Madison Square Garden Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Penn Station renovation controversy=== Madison Square Garden is seen as an obstacle in the renovation and future expansion of [[New York Penn Station|Penn Station]],<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> which expanded in 2021 with the opening of [[Moynihan Train Hall]] at the [[James A. Farley Building|James Farley Post Office]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Moynihan Train Hall Finally Opens in Manhattan|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/moynihan-train-hall-finally-opens-in-manhattan/2806145/|access-date=January 1, 2021|website=NBC New York|language=en-US|date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> and some have proposed moving MSG to other sites in western Manhattan. On February 15, 2013, [[Manhattan Community Board 5]] voted 36β0 against granting a renewal to MSG's operating permit in perpetuity and proposed a 10-year limit instead in order to build a new Penn Station where the arena is currently standing. Manhattan borough president [[Scott Stringer]] said, "Moving the arena is an important first step to improving Penn Station." [[Madison Square Garden Sports|The Madison Square Garden Company]] responded by saying that "[i]t is incongruous to think that M.S.G. would be considering moving."<ref>{{cite news |title=Madison Square Garden Says It Will Not Be Uprooted From Penn Station |first=David |last=Dunlap |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/madison-square-garden-says-it-will-not-be-uprooted-from-penn-station/ |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=April 10, 2013}}</ref> In May 2013, four architecture firms β [[SHoP Architects]], [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill|SOM]], [[Hugh Hardy|H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture]], and [[Diller Scofidio + Renfro]] β submitted [https://ny.curbed.com/2013/5/29/10238978/four-plans-for-a-new-penn-station-without-msg-revealed proposals] for a new Penn Station. SHoP Architects recommended moving Madison Square Garden to the Morgan Postal Facility a few blocks southwest, as well as removing [[Pennsylvania Plaza|2 Penn Plaza]] and redeveloping other towers, and an extension of the [[High Line]] to Penn Station.<ref name="nycurbed 20130529">{{cite web |url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/29/four_plans_for_a_new_penn_station_without_msg_revealed.php |title=Four Plans for a New Penn Station Without MSG, Revealed! |date=May 29, 2013 |author=Hana R. Alberts |work=[[Curbed]] |access-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> Meanwhile, SOM proposed moving Madison Square Garden to the area just south of the [[James A. Farley Building|James Farley Post Office]], and redeveloping the area above Penn Station as a [[mixed-use development]] with commercial, residential, and recreational space.<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture wanted to move the arena to a new pier west of [[Javits Center|Jacob K. Javits Convention Center]], four blocks west of the current station and arena. Then, according to H3's plan, four [[skyscraper]]s would be built, one at each of the four corners of the new Penn Station superblock, with a [[roof garden]] on top of the station; the Farley Post Office would become an education center.<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> Finally, Diller Scofidio + Renfro proposed a mixed-use development on the site, with spas, theaters, a cascading park, a pool, and restaurants; Madison Square Garden would be moved two blocks west, next to the post office. DS+F also proposed high-tech features in the station, such as train arrival and departure boards on the floor, and [[Mobile app|apps]] that would inform waiting passengers of ways to occupy their time until they board their trains.<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> Madison Square Garden rejected the notion that it would be relocated, and called the plans "pie-in-the-sky".<ref name="nycurbed 20130529" /> [[File:MadisonSquareGarden2024.jpg|thumb|Madison Square Garden in 2024, with the [[Empire State Building]] in the background.]] In June 2013, the [[New York City Council]] Committee on Land Use voted unanimously to give the Garden a ten-year permit, at the end of which period the owners will either have to relocate or go back through the permission process.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bit by Bit, Evicting Madison Square Garden |first=Eleanor |last=Randolph |url=http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/bit-by-bit-evicting-madison-square-garden/ |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 27, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> On July 24, the City Council voted to give the Garden a 10-year operating permit by a vote of 47β1. "This is the first step in finding a new home for Madison Square Garden and building a new Penn Station that is as great as New York and suitable for the 21st century," said City Council speaker [[Christine Quinn]]. "This is an opportunity to reimagine and redevelop Penn Station as a world-class transportation destination."<ref>{{cite news |title=Madison Square Garden Is Told to Move |first=Charles V. |last=Bagli |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/25/nyregion/madison-square-garden-is-told-to-move.html?_r=0 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=July 25, 2013}}</ref> In October 2014, the Morgan facility was selected as the ideal area for Madison Square Garden to be moved, following the 2014 MAS Summit in New York City. More plans for the station were discussed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/10/23/moving_the_garden_would_pave_the_way_for_a_new_penn_station.php |title=Moving the Garden Would Pave the Way for a New Penn Station |date=October 23, 2014 |author=Hana R. Alberts |work=Curbed |access-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/244108609/MSG-the-Future-of-West-Midtown|title=MSG & the Future of West Midtown|work=Scribd}}</ref> Then, in January 2016, New York Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] announced a redevelopment plan for Penn Station that would involve the removal of [[Hulu Theater|The Theater at Madison Square Garden]], but would otherwise leave the arena intact.<ref name = cumorfp>{{cite news |last=Higgs |first=Larry |title=Gov. Cuomo unveils grand plan to rebuild N.Y. Penn Station |work=The Star-Ledger |date=January 6, 2016 |url=http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/01/cuomo_kick_starts_moynihan_station_plan_to_free_sp.html |access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/6th-proposal-governor-cuomos-2016-agenda-transform-penn-station-and-farley-post-office-building |title=6th Proposal of Governor Cuomo's 2016 Agenda: Transform Penn Station and Farley Post Office Building Into a World-Class Transportation Hub |work=Governor Andrew M. Cuomo |access-date=January 7, 2016 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142645/https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/6th-proposal-governor-cuomos-2016-agenda-transform-penn-station-and-farley-post-office-building |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2023, nearing the end of the Garden's ten-year permit granted by the city, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]], along with [[Amtrak]] and [[NJ Transit]], filed a report stating that MSG is no longer compatible with Penn Station, with the report saying, "MSG's existing configuration and property boundaries impose severe constraints on the station that impede the safe and efficient movement of passengers and restrict efforts to implement improvements, particularly at the street and platform levels."<ref>{{cite news |title=MTA report says MSG and Penn Station are no longer compatible, fueling debate over the arena's future |first=TΓ©a |last=Kvetenadze |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-msg-penn-station-mta-compatibility-20230606-7iymxnmfsjcopg3wssiyounllm-story.html |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref> On September 14, 2023, the New York City Council voted 48β0 to renew the operating permit for Madison Square Garden for five years, the shortest-ever granted by the city to the Garden.<ref>{{cite news |title= NYC officials set to give James Dolan five-year permit for Madison Square Garden β but battle over site is brewing |url=https://nypost.com/2023/09/14/nyc-officials-set-to-give-james-dolan-five-year-permit-for-msg-but-battle-over-site-is-brewing/ |work=[[New York Post]] |date=September 14, 2023 |access-date= September 14, 2023}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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