joelepstein<p>Plan B for Fixing Penn Station Would Wrap Madison Square Garden in Glass - The previous proposal to help pay for the renovation of the station, which could cost up to $10 billion in state funds, has been shelved. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/nyregion/penn-station-hochul-nyc.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/03/28/nyregio</span><span class="invisible">n/penn-station-hochul-nyc.html</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/LIRR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LIRR</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/njtransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>njtransit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/mta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mta</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>amtrak</span></a> an added benefit is it cuts out Vornado and Empire Development Corporation´s dumb deal for office space in 10 <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/supertalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>supertalls</span></a> no one will ever need. <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/postcovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>postcovid</span></a></p>