New York Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station

Review: Penn Station’s New Moynihan Food Hall Is Too Fancy, Too Expensive | Eater NY

"Inside the $1.6 billion, natural light–filled train hall housed in the landmark Farley Post Office, I found a gleaming transit hub that feels more like a curated food and retail destination than a functional commuter space: the developers even leased office space to Facebook for 750,000 square feet. The hall exemplifies public transit gentrification — s’mores cookies prepared “a la minute,” piping-hot ramen best eaten while standing, a nighttime DJ, a mini-gourmet mart selling vacuum-sealed goose ’nduja, and $15 chic sandwiches sit alongside bottles of gold-foil olive oil for $25. Despite the website claiming most vendors stay open until 10 p.m., most close by 8:30 p.m., several concessionaires hadn’t opened three months after debut, and there isn’t a single flatscreen nearby showing train departures (the screens show games and ads instead). For commuters who need affordable, quick food late at night, the hall often misses the mark — it’s a shiny corporate mall rather than the practical, inexpensive station many riders rely on." - Ryan Sutton