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New York State Senator Brad Hoylman is sponsoring the bill opposing Andrew Cuomo. (Facebook via Hoylman, NY Governor’s office)
In a rebuke of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state lawmakers are seeking to give New York City more control over his Penn Station expansion and new development in the surrounding area.
A recently introduced bill would force the project to go through the city’s seven-month land use review process, rather than a state-led General Project Plan that overrides local zoning.
In January 2020, Cuomo pitched an expansion of Penn Station that would be funded, in part, by real estate development in the immediate area. The following year, the governor announced additional plans to add 20 million square feet of commercial space and 1,400 residential units.
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Penn Station opponents say Cuomo skyscraper plan delivers too little at too high a cost
Updated Apr 07, 2021;
Posted Apr 07, 2021
Midtown resident Marni Halasa hold a sign at a rally by opponents of Gov. Andrew Cuomo s Penn Station redevelopment plan which includes an annex for NJ Transit trains. As proposed, the project that includes building 10 office and residential towers bypasses the city approval process.
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Members of a coalition at a demonstration Wednesday criticized New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Empire Station” plan to build 10 skyscrapers as a way to fund Penn Station’s redevelopment. The city - not the state - should have power over the decision in the area, after neighbors and businesses in the midtown neighborhood have their say, the group demanded.