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Andy Byford, the man behind the push to rebuild Penn Station, is locked in a high-stakes standoff with MTA head Janno Lieber, who’s refusing to sign a partnership deal—claiming it would weaken the MTA’s leverage over the station they lease. Despite having the NJ Transit CEO and Governor Hochul on his side, Byford can’t get a meeting with Lieber, even as he publicly calls for collaboration and vows to move forward with or without MTA approval. With construction slated for 2027, tensions are mounting as state officials point fingers at the Governor for allegedly blocking the deal, while Lieber’s team insists they haven’t seen the engineering plans—despite being briefed by the Governor herself. Byford’s back in Manhattan, hitting up elected officials monthly, determined to turn the nation’s busiest train hub into a modern marvel—no matter the roadblocks.

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