4.29.16 - Forget romantic fantasies—rebuild Penn Station without uprooting the Garden
"There are well-meaning groups who believe we should tear down the current structure, move Madison Square Garden, and start over. Simply put, this is too expensive and disruptive an option for achieving most of the same goals by modernizing the existing facility at far lower cost and with far less disruption."
"Furthermore, the Garden currently sits above major transit hubs; moving it to a new location not directly served by mass transit would aggravate pedestrian and road traffic congestion (increasing noise and exhaust-fume pollution) during the venue’s sports and entertainment events. And strong resistance from neighborhood groups would undoubtedly delay, if not stop, such a move. Preservationists have also raised questions about other potential arena sites."