From the NYT article:
“The state’s plan does not address what would happen, if anything, with Madison Square Garden, whose operating permit at the site expires in 2023.”
I still have not figured out precisely what this means. Could the city force MSG to move? If so, they should.
The Penn Station $7 Billion Fix-Up Moves Ahead: Here’s What to Know
The project promises to update the notorious eyesore but critics of the plan are concerned about the cost.
By Matthew Haag and Patrick McGeehan
July 21, 2022
Updated 1:14 p.m. ET
New York State officials on Thursday approved a sweeping redevelopment of Midtown Manhattan that would transform Pennsylvania Station, the busiest transportation hub in North America, from a run-down transit center into a city centerpiece. The eight-member board of Empire State Development, the state’s economic development agency and the group steering the project, unanimously voted in favor. The plan calls for constructing 10 towers around Penn Station and providing an estimated $1.2 billion in tax breaks to developers.