1,200-foot amusement ride proposed for N.Y.'s Penn Station (Albany: lease, cost of)

[BPt111]

Would you take ride ?







Penn Station, the busiest and most hellish passenger transport facility in North America, is undoubtedly due for an upgrade. But funding for Penn Station’s much-needed renovation is still out of reach even as passenger numbers are expected to rise to record levels in the coming years.

To combat the cost of station’s redevelopment project, developer Brooklyn Capital Partners has proposed bringing a 1,200-foot amusement ride dubbed "The Halo" to the roof of Madison Square Garden or the back of the Farley Post Office

To put that into perspective, the ride would rise about as tall as the Empire State Building. The open-air structure would contain 11 gondolas capable of reaching a speed of 100 miles per hour. Brooklyn Capital Partners proposes asking the rather lavish sum of $35 a ride.

Constructing this urban amusement would cost an estimated $637 million and potentially attract 7.8 million customers annually, all while providing Albany up to $38 million a year through a ground lease payment plan.


Coming to NYC's Skyline: A 1,200-Foot-Tall Ride Atop Penn Station? - Curbed NY

[livingsinglenyc]

[edrican]

I'm down

[macnyc2003]

When the day comes that I want to end it all, this is how I'll do it.

[NYC_]

Looks awesome. Doubt it will happen though.

[prospectheightsresident]

Not at $38 a ride

[CTDominion]

Looks like they have their priorities right.

[bklynkenny]

Originally Posted by prospectheightsresident

Not at $38 a ride

Considering the 1 WTC observatory is $34, it's not that far-fetched.

[D. Scott]

Nope. Poster CTDominion above has it right. Its also ugly. Looks like a mesh pen holder you see in offices but with lights. Completely out of place here. Its bad enough that ugly residential building on Park Ave that looks like a sugar wafer is in the skyline. I also dont think this ride will ever come to be.

[NooYowkur81]

I think it looks dumb in the middle of a true city. Nah, I'll pass.