New York Penn Station
Rail Station
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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Jamay LiuAugust 31, 2012The big Amtrak Departures sign is a great meeting spot. Pick up Chickpea for a healthy dinner on the train.
If you hate crowds don't ever come here. There are mobs here day or night, rain or shine, regular days & holidays!!!
I love that skinny homeless lady who is constantly jogging around the station. She is a goddess.
There are some great places to enter and wait for your train here, but why would I want to tell you that?
Melody GambinoAugust 22, 2014Lots of drunks and hot messes and tourists wandering looking nowhere in particular. Look alive people!
I hope I live to see it torn down and replaced with a building worthy of its predecessor.
Womens restroom across the LIRR track board. Go to the first section of stalls on the right. It looks like only 5 stalls but there are 10 more in the back section that no one knows about. Go there.
The regional to Boston is almost always tracks 11/12 East (sometimes 9/10). Wait near there, be first in line!
For Acela, play the guessing game and pick a track. If you pick right you'll board before the track is announced and be guaranteed a window seat.
Ricky KimSeptember 27, 2012AirTran to Newark is pretty sweet. Very fast and direct. I highly recommend if your heading to EWR.
Good luck finding something good to eat. One of the few places with taco bell, pizza hut, Nathans, Moe's, tgif and more!
Junction to the world....nice busy transit hub...lots of stores...well lit....clean
DreyAugust 23, 2010The 3:55 & 4:24pm to Ronkonkoma pull up on track 15 about 95% of the time .. Wait in front of the first "watch gap" marker at bottom of the escalator to be first in the door when it pulls up.
The track is posted 10 mins Before departure time, so its not rush hour bald man in a business suit pls don't ram me down running to the door in a panic. Stop being a douche, it's not musical chairs.
Make sure to bemoan the loss of the old Penn Station and curse this monstrosity. Also, get a pretzel.
Arsenio ColonMarch 19, 2010Try to get to your train early. There's hardly any good seats if you don't. And to those douchebags who put bags on seats: kindly use the storage rack above you. Thanks. :-)
Be sure to judiciously tip the Amtrak Red Caps. The amount of shit they have to put up with is extraordinary.
If you're hungry the pretzel dog from auntie Ann's is a safe and decent bet. Get a side of sauce and it gets a little Better.
Avoid the NJ Transit writing room at rush hour if you can. It's packed, smelly, and not at all fun. Keep an eye on the gates from outside the room, there are alternate ways to get to most of them.
Tom VCJanuary 8, 2012If your waiting for Trenton trains during rush hour they generally arrive at gates 9 through 12. Best place to wait is near gate 9 by the stairs.
Please don’t sit on the steps, it’s crowded and not safe for those walking
Metropolis magazineApril 10, 2012Serving 300,000 passengers a day at a rate of up to a thousand every 90 seconds, it is the busiest hub in the US
The New YorkerAugust 16, 2010The lost and found in this once glorious transit hub took in more than fifteen hundred umbrellas in 1947, according to a Talk of the Town story. Read more
Metropolis MagazineMarch 25, 2012Serving 300,000 passengers a day at a rate of up to a thousand every 90 seconds, it is the busiest hub in the US
Pass the time by guessing if the drunk guy screaming on the concourse is just insane or a Knicks fan.
Going to DC or Boston? If you can find an "Arrivals" screen you can figure out which track your train will be on before they post it.
Delicatessen is legit. Get a freshly made sandwich instead of the other horrible food here.
Diane Lee LarsenSeptember 13, 2010Take the train to Jets/Giants games at New Meadowlands Stadium. Buy LIRR tickets to Meadowlands from your home station. At Penn, use NJT machines in their waiting area. Take NJT Train to Secaucus; tra Read more
Walk on the right or don't be surprised when you get body checked. Don't walk and text at the same time because I will walk into you on purpose.
depending on where you are in Penn / there are two Starbucks, one nearer the ACE (close to Rosa's Pizza) the other down towards the 123 (past K-Mart) - both on the LIRR level
People boarding NJ Transit Trains: There is no reason to run to your train. They announce it 5 minutes before it leaves, and there are plenty of seats.
Best DelegateSeptember 6, 2011Heading to JFK? You can buy your AirTrain ticket at Penn Station for quicker travel.Missing something from your trip? Head over to KMart or one of the many Duane Reade
stop in zaro's bakery if you have a second.. their coffee & bagels are the best around!
If you are alone, please don't take up the 4 and 6 seaters on the LIRR trains. Save them for the people who have large groups!
The bathrooms by eighth avenue have the highest concentration of homeless men living in the stalls. So, you know, use this one.- "This place is fantastic," said one contestant at the National Sarcasm Awards.
On thursday and friday there are huge lines to get tickets for NJT after 4 pm. Get your tickets earlier or you miss your train.
Michael HoldsworthSeptember 14, 2016Make sure you know where you're going, especially in rush hour. Mental.
Once the most palatial train station in the world, the original Penn was bulldozed and replaced with this rat's nest in the 60's so developers could build another bland office block, and current MSG.
There's a sweet spot for Verizon 3G service by the emergency phone at LIRR track 13.
If you're looking for a clean bathroom, there are decent ones hidden in the nj transit waiting area.
Want a good deli sandwich? Go to Don Pepi, behind the Amtrak/NJT Waiting Area near the Amtrak Information Booth
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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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