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Cuomo's Controversial 'Empire Station' Faces Midtown Hearing

Midtown community boards will ask state leaders to respond to neighbors' questions about the huge development in a town hall Thursday.

Nick Garber, Patch Staff
Posted Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 2:46 pm ET

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The state entity pushing the controversial "Empire Station Complex" that would transform swaths of Midtown will be put on the hot seat in an upcoming town hall meeting convened by two neighborhood boards.

The virtual town hall will be held over Zoom starting 6 p.m. Thursday, July 15. Organized by Community Boards 4 and 5, it will feature representatives from Empire State Development answering residents' questions about the project.

Backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the plan calls for opening up eight lots around Penn Station for development, allowing private companies to construct 10 new buildings — including five skyscrapers towering more than 1,000 feet.

About 208 residents and 9,000 workers would be displaced by the project, which would also entail the demolition of the Hotel Pennsylvania, St. John the Baptist Church and Touro College, among other buildings.

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