May 29, 2025 • 6 mins
Mendte in the Morning sent Natalie Migliore out on the street to talk to the people of NYC about the breaking ground on the new midtown Port Authority bus terminal.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now it's sevent ten wars Beat on the Street with
Natalie migliore.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
So the new Midtown Port Authority breaks ground today.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Are the commuters happy? Do they like what they see?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Well? Natalie Migliori went out there to find out. It's
the topic of her Beat on the Street today. Good morning, Natalie.
So are they happy? Hi?
Speaker 4 (00:24):
Larry, Well, I don't know if commuters are so happy.
It's almost as if they're apasthetic about it.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Is that the Yeah, that's where.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
It's really a good morning for the Port Authority as
they get ready to break round on the beginning phases
of their new bus terminal in Midtown Manhattan. Once complete,
the new facility will include a more than two million
square foot bus terminal, a new ramp structure for buses
to go in and out of, and a separate parking
area for buses. But Larry, never mind, happy, Not everyone
(00:57):
is excited matter.
Speaker 5 (01:00):
I'm still going to wait anyway.
Speaker 4 (01:02):
As long as I got a place to get off
the bus, that's all I care.
Speaker 5 (01:05):
Yeah, I don't care as long as I can get
to work.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
You know.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Feeling safe, that's the word.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
I'm being safe. I don't feel like it's safe in there.
Speaker 6 (01:11):
Out here too, But in there I can't even stand
or sit anywhere for very long because somebody is bothering me.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Well, good does that do?
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Having a beautiful, modern building when there's so homelessness. I mean,
it just takes away from the whole. I guess pieces
of a beautiful building, it should be a human thing
that there should be somewhere for them to kind of
have a place to go.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
Yeah, a lot of commuters and this has been a
big story in the past, Lowry mentioning the homeless problem
at the Poor Authority bus terminal this morning and in
the past. And I watched several characters stow away from
the rain under the bus terminals metal overhangs this morning
as well, which happened to be right by the entrance.
But some commuters say it's definitely time for the building
(01:56):
that first opened in nineteen fifty to undergo some sort
of refresh.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Well, I mean, this building feels like it's gonna fall
down when you're coming on a bus, so I mean
it definitely needs to be done.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
I just want the building to be cleaned up. I mean,
it's it feels like, you know, something from the nineteen
seventies in there right, So as long as it gets
cleaned up, a lot of people tend to spend a
lot of time in there right, waiting for trains, waiting
for buses and stuff. So just a few more places
where one can sit down, have a different cup of coffee.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
Just things like that definitely does don't feel welcoming. It
was my first time coming into this bus terminal. I mean,
I wouldn't probably know where to even go because it's
nothing that says welcome. It's just everybody, you know, typical
New Yorkers, you know, commuting.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
Yeah, and shovels go in the ground today, so crews
can construct a temporary bus terminal that will be used
while they tear down the actual bus terminal and completely
replace it. That temporary bus terminal is actually a permanent
fixture in this whole project, though, since it will be
later used as a bus gauging area. So it'll be
(02:59):
used as the temporary terminal for once it's complete in
twenty twenty eight, they project, and then it will be
the staging area once the whole campus is complete. The
project expected to take at least a decade.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Okay, well, if that's the case, I mean, ten years
are still alone time. I don't know what the end
result will be, if it's even gonna be worth it,
but you know, I think they should probably focus more
on the basic fundamental necessities of the bus terminal and
overdo it.
Speaker 5 (03:27):
We've waited for a long time. I've been coming through
the Port Authority for the past twenty five years. So
if it's ten years, that's another ten years.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
That is what it is.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
There, you go, yes, that's the attitude. But even though
the final design has pretty much been approved, commuters are
imagining a future version of the Port Authority bus terminal
and like.
Speaker 6 (03:47):
Forty stories big. Most of the walls are like see
through our glass. The structure itself is like interest in shape,
something like that. You know, maybe actual empty bus sign
on it. I mean, I don't know if there is one,
but you can't really see it. What something nice, you know,
something that catch someone's eye. That's what Nework does, catches
your eye quality.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
More elevators, maybe the core the colors make it look
more I guess artistic. It's kind of doll in there.
They could input more technology, like maybe more screens. It
should be more user friendly for like tourists to come
and explore it.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Yeah, and Larry, we're gonna post a video of the
inside of Port Authority for anybody who doesn't typically go
through it. I walked through it this morning. It is
kind of dull. There's not a lot of life in it.
I think they do the best that they can. But
this projected new building is promising soaring ceiling and the
glass that everybody's envisioning. So we'll have to wait at
(04:44):
least another decade to see what it looks like.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Yeah, but some of the things you just mentioned aren't
what people were complaining about. They said it needed to
be cleaned up, and that they need to get rid
of some of the homeless that hang out there.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
If they don't clean, they don't clean.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
If they're not going to get some of the homeless away,
they're not going to get rid of some of the
homeless away.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
They can clean it up.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
But is that going to continue to be a problem
or are they talking about First of all, did you
see it was an unclean Uh?
Speaker 4 (05:15):
Well, I wouldn't say it's unclean, it's old. But I
think that people feel as though it's The cleaned up
part is the people hanging around, and how do you
get rid of that? You know, how do you tell
people who need shelter? Like there's the fine line. You know,
there's the NCA Police Support Authority police. They do roam
around the building, the terminal, but there's definitely people there.
(05:36):
Like I said, they're outside and inside hanging around.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Yeah, I'm just not I'm not sure it's good. Look
at it.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
I'm sure it's going to look wonderful and I'm sure
it's going to be a state of the art and
it's going to take ten years. But if you have
some problems that aren't going to be dealt with, then
people are still going to have problems and people are
still going to complain.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
But we shall see, we shall see
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Together, Natalie migle or you will be back tomorrow morning
at eight fifty
Now it's sevent ten wars Beat on the Street with
Natalie migliore.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
So the new Midtown Port Authority breaks ground today.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Are the commuters happy? Do they like what they see?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Well? Natalie Migliori went out there to find out. It's
the topic of her Beat on the Street today. Good morning, Natalie.
So are they happy? Hi?
Speaker 4 (00:24):
Larry, Well, I don't know if commuters are so happy.
It's almost as if they're apasthetic about it.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Is that the Yeah, that's where.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
It's really a good morning for the Port Authority as
they get ready to break round on the beginning phases
of their new bus terminal in Midtown Manhattan. Once complete,
the new facility will include a more than two million
square foot bus terminal, a new ramp structure for buses
to go in and out of, and a separate parking
area for buses. But Larry, never mind, happy, Not everyone
(00:57):
is excited matter.
Speaker 5 (01:00):
I'm still going to wait anyway.
Speaker 4 (01:02):
As long as I got a place to get off
the bus, that's all I care.
Speaker 5 (01:05):
Yeah, I don't care as long as I can get
to work.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
You know.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Feeling safe, that's the word.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
I'm being safe. I don't feel like it's safe in there.
Speaker 6 (01:11):
Out here too, But in there I can't even stand
or sit anywhere for very long because somebody is bothering me.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Well, good does that do?
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Having a beautiful, modern building when there's so homelessness. I mean,
it just takes away from the whole. I guess pieces
of a beautiful building, it should be a human thing
that there should be somewhere for them to kind of
have a place to go.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
Yeah, a lot of commuters and this has been a
big story in the past, Lowry mentioning the homeless problem
at the Poor Authority bus terminal this morning and in
the past. And I watched several characters stow away from
the rain under the bus terminals metal overhangs this morning
as well, which happened to be right by the entrance.
But some commuters say it's definitely time for the building
(01:56):
that first opened in nineteen fifty to undergo some sort
of refresh.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Well, I mean, this building feels like it's gonna fall
down when you're coming on a bus, so I mean
it definitely needs to be done.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
I just want the building to be cleaned up. I mean,
it's it feels like, you know, something from the nineteen
seventies in there right, So as long as it gets
cleaned up, a lot of people tend to spend a
lot of time in there right, waiting for trains, waiting
for buses and stuff. So just a few more places
where one can sit down, have a different cup of coffee.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
Just things like that definitely does don't feel welcoming. It
was my first time coming into this bus terminal. I mean,
I wouldn't probably know where to even go because it's
nothing that says welcome. It's just everybody, you know, typical
New Yorkers, you know, commuting.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
Yeah, and shovels go in the ground today, so crews
can construct a temporary bus terminal that will be used
while they tear down the actual bus terminal and completely
replace it. That temporary bus terminal is actually a permanent
fixture in this whole project, though, since it will be
later used as a bus gauging area. So it'll be
(02:59):
used as the temporary terminal for once it's complete in
twenty twenty eight, they project, and then it will be
the staging area once the whole campus is complete. The
project expected to take at least a decade.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Okay, well, if that's the case, I mean, ten years
are still alone time. I don't know what the end
result will be, if it's even gonna be worth it,
but you know, I think they should probably focus more
on the basic fundamental necessities of the bus terminal and
overdo it.
Speaker 5 (03:27):
We've waited for a long time. I've been coming through
the Port Authority for the past twenty five years. So
if it's ten years, that's another ten years.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
That is what it is.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
There, you go, yes, that's the attitude. But even though
the final design has pretty much been approved, commuters are
imagining a future version of the Port Authority bus terminal
and like.
Speaker 6 (03:47):
Forty stories big. Most of the walls are like see
through our glass. The structure itself is like interest in shape,
something like that. You know, maybe actual empty bus sign
on it. I mean, I don't know if there is one,
but you can't really see it. What something nice, you know,
something that catch someone's eye. That's what Nework does, catches
your eye quality.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
More elevators, maybe the core the colors make it look
more I guess artistic. It's kind of doll in there.
They could input more technology, like maybe more screens. It
should be more user friendly for like tourists to come
and explore it.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Yeah, and Larry, we're gonna post a video of the
inside of Port Authority for anybody who doesn't typically go
through it. I walked through it this morning. It is
kind of dull. There's not a lot of life in it.
I think they do the best that they can. But
this projected new building is promising soaring ceiling and the
glass that everybody's envisioning. So we'll have to wait at
(04:44):
least another decade to see what it looks like.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Yeah, but some of the things you just mentioned aren't
what people were complaining about. They said it needed to
be cleaned up, and that they need to get rid
of some of the homeless that hang out there.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
If they don't clean, they don't clean.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
If they're not going to get some of the homeless away,
they're not going to get rid of some of the
homeless away.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
They can clean it up.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
But is that going to continue to be a problem
or are they talking about First of all, did you
see it was an unclean Uh?
Speaker 4 (05:15):
Well, I wouldn't say it's unclean, it's old. But I
think that people feel as though it's The cleaned up
part is the people hanging around, and how do you
get rid of that? You know, how do you tell
people who need shelter? Like there's the fine line. You know,
there's the NCA Police Support Authority police. They do roam
around the building, the terminal, but there's definitely people there.
(05:36):
Like I said, they're outside and inside hanging around.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Yeah, I'm just not I'm not sure it's good. Look
at it.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
I'm sure it's going to look wonderful and I'm sure
it's going to be a state of the art and
it's going to take ten years. But if you have
some problems that aren't going to be dealt with, then
people are still going to have problems and people are
still going to complain.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
But we shall see, we shall see
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Together, Natalie migle or you will be back tomorrow morning
at eight fifty
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