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Penn Station conversion plans move forward in New York
Plans to convert the General Post Office in New York into a new Pennsylvania Station are moving forward, project officials said during a news conference Tuesday.
Two new board members have been added to the board of the Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corp.: former Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan – who has championed the project – and Susan Molinari, a former Republican New York congresswoman.
The development corporation and the Postal Service are near an agreement on converting the building, The New York Times reported. After the September 11 attacks, the Postal Service said it would back out of the project, only to relent later under pressure from state and city officials.