"While Madison Square Garden maintains that the arena special permit should continue in perpetuity, we believe the term is warranted due to the uniqueness of the site and the importance of Penn Station to the city," said Amanda Burden, the head of City Planning Department who also chairs the City Planning Commission. — Crain's
The New York City Planning Commission has laid out a case for restricting a special permit to 15 years that allows Madison Square Garden to operate in the heart of Midtown. The move would hopefully restart negotiations to get "the world's most famous arena" to relocate, freeing up space to rebuild Penn Station and undo half a century of dismal train travel into New York. Jane Jacobs would be proud.
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Personally, I'd give them as much thought as was given to the original Penn Station and level the whole area. To replace such a beautiful structure that was Penn Station with this monstrosity is unforgiveable. This eyesore should be torn down and I really don't care what they do with the arena. It adds nothing but ugliness and congestion to the area.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do something about the embarrassment that is Penn Station. Yesterday I commuted through both Penn and Grand Central, and the contrast is staggering. The City Planning Commission will vote on Madison Square Garden's application for a special permit on May 22nd, 2013. Please join Municipal Art Society, Regional Plan Association, Community Board Five, and many others in advocating for a new Penn Station.
Please sign my petition at:
http://www.change.org/petitions/we-want-a-better-penn-station-no-long-term-permit-for-msg
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