    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [March 4, 1998]
    [Page 328]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Accord on a New Railroad Station for New York City
    March 4, 1998

        Last October, at the request of Senator Moynihan, the White House began meetings with the Department of
    Transportation, the U.S. Postal Service, the General Services
    Administration, Amtrak, the Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment
    Corporation, and local officials to find a way to designate the James
    Farley Post Office Building in New York City as the new home for Penn
    Station.
        Today I am happy to announce that an accord has been reached on Penn
    Station and plans to restore the James Farley Post Office Building are
    now underway. I applaud Senator Moynihan's leadership and those involved in creating this
    magnificent opportunity.
        In 1993, I asked Congress to act on a vision to build a new,
    beautiful railroad station in Manhattan worthy of the future and worthy
    of New York City. Today that vision has become a reality.