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Chelsea, New York
The experts at The New Yorker and The Corcoran Group recommend this place
"Ridding Amtrak love it!!"(111 Tips)
"The best bagels in the morning are at zaro's near NJ transit"(63 Tips)
"Acela to DC or Boston is awesome."(25 Tips)
"Very efficient (most of the time) in spite of how crowded it gets."(29 Tips)
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There seems to be two of everything, so finding a unique meeting place is difficult. Krispy Kreme can work well though-there is only one and it's near the middle of the building.
Don't be a social moron and talk on your cell longer than 10 mins. Be considerate of the shared space as you're not the only one on the train!
Don't be an asshole on Amtrak train. Don't talk too loud on your phone and take up a whole 4 seater for yourself and put your feet up on the seats- there are families who need the seat and the sleep.
James LaurentiDecember 24, 2011Taking the NJ Transit? Don't wait for your train in the main lobby area. Go to the lower level. Great way to avoid the crowd and get on the train and settled sooner.
If you're on an escalator and want to stand and cruise down, please stay to the rightmost side so others can pass you on the left, please. Much appreciated.
Richard RomanoAugust 8, 2013Penn Station was designed with utter contempt for humanity. Look at photos of the original Penn Station and you'll want to take a sledgehammer to this atrocity.
Worst train station ever. Always the same experience- tracks announced only a few minutes before departure, people tramping on each other like animals, no cell service, can’t meet up friends... awful.
Desiree KaneOctober 4, 2012Train travel is borderline orgasmic if you ask me! Free wifi, few distractions unless you want them, and scenery. Yesss.
Eric McErlainNovember 9, 2012Be sure to give yourself some extra time if you want to catch an earlier AMTRAK. All tickets are reserved, so you'll need to see the ticket counter to change trains.
If you’re traveling on LIRR. Get to your track at the Moynihan Station. It’s much cheerier and spacious. Love the new station!
For those new to NYC, when doors open "in" to a building, they are IN doors, those that open "out" are OUT doors. Here Endeth the lesson. Please choose responsibly.
Melissa FecherSeptember 13, 2013Europan Cafe on the lower level still makes breakfast sandwiches with REAL eggs cooked to order. no microwaves. might be the only place in Penn that does.
If you take NJT NEC or NJCL local trains past Newark Penn and you miss the train, express trains within 3 minutes generally arrive at Newark first. You can still catch your train there.- Use NJ Transit's Departure Vision website to know what track your train is on before getting to Penn. If running late, you might still catch the train even if the track is taken off the monitors.
Walk fast and determined -- otherwise you'll be bound around like a pool ball!
If You're Riding NJ Transit and There's Like 20 Mins Until The Track number Is Posted, Look for The Train by going to Every Track, you have a big possibility of sitting. Rememeber the Train number- Everyone complains about Penn but once you learn where everything is it works pretty well. No great food options except for multiple Dunkin Donuts.
Ben MartinSeptember 15, 2014TGI Fridays has pretty normal prices and its worth it for a place to sit out of traffic and for access to the private bathrooms.
George MirMonApril 27, 2019If you’re getting t283 Empire Service towards Niagara, there seems to always be a queue forming at least 30 mins before at the far end of the concourse by Hudson News, way before track announced
Headed to the Upper East Side? Penn Station to C train uptown to 59th Columbus Circle... Take the south most exit. M31 bus stop between 8th and 7th goes all the way up to 92nd via York!
If weather is bad or things are crazy either try catching the path to Hoboken or getting to Secaucus or Newark. Being a few steps closer to home is better if trains start getting canceled!
Your phone has a silent or vibrate function, you should prob use it on the train. It's not bad enough having to hear your texts come through, but I especially like it when I get to hear you type.
I love this place! I love all the food joints and all the stores that are down here. Its absolutely amazing. We need more places like it.
if you're real sweet they'll throw wine in a coffee cup so you can chill as you walk through herald sq- John GarangAugust 12, 2023I'm koko. I'm excited to share my love of birthday wishes with the world! If you're looking for a personalized and heartfelt birthday wish, I would be honored to help. Please feel free to contact me. Read more
There was once a study done to figure out the dirtiest places in NYC... Ended up the rubber handrails on the escalators in Penn are the dirtiest objects in all of NYC! Porous and touched by millions!- Just wanted to thank all the people on the LIRR that leave their coats on, especially when you have a puffy coat. Bonus thank you if you're fat and decide the middle seat somehow works.
Make sure you leave early to catch your train on the weekends bc just like four squares says when you check in, this place is SWARMING . There's people waiting everywhere waiting for the track #
All the delis downstairs will sell you a decent mini bottle of wine in a soft drink cup with a straw for $2. Say no to the cloying $6 Barefoot wine product of the train!
Keep to the right side of the escalators so that people in a rush can walk past you. Escalators are stairs, too.
Gwen CliptonAugust 18, 2012Invisible Man is a novel written by Ralph Ellison, and the only one that he published during his lifetime (his other novels were published posthumously). It won him the National Book Award in 1953. Read more
Chelsea GarberMarch 10, 2013If your here early and the weather is fine sit outside across the street on the post office steps. You won't be able to board your train until ten minutes before departure anyway.
“We used to enter the city like gods, now we scurry in like rats" - Vincent Scully on Penn Station. Arriving here isn't an especially majestic experience, but it's better than the port authority.
Jamie SikesSeptember 29, 20148th Street entrance gets your right where you need to be. If you need souvenirs, go to the store in the middle the middle with the green sign that says New York.
If you take long trips, get a free cup of water from Starbucks. You’ll want it eventually!
The escalators here are actually a ride, for entertainment. To enjoy, spread yourself out across the width of a step and up across two steps. Then stand there the entire ride up and down. Repeat.
Make sure you leave a couple steps space between you and the person in front of you on the escalator. Sometimes people struggle with their luggage and you want to give them room.
To whom ever thought it was a good idea to raze the original Pennsylvania Station (below) and replace it with the "New" Penn Station (above) in the 60's... Rot in Hell...
If you are getting dropped off by car and are taking Amtrak, enter via 8th Ave and 31st St. It's the closest door to the platforms.
If you're headed to the AirTrain to JFK, don't assume all LIRR trains stop at Jamaica station. Double check the list of stops before heading down to the platform.
AhmadJune 29, 2021TAKE A YELLOW CAB OR RIDE SHARE. Seriously, don't get hustled by drivers in regular cars or vans offering rides in the Taxi areas.
Very busy place, they call trains at the last minute so expect a mad rush.
Jodi-Kay Lofters®April 27, 2012If you think New Yorkers are weird, then catch the random spurs of talent (and fashion) here... Not a tunnel/underground person but I recommend a it... Get a Metro card, it costs about 4 dollars
Riding Amtrak? Go downstairs by the big departure board and watch the monitors for your track posting. You can take the original stairs to your track and beat the crowd above you.
Taste D-Lite as self-serve -- my first time seeing that. At the Planet Smoothie across from LIRR ticketing & waiting area. Mix 'em up from among 6-8 flavors and toppings.
Dale Poserow-CowanAugust 9, 2012Make sure if your traveling and not commuting you get here early so theres no worry about moving fast and you can just take your time. Sit down, grab a bagel and coffee and people watch.
Take the train less hassle. Then in NY take public transportation or Taxis or Uber let the others drive while you are refresh- dancingqueen fAMedevoLv3xionSeptember 12, 2011Irish Pub across the street is great way to kill time waiting for bus/train; always find most interesting local ppl-watching fm corner of bar, and you dont get harrassed while charging your ph.
Being in here at 7am is like being in the twilight zone. There's a kid next to me w a Sony walkman circa 1998, a woman wearing tyedye socks w flipflops and a homeless guy snoring w him mouth open.
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New York Penn Station
1 Penn Plz (btwn W 31st & W 33rd St)
New York, NY 10001
United States
New York, NY 10001
United States
Penn Station is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. Serving 300,000 passengers a day at a rate of up to a thousand every 90 seconds, it is the busiest passenger transportation facility in the United States and by far the busiest train station in North America.
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(212) 630-6401
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