By that definition the entire city could be blighted. We have actual slums, but the area around Penn Station isn’t one of them. It’s just full of homeless people, cheap stores, and fast food. I don’t like hanging out there either, and I’m generally in favor of big capital projects but do we need more Hudson Yards? Or another Times Square? Take a walk along 14th street—it doesn’t look much better. And I’ve been to plenty of European cities—by the train station is always the sleaziest.
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By that definition the entire city could be blighted. We have actual slums, but the area around Penn Station isn’t one of them. It’s just full of homeless people, cheap stores, and fast food. I don’t like hanging out there either, and I’m generally in favor of big capital projects but do we need more Hudson Yards? Or another Times Square? Take a walk along 14th street—it doesn’t look much better. And I’ve been to plenty of European cities—by the train station is always the sleaziest.