Construction on the long-delayed Midtown West train station to be named after the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan will begin chugging along in October, the state said yesterday.
The first leg of the $267 million overhaul of the James A. Farley Post Office, at 33rd Street and Eight Avenue, just got a thumbs-up from a state public authority board.
Upon completion in 2016, the depot will primarily serve Amtrak but will also handle some NJ Transit and LIRR service.
But first, the plan is to reduce congestion in Penn Station, which sees 600,000 riders a day. A connecting corridor under Farley’s iconic and massive front stairs will be expanded, and some 400 jobs a year are expected to be created as the state and the feds foot the bill.
The next phase of the project — whose total projected price tag stands at $1.5 billion to $2 billion — will create a train hall in the post-office building, as well as space for retail shops and restaurants.