This might actually happen...
Stringer backs 10-year limit on Madison Square Garden permit extension
March 27, 2013 06:00PM
"Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer today recommended that the City Planning Commission endorse a proposal to expand Penn Station by shifting the location of Madison Square Garden, Crain’s reported...
... Rather, he supported a 10-year limit on the permit extension, which would allow developers and planners to brainstorm a plan to boost economic growth on the West Side. MSG’s permit to operate as an over 2,500-seat arena expired in January.
...“It is time to build a more spacious, attractive station that’s going to encourage [mass] transportation use,” Stringer told Crain’s.
...Manhattan Community Board 5 has said it wants MSG’s permit limited to 10 years..."