NEW YORK CITY-The Municipal Art Society of New York and The Regional Plan Association issued a report on Thursday that highlighted some ways the city could make improvements to update and help alleviate the congestion at Pennsylvania Station.
The report entitled “Penn 2023” recommended that Madison Square Garden could be shifted to a number of possible sites, including the back of the post office across Eighth Avenue; the postal annex at the corner of Ninth Avenue and West 30th Street; and a property near the Jacob Javits Convention Center, according to Crain's New York Business.
"We need to insist that our elected officials, primarily the mayor and the governor, working with the congressional delegation, deliver the political will, the financing, and whatever new entity we need to deliver the project," said Robert Yaro, president of the RPA.
The relocation of Madison Square Garden will allow Penn Station to expand, the report states. In addition, plans by Amtrak to create a new station inside the Farley Post Office across Eighth Avenue will also free up space at Penn Station. See story in Crain's New York Business.
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