New York’s Hochul Set to Scale Back Cuomo’s Ambitious Penn Station Plan
- Announcement expected this week on smaller real estate project
- State had pitched a plan for 10 skyscrapers near transit hub
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul is preparing to scale down the state’s plan for redeveloping Pennsylvania Station and the surrounding neighborhood, a closely watched project that could reshape midtown Manhattan.
Hochul is expected to make an announcement this week on a smaller vision for the real estate and transit project, which was being shepherded by Andrew Cuomo prior to his sexual harassment scandal, according to people familiar with the matter. Hochul’s team is prioritizing plans to renovate the existing Penn Station, including relocating back-office transit workers, a move that would vastly increase public floor space, one of the people said.