Penn Station Working Advisory Group

New York Penn Station Working Advisory Group

Amtrak, MTA, and NJ TRANSIT (the Railroad Partners) are working together to transform New York Penn Station into a modern, world-class transportation hub with the ability to handle 21^st Century regional transportation needs. To support this effort, the Railroad Partners assembled a New York Penn Station Working Advisory Group (SWAG) in September 2024, with the goal of facilitating meaningful conversations in a smaller forum regarding the Railroad Partners’ vision for the future of Penn Station with a group of organizations that represent different constituencies and perspectives.

Station Working Advisory Group Members

Eugene Sinigalliano – 251 West 30^th Street Residential Tenants Association
Dan Biederman – 34^th Street Partnership
Jesse Lazar – American Institute of Architecture New York | Center for Architecture

Carol Lopez – Amtrak Accessibility Representative
Chad Purkey – Association for a Better New York (ABNY)
Gary LaBarbera – Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York
Anthony Russo – Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
Pam Sucato – Connecticut Department of Transportation
Gabriella Green – Empire State Development
Christopher Boylan – General Contractors Association of New York
Francesca Giarratana – Office of the Hudson County Executive
Matt Cohen – Long Island Association
Paul Macchia – Madison Square Garden
Christine Berthet – Manhattan Community Board 4
David Sigman – Manhattan Community Board 5
Quemuel Arroyo – MTA Accessibility Representative
Randy Glucksman – Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council / Permanent Citizens Advisory Council
Andrew Albert – New York City Transit Riders Council
Gerard Bringmann – MTA Board Member, Permanent Citizens Advisory Council / LIRR Commuter Council
Carlo Scissura – New York Building Congress
Councilmember Erik Bottcher – New York City Council District 3
Ferlanda Fox Nixon – Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP)
Tom Bracken – New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
Ed Hoff – New Jersey Transit Accessibility Representative
Edith Hsu-Chen – New York City Department of City Planning
David Breen – New York City Department of Transportation
Joshua Kraus – New York City Economic Development Corporation

Madeleine McGrory – Office of Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine
Dana Adelman – Office of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy

Julia Kerson – Office of New York State Governor Kathy Hochul
Richard Sun – Office of U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (NY)
Assemblymember Tony Simone – New York State Assembly District 75
Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal – New York State 47^th Senate District
Alex Marinides – Office of New York State Senator Liz Krueger
Ronald L. Hicks Jr. – Office of the Dutchess County Executive
Patrick Gerdin – Office of the Rockland County Executive
Craig Lader – Office of the Westchester County Executive
Rob Gottheim – Office of U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12)
Rep. Josh Gottheimer – New Jersey 5^th Congressional District
Rep. Mickie Sherrill – New Jersey 11^th Congressional District
Joe Sgroi – Office of U.S. Senator Cory A. Booker
District Staff – Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Kathryn Wylde – Partnership for New York City
Suzanne Mack – New Jersey Transit Passenger Advisory Committee
Todd Goldman – Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Scott Elliot – Progressive Center for Independent Living
Jim Mathews – Rail Passengers Association
Maddie DeCerbo – Real Estate Board of New York
Tom Wright – Regional Plan Association
Betsy Plum – Riders Alliance
Sarah Kaufman – Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management / NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service
Tom Devaney – The Municipal Art Society of New York
Mark Diaz – The New School
Renae Reynolds – Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Judy Kessler – Vornado Realty Trust

Station Working Advisory Group Members

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