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Originally Posted by TonyNYC
MSG Spokesperson at last Community Board meeting..
"sure we would def. consider moving if you give us W 32-34 and 7th Avenue to build a new MSG!
No such plans are being considered for MSG to move across the street on the Hotel Penn and other sites owned by Vornado.. but I like that MSG went on the offensive here.
It's as far fetched as it comes.. just can't see Vornado giving up those lots, but damn it would be a game changer for the rebuilding of Penn Station.
There was a visionary idea of MSG moving over to that side of 7th Avenue, but nothing more.
What does everyone think??
https://nypost.com/2023/02/25/madison-square-garden-willing-to-relocate-across-street-official/ |
It aint happenin. Sure they would move across the street if the state paid the $8 or $9 billion it would cost. All you would be doing though is swapping places with skyscrapers. Let's not forget that was the goal the last time they tried to move MSG (to Moynihan). Those air rights are still in play, and are NOT a part of the state's redevelopment plan.
But mostly, the state has no interests in it for one simple reason. Moving it does NOTHING to improve conditions at Penn Station. Some people like the thought of moving the Garden because they think the fantasy of rebuilding the original Penn would be in play. It won't. Partly because 2 Penn still stands (it's getting larger, in fact). But the biggest issue regarding building the original station is - ta da! the station is still there.
It never left. It never got smaller. The only thing they did was remove the building that stood over it and replaced it with another. If the original building still stood, we'd still be in the predicament that we are in today. That's because the original station wasn't built to handle what it does today. You would still need the expansion, and various improvements that will take place with the state's plan. That's why they aren't pursuing the fool's mission of replacing the Garden. It does nothing to enhance or improve Penn Station itself. Could you get a prettier building above ground to look at? Absolutely. But not for the billions and headaches it will costs.
Of course, most people don't know or think about these things. So if you give them some hope, they'll dream. But the reality is that what they dream of (rebuilding the original) is neither feasible, nor an improvement for Penn Station operations
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