Manhattan Borough President proposes Penn Station overhaul plan with mixed support for MSG.

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is supporting a plan to overhaul Pennsylvania Station that would demolish the adjacent Hulu Theater to create a grand new entrance to the complex on 8th Avenue. The plan echoes proposals made by Italian design firm ASTM, which calls for leaving Madison Square Garden on top of the transit hub. Levine is not endorsing the Italian job, but finds its major components attractive. Transit advocates have argued that the relocation of Madison Square Garden is necessary to thoroughly overhaul the station’s century-old platform designs. The MTA has pushed back on the ASTM plan, saying it lacks key elements of the Master Plan agreed to by Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and MTA.