The Issue: Whether Madison Square Garden should remain at its current site above Penn Station indefinitely.
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Madison Square Garden should be labeled a historic site, thereby protecting it from moving to accommodate Penn Station (“Special Interest Snakes v. The Garden,” PostOpinion, Joel Fisher, May 12).
While we run to Europe to see preserved historic sites, we would rather tear ours down. Remember Ebbets Field, the Polo Grounds, the Paramount and Capitol theaters and old Yankee Stadium — the house that Ruth built?
Donald Forester
Medford
The Alliance for a New Penn Station is a broad, diverse movement of civic leaders, community boards, elected officials, transit advocates and members of the public.
We don’t want to bring back the past or tear down MSG after 10 years. But it’s time to think about long-term solutions for Penn Station to reduce travel times, improve the experience of the hundreds of thousands of people who use it every day and unlock the extraordinary economic potential of Manhattan West.
Improvements to Penn Station are limited by MSG, which sits directly on top of it. This deplorable situation can’t wait 50 years to change.
MSG is vital to the city, but it can successfully relocate. Penn Station can’t. This is the fourth version of the Garden.
We can collectively create a modern train station and a new world-class arena. Let us seize the opportunity and work together on an achievable solution for commuters, fans and a better New York, starting now.Vin Cipolla
President
The Municipal Art
Society of New York
Manhattan