistical challenges. Discussions with Madison Square Garden's CEO are ongoing amid federal involvement.

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NJ Transit to charge more than $100 for short train ride from New York’s Penn Station to MetLife for World Cup games: report

A NJ Transit spokesperson said the agency has not yet finalized its game day ticket prices

The Independent UK

New York's Penn Station closure, 27-mile train journeys and 450% price hikes: World Cup travel chaos and cost continues

The 2026 World Cup is only two months away but fans are already bracing themselves for travel chaos and cost

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NYC banning non-ticket holders from Penn Station on World Cup match days: report

Four of the tournament’s eight matches fall on weekdays, with several kick-offs scheduled to coincide directly with the heavy afternoon rush hour for New Jersey’s 132,000 daily rail riders

The Independent UK

Trump open to moving NYC’s gigantic Madison Square Garden for train station renovations: report

The donor behind the proposal has suggested naming the new Penn Station after the president

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Sleeping Homeless Man Burned in Brutal Penn Station Attack: 2 Suspects Held Without Bail

A violent attack near New York's Penn Station has raised safety concerns for homeless individuals after a man was set on fire. Two suspects arrested

International Business Times UK

Trump’s bid to name Penn Station after himself looks like a presidential shakedown

The US president’s relentless self-aggrandizement spree continues amid hypocrisy and shifting explanations

The Guardian - US

White House press secretary contradicts Trump and says it was president’s idea to rename Penn Station after himself

‘It was something the president floated in his conversation with Chuck Schumer,’ Leavitt said Tuesday

The Independent UK

Chuck Schumer absolutely destroys Donald Trump’s latest ego trip, labels his new brag an ‘absolute lie’

Just another lie from a man who ignores the truth.

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MAGA NY Republican says Trump still needs to apologize for racist re-post portraying Obamas as apes

Rep. Mike Lawler suggests he has no problem with Trump's threat to keep Gateway Tunnel funding frozen and says Democrats should give in to the demand to rename Penn Station

The Independent UK

Federal judge reverses Trump’s freeze on $16bn for NY-NJ tunnel project

President reportedly wanted Dulles airport and Penn Station to be renamed after him in exchange for funding

The Guardian - US

Chuck Schumer denies Trump’s claim it was his idea to rename Penn Station after the president: ‘Absolute lie’

On Friday, a Manhattan judge ruled that the Trump administration must unfreeze the tunnel’s federal funds

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The Guardian - US

Trump says he’ll free infrastructure funds for New York if Penn Station is renamed after him

Trump also demanded Dulles airport be given his name in exchange for funding NY-NJ tunnel and subway extension

The Independent UK

Trump demands his name be put on Penn Station and Dulles airport in exchange for federal funding: report

Chuck Schumer declined to put the president’s name on New York’s Penn Station, saying he did not have the authority

The Times of India

$16 billion funding freeze: Trump wanted NY airport, station named after him, says report

US President Donald Trump reprotedly proposed to release $16 billion in funding for New York's Hudson River tunnel project. In exchange, he wanted Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer to support renaming Washington Dulles Airport and New York Penn Station after him, according to a source cited by Reuters.

Axios

Inside Trump's push to rename Dulles and Penn Station after himself

The $16 billion project is set to shut down indefinitely on Friday.

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Democrats erupt in fury over Trump demanding Schumer help rename Dulles, Penn Station

"There is no point in yielding to his ever-changing ransom demands," said one Democrat.

The Independent UK

Mother of baby abandoned at Penn Station subway stop charged with endangering child

New York City police say they've arrested the mother of a newborn girl who was abandoned at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station with her umbilical cord still attached

The Independent UK

NY police seek woman for questioning after baby is abandoned at Penn Station subway stop

New York City police released images of a woman wanted for questioning after an infant girl with her umbilical cord still attached was abandoned at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station

The Independent UK

Activists slam surge in arrests of LGBTQ+ people at known cruising spot in New York City

Over 200 men have been arrested at the men’s toilets in Penn Station in a police initiative branded as ‘discriminatory’

The Independent UK

Off-duty officer shoots and wounds man inside New York City's busy Penn Station, police say

New York Police are investigating after an off-duty officer shot and wounded a man inside Pennsylvania Station, the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest station in the U.S. Police say they received a 911 call Wednesday night reporting that a 32-year-old man had been “shot…

The Independent UK

Amtrak launches new 160mph Acela trains — but they take just as long as the old ones

Acelas run from Washington DC's Union Station to Boston via Philadelphia, New York Penn Station, New Haven, and Providence

The Independent UK

Amtrak reveals launch date for new 160mph tilting trains on the East Coast

The next-generation Acela trains will run from Washington DC's Union Station to Boston via New York Penn Station

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