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Three years ago, when Gov. Cuomo tried to force-feed a calamitous plan to destroy six city blocks around Penn Station, the justification was that the state needed it to pay for Penn Station upgrades.
As Mayor Eric Adams’ administration continues to struggle with filling a staggering 23,000 vacant positions across its municipal ranks, a think tank focussed