Weekend Economists Stamp Out Ignorance December 27-29, 2013

[Demeter]

2. This historic building is being repurposed and remodeled!

Open House New York: Exploring the (Nearly!) Empty Post Office Building on 8th Ave

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-carr/ohny-exploring-the-nearly_b_750743.html

... in a decade or two, this...



...will look like this:



The Farley Post Office is on track to become Moynihan Station, an extension of Penn Station, which will help alleviate a significant amount of congestion. You can see the center of the Farley building below - the roof will be removed and replaced by the atrium pictured above:



Finally, Amtrak commuters will enter New York City through a station with prestige and class, as opposed to the underground armpit that is the current Penn Station. Meanwhile, the 8th Avenue side of the Farley building will continue to operate as New York's 10001 post office.

What are they going to do with all the postal workers? In fact, about 90% of the building is already vacant. And covering an entire city block, that means a lot of interesting places for OHNY guests to tour, including empty offices, an old cafeteria, a medical wing, a police wing, and more! For those that weren't lucky enough to snag a tour in 2010, hopefully this post will give you a thorough look inside...

SEE THE LINK FOR MORE BEAUTIFUL DETAIL OF THIS FINE MUSEUM PIECE.