Instead of enriching one of the country’s wealthiest developers without guarantees that the private construction will pay for improvements at Penn Station, let’s put forward a plan that includes transit improvements, more housing and helps local businesses.
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A BETTER PLAN
About Trains Before Towers
Trains Before Towers (TBT) is a coalition of community organizations, transit advocacy groups, preservation organizations, affordable housing advocacy groups, and good government organizations dedicated to improving the transit infrastructure at Penn Station.
These Elected Officials and Groups are Questioning the State’s Penn Plan
Senator Liz Krueger
Senator Brad Hoylman
Senator Robert Jackson
Senator Leroy Comrie
Senator George M.Borrello
Congressman Jerry Nadler
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Assemblymember-elect Tony Simone
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
“The plan is deficient, incomplete and vague.”
“Many key questions remain unanswered under the State’s current proposal.”
“We strongly urge Empire State Development
to halt this plan.”
“New Yorkers deserve a better Penn Plan”