Feds back off Penn Station plan that would raze a block in Midtown

The Trump administration is backing off a plan to expand Penn Station by tearing down an entire block of Midtown.

Federal officials announced a new timeline to redevelop the dilapidated transit hub on Wednesday, stating they would begin seeking proposals for its long-sought redevelopment in October and hoped to begin construction on the project in 2027.

But officials said they would not entertain proposals that would require the razing of a block south of 31st Street, which Amtrak officials had for years floated.

Andy Byford, the former head of NYC Transit who was tapped to lead the Penn Station project for Amtrak earlier this year, said “at the moment we’re putting that on hold.”

“ It must be about making the station operationally sound, safe, clean and easy to navigate,” he said. “