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Chelsea residents protest planned MTA substation as construction starts at Penn South

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on
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Construction kicked off Monday on a new electrical substation for the MTA’s 8th Avenue subway line in Chelsea over the very public fury of some residents at a co-op complex directly above the site.

Ground has been broken for the new substation, on West 28th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, within Penn South, a 5,000-resident co-op development composed of 10 towers, with an especially large senior population.

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Chelsea residents protest planned MTA substation as construction starts at Penn South

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