Trump open to moving NYC's gigantic Madison Square Garden for train station renovations: report [View all]

Source: Independent

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He has listened to a proposal that would move the famed arena — which seats up to 20,000 people — in order to rebuild Penn Station, according to Gothamist. The station, a sprawling Beaux‑Arts structure, was demolished in the 1960s to make room for the stadium, but its underground concourses and platforms are still in use, servicing more than half a million daily riders.

A group of Trump supporters suggested the plan to the president during a White House meeting in September, multiple sources told the outlet. They represented the Grand Penn Community Alliance, a non-profit organization backed by Thomas Klingenstein, a conservative donor.

The audacious project — which has a price tag of about $7.5 billion — would include erecting classical columns at the train station’s entrance. Madison Square Garden would be relocated to Seventh Avenue, one block over.

The Oval Office sit-down, which had not previously been reported, took place four months before Amtrak named the proposal a finalist in the station's redevelopment plans. Two other finalists have been named, but few details about the project have since been revealed.

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