Conquering Gotham: Then and Now
Jill Jonnes
Author Jill Jonnes delivered a presentation on her book, Conquering Gotham, which documented the Pennsylvania Railroad’s construction of Penn Station New York and connecting rail tunnels under the Hudson and East rivers at the start of the 20th century. Following her presentation, Art Silber, chief of NJ TRANSIT’s ARC project, dicussed the imminent construction of a new pair of rail tunnels under the Hudson River and new station adjacent to Penn Station New York.