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More Restaurants and Shops Set to Close at Penn Station Amid Extensive Renovation Plans

Two Starbucks, a Shake Shack and at least 17 other shops and eateries are set to close their doors

What to Know

  • As Penn Station begins to start a badly needed overhaul, some favorite pit stops for commuters might be shutting down
  • In the coming months, real estate developer Vornado will be closing its properties in the LIRR section of the mass transit hub
  • Two Starbucks, a Shake Shack and at least 17 other shops and eateries are set to close their doors

As Penn Station begins to start a badly needed overhaul, some favorite pit stops for commuters might be shutting down.

In the coming months, real estate developer Vornado will be closing its properties in the Long Island Rail Road section of the mass transit hub as part of the widespread and ongoing renovations.

Two Starbucks, a Shake Shack and at least 17 other shops and eateries are set to close their doors, leaving LIRR riders without convenient places to shop or eat as they head into or out of the city.

Some stores are already displaying “closed for renovations” signs, and others will follow soon. The MTA said the closure is supposed to last two years — an estimate some business owners already effected by the changes is hesitant to believe.

“They told us it was going to take two years to renovate. But I figure it will take double that,” says Patrick O’Ryan, who had to close up his Penn Station bar Tracks earlier in the summer due to the fixes. O’Ryan was able to reopen recently across the street from the station on West 31st Street.

The transit agency says all of the moves are part of a bigger plan to connect Penn Station to what will eventually be the Moynihan Train Hall, complete with skylights, wider hallways and more access points leading to the street.

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