Some activists would like to scrap the Penn Station redevelopment plan endorsed by Governor Hochul in favor of a reimangined Penn Station such as the artists rendering above. Vornado, the largest real estate developer on the Penn Station tower projects, now says it is delaying indefinitely plans to start construction on five office towers around MSG, giving new momentum to opponents of Hochul’s planned redevelopment. Photo: Rethink Penn Station NYC Vornado Retreats from Building New Penn Station Towers...At Least for Now The sagging market for office space has opened a window of delay that is energizing opponents of Governor Kathy Hochul’s... News 18 Feb 2023 | 09:50
Madison Square Garden Entertaintment, the company that owns the Knicks and Rangers wants to stay in the “world’s most famous arena” forever. Politicos and activists want the company gone to make way for a new Penn Stastions. Photo: ajay_suresh Flickr Commons Jim Dolan Wants Madison Square Garden to Get a Lifetime Deal to Stay Put Madison Square Garden dug in against demands that the company move the arena to make way for a better Penn Station, saying... News 10 Feb 2023 | 11:42
Opponents call this “eyewash”: Hochul and the ESD’s planned underground Penn Station, with the long atrium next to the truck bay being the predominant source of bringing natural light to the two-block station. Rendering by FX Collaborative Fighting ‘Eyewash’ on Penn Station One of the challenges of debating a development project is that the core of the argument is presented in images, not words.... News 09 Dec 2022 | 09:40
Governor Kathy Hochul in New York City on October 28, 2022, in advance of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Penn Station Development in Disarray The state’s plan to rebuild the neighborhood around Penn Station fell into a disarray reminiscent of the station itself after... News 04 Nov 2022 | 08:32
Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, is requesting proposals to guide the Penn Station reconstruction effort outlined in the fall in the Penn Station Master Plan study. Photo: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Battle Lines Over Penn Station Once upon a rather different time, the Pennsylvania Railroad, then the nation’s second largest corporation, decided it could... News 18 Jun 2022 | 04:55
