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Originally Posted by Qubert
 The amount of drama and beaurocracy required to get anything done in NY is staggering. It's disgusting how this and the WTC site have done nothing for almost a decade, and it will be that city's downfall. |
It's not bureaucracy per se, it's competing interests from different public agencies and private owners/developers. The redevelopment of Penn Station would require the cooperation of the city, the Port Authority, the MTA, NJ Transit, Amtrak, the owners of Madison Square Garden and whatever developer would be hired to build the new stuff on top and around the site. It's a classic case of too many chefs spoiling the pot.
And for the record, people have been predicting New York City's downfall for centuries and it hasn't happened yet.