URGENT

The plan to demolish the Penn Station neighborhood promoted by Governor Kathy Hochul and the Empire State Development Corporation (ESD), is backward and deeply flawed. Not only does it destroy blocks of a unique New York neighborhood, Penn Station itself would remain buried beneath Madison Square Garden. The Hochul/ESD plan is “lipstick on a pig,” as Penn Station’s essential transit operation would remain unchanged subjecting tens of thousands to crowded and dangerous conditions.

With the Hochul/ESD plan, thousands of apartment dwellers and small business owners would be displaced. Historic buildings, many of them irreplaceable (including the fabled Hotel Pennsylvania), would be demolished. New York City deserves a great train station with modern transit operations—we have that plan, and our plan does NOT call for the wholesale destruction of a neighborhood. It does not displace thousands, and it does not demolish our architectural heritage.

We see the Hochul/ESD plan for what it is. A cynical land grab in exchange for political contributions. It is corrupt, and places the wants of billionaires over the needs of the public good. It is a vulgar development strategy without regard for public benefit and we wholeheartedly oppose it.

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