“Bit by bit, floor by floor, the building that once rose 22 stories over Penn Station is shrinking
before the city’s very eyes. The black netting draped over its ever-diminishing brick is like a magician’s handkerchief; once removed, it will reveal — nothing. Behold: The Great Disappearing Act of the Hotel Pennsylvania.”
The Hotel Pennsylvania was the site of the 2014 U.S. Go Congress. Read more of Dan Barry’s March 2, 2023 New York Times story here.
photos by Sarah Small (top right) and Chris Garlock (left)
