Tracks Raw Bar and Grill returns to Penn Station
The new Tracks Raw Bar and Grill has opened in Penn Station. Credit: MTA
Tracks Raw Bar and Grill, a longtime staple at Penn Station, reopened Monday following a seven-year hiatus.
The MTA announced the reopening of Tracks, which was forced to close in 2019 as part of renovations to Penn Station. The establishment reopened with Champagne balloons at the entrance to a long bar, according to photos posted on social media.
The eatery and bar returned to its new spot near the Long Island Rail Road concourse following delays and the opening of a second Tracks at Grand Central Madison.
The original at Penn Station was forced to move to create a new stairwell and better lighting as part of a $700 million renovation of the transit hub, Newsday previously reported. The renovation temporarily moved Tracks off 31st Street across from Madison Square Garden, between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
The bar was set to reopen in Penn Station in 2024 in a 3,150-square-foot space on the new concourse, but was delayed until its opening this week.
The new Tracks Raw Bar and Grill at Penn Station is now open, the MTA announced. Credit: MTA
Grand Central Madison opened a sister site last year with a smaller plate menu near the top of the escalators, following LIRR service beginning there in 2023.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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