Union Station smells like urine, has a homeless problem, and is half deserted.

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Anonymous wrote:I used to hate Penn Station, but the Moynihan Train Hall is wonderful. Same with LGA. That was a horrible airport but now it is beautiful. So things can improve if there is the will to do so.

The Moynihan has no seating. Ridiculous.

who cares

Glad you’re not elderly or disabled.

It's still a pandemic. Those people should be huddled in their bomb shelters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to hate Penn Station, but the Moynihan Train Hall is wonderful. Same with LGA. That was a horrible airport but now it is beautiful. So things can improve if there is the will to do so.

The Moynihan has no seating. Ridiculous.

who cares

Glad you’re not elderly or disabled.

It's still a pandemic. Those people should be huddled in their bomb shelters.

WTF

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ironically the Philly Amtrak station only has a couple homeless people, if that.

Maybe inside. Last time I was near the Philly Amtrak station, pre-COVID, the neighborhood was sketchy as hell.

20 years ago?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ironically the Philly Amtrak station only has a couple homeless people, if that.

Maybe inside. Last time I was near the Philly Amtrak station, pre-COVID, the neighborhood was sketchy as hell.

I was there in August 2019 (so right before Covid) and it seemed fine.

[Anonymous]

Heads up: violent attack on an Amtrak passenger resulting in head injuries on a Sunday morning, be alert, even with lots of people or security around

https://www.reddit.com/r/washdc/comments/16lgqsy/violent_attack_and_assault_today_sunday_september/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heads up: violent attack on an Amtrak passenger resulting in head injuries on a Sunday morning, be alert, even with lots of people or security around

https://www.reddit.com/r/washdc/comments/16lgqsy/violent_attack_and_assault_today_sunday_september/

I don’t know why that poster is surprised no one jumped in to help. After Jordan Neely, no one ever should get involved. That’s just life in America now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wake up DC you’re about to lose people to flying and none is going to come downtown to eat or shop. Had to go to NYC today and the smell of urine is unbelievable. Barely anyplace to eat. I felt uncomfortable multiple times given the crappy homeless men milling about. Basically it’s a shit hole.

I was in the new train station in nyc and it is beautiful and clean and I did not see any homeless people sleeping there. I wonder if they have a law or rules for new station?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heads up: violent attack on an Amtrak passenger resulting in head injuries on a Sunday morning, be alert, even with lots of people or security around

https://www.reddit.com/r/washdc/comments/16lgqsy/violent_attack_and_assault_today_sunday_september/

This is so awful. My mom visits from NY often and used to always take the Amtrak down. The past few years, I’ve insisted she fly due to stories like this (and my own personal experience in union station).

[Anonymous]

Union Station is basically skid row at this point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wake up DC you’re about to lose people to flying and none is going to come downtown to eat or shop. Had to go to NYC today and the smell of urine is unbelievable. Barely anyplace to eat. I felt uncomfortable multiple times given the crappy homeless men milling about. Basically it’s a shit hole.

I was in the new train station in nyc and it is beautiful and clean and I did not see any homeless people sleeping there. I wonder if they have a law or rules for new station?

We were just there too. You needed to show a ticket to access the waiting area with all the benches. I didn't see any seating where you access all the platforms. Union Station should follow that model.

[Anonymous]

New way to tell if you’re approaching a dem run city. The smell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Union Station is basically skid row at this point.

the food court is sketchy as h*ll. I wouldn’t even let my 11 year old go into the mens room alone - I made him go into the women’s with me.

last time we were in the food court there was a man who was still in scrubs, I assume just released from a psych ward, who was very creepily staring at us/lurking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wake up DC you’re about to lose people to flying and none is going to come downtown to eat or shop. Had to go to NYC today and the smell of urine is unbelievable. Barely anyplace to eat. I felt uncomfortable multiple times given the crappy homeless men milling about. Basically it’s a shit hole.

I was in the new train station in nyc and it is beautiful and clean and I did not see any homeless people sleeping there. I wonder if they have a law or rules for new station?

And everyone has to sit on the floor, and you have to walk half a mile to get to the actual train, but hey, no homeless people!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wake up DC you’re about to lose people to flying and none is going to come downtown to eat or shop. Had to go to NYC today and the smell of urine is unbelievable. Barely anyplace to eat. I felt uncomfortable multiple times given the crappy homeless men milling about. Basically it’s a shit hole.

I was in the new train station in nyc and it is beautiful and clean and I did not see any homeless people sleeping there. I wonder if they have a law or rules for new station?

We were just there too. You needed to show a ticket to access the waiting area with all the benches. I didn't see any seating where you access all the platforms. Union Station should follow that model.

the sketchy areas of the station are the retail areas - the downstairs food court and section with the chipotle. the seating areas by the gates are pretty well controlled.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wake up DC you’re about to lose people to flying and none is going to come downtown to eat or shop. Had to go to NYC today and the smell of urine is unbelievable. Barely anyplace to eat. I felt uncomfortable multiple times given the crappy homeless men milling about. Basically it’s a shit hole.

I was in the new train station in nyc and it is beautiful and clean and I did not see any homeless people sleeping there. I wonder if they have a law or rules for new station?

And everyone has to sit on the floor, and you have to walk half a mile to get to the actual train, but hey, no homeless people!

That’s how Penn Station always was. You can also wait at the secret entrances below to get on the train before everyone else. No, I won’t tell you where they are.