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earlymountainrain t1_j24nixx wrote

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in Why New York State Insists That the Penn Station Area Is ‘Blighted’ by mowotlarx

It is blighted though.

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kickit t1_j2525cn wrote

do you think building 10 new skyscrapers will fix the congestion lol

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Wowzlul t1_j252rq1 wrote

Could definitely help. If people are commuting into office towers directly adjacent to Penn (or even connected to it) they're not walking the streets or taking the subway further into the city.

Same logic that drove redevelopment in WTC/Brookfield.

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mowotlarx OP t1_j25g0h4 wrote

Seeing some homeless people who make you feel icky isn't the same thing as being blighted. It's one of the wealthiest areas of the city. Skyscrapers all around. It's nowhere near "blighted."

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toejamster9 t1_j25twaw wrote

Most of the people saying it’s blighted have never been to or probably even heard of places like hunts point, or gone across the river to Greenville. That’s blight. In fact, that’s probably closer to a DMZ.

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