Amtrak wants New York City to chip in for President Trump's multi-billion-dollar renovation of Penn Station, project lead Andy Byford said on Wednesday, hours before Mayor Mamdani raised the alarm about the city's massive budget gap. ... And it's in everyone's interest that we have a truly world-class station that functions on the most important corridor, the northeast corridor, in the U.S."The Trump administration took over the Penn Station rehab from New York State last April. Byford acknowledged it will be a "challenge" to convince New York state and city officials to cough up cash for the project. "When the administration changed the plan and gave Amtrak full responsibility for this project, the state said, 'Well, great, fantastic. Mayor Mamdani, meanwhile, revealed the city faces massive budget gaps at a press conference at City Hall on Wednesday, just hours after Byford said he wants the city to help pay for the Penn Station project.