Grand Central passageway opens to ease 7 train crowds 

Grand Central passageway opens to ease 7 train crowds – 1 year after priest’s blessing

The MTA has delivered a small transit miracle.

By Stephen Nessen
February 25, 2025

The agency opened a gleaming new $75 million passageway Tuesday that will ease crowding from the platform of the 7 train to the mezzanine of the Grand Central-42nd Street station – one year after a priest blessed the project.  The walkway was completed on schedule and under budget.