The Trump administration’s plan to begin rebuilding Penn Station in 2027 doesn’t officially involve a rebranding — though Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was coy when asked about that possibility Wednesday.
“I imagine you’re asking, ‘ is this going to be Trump Station ?'” Duffy replied when asked if the newly redesigned station would keep the name that’s adorned NYC maps for more than a century or become another Trump-branded edifice in New York City.
“I think that has a nice ring to it,” Duffy said.
But, he said, “We’re not here to announce a name change,” as he stood in the Penn Station taxiway next to Amtrak’s Andy Byford and Deputy Transportation Secretary Steve Bradbury.
“If you want to have a conversation about name changes, that’s a conversation that can happen at som