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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 09:17 AM Jan 2016

NY Post: Why Hngry Hipsters are Dining at Dingy Penn Station On Purpose

http://nypost.com/2016/01/30/why-hungry-hipsters-are-dining-at-dingy-penn-station-on-purpose/

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Commuters streaming through Penn Station finally have reason to smile. Not because of Gov. Cuomo’s plan to renovate — years away — but due to the arrival of a sprawling 8,000-square-foot food market, the Pennsy (at the corner of 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue), where sharply dressed hosts greet patrons, steering them to five upscale, but casual, chef-driven options.

Visitors lounging in the living room-like setting may see Pennsy purveyor Pat LaFrieda.

“We love the fact that we’re changing the food in the area,” says the celeb butcher, referring to the gritty nabe, with its past gourmet selections like Roy Rogers and Sbarro.
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NY Post: Why Hngry Hipsters are Dining at Dingy Penn Station On Purpose (Original Post) LiberalElite Jan 2016 OP
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Renew Deal

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1. I love Roy Rogers
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 09:46 AM
Jan 2016

That one is right across the street from Penn Station. It's the only one I can think of not at a rest stop.

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