Empire Station Complex proponents call on Hochul to charge ahead with plan, Hotel Pennsylvania’s demise

By Mark Hallum

Posted on October 12, 2021

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Economic development groups, including the Hotel Trades Council, issued letters for Governor Kathy Hochul to proceed with redevelopment of the Penn Station district and supported the demolition of the Hotel Pennsylvania.

While opponents to the Cuomo-era plan have pleaded the cause of preserving what they see as historic structures in Midtown, The 34th Street Partnership, the New York Building Congress and the union say there is no path in any direction but forward with the Empire Station Complex.

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