Originally Posted by
Blumie
The Port Authority is scuzzy, but it's not unsafe. (The same can be said for Penn Station, although it's not as scuzzy as the Port Authority.) I'd take the bus. Tell mamele that her little boytshik will be fine.
Although the bus itself doesn't leave from the PABT itself, the stop is on the roadway on 41st Street if that helps with the scuzziness.