Trump Station In New York? $8 Billion Penn Station Revamp Fuels Renaming Buzz
The Trump administration is exploring the possibility of renaming New York City's Penn Station as part of an $8 billion renovation project. While Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has expressed support for the idea, no official decision has been made.
Why it matters
The potential renaming of a major public transit hub highlights the ongoing debate over the legacy of public works projects and the political branding of infrastructure.
Will President Donald Trump's name grace one of the most famous -- and sometimes maligned -- landmarks in his hometown of New York City?The Republican administration this week urged leading US Senators to rename Penn Station as it undertakes a projected $8 billion redesign of the dreary, underground Manhattan transit hub that also happens to be the busiest in the western hemisphere.But the US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, in a Wednesday letter seeking congressional funding approval for the rehab and other major transportation priorities, stopped short of saying what the station's moniker should be changed to.Spokespersons for the transportation agency provided the letter but didn't respond to follow-up questions Thursday.Duffy has made it no secret he would welcome seeing his current boss' name etched across the rail station's facade."I imagine you're asking, 'Is this going to be Trump Station?'
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