Trump Tells The Post What He Wants to Do at Penn Station

Thanks to having a hometown builder-in-chief in the White House, New York has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an iconic landmark in the dingiest part of Midtown that would rival Rockefeller Center, Central Park or the Empire State Building.

At the same time, the squalid underground rathole we call Penn Station would become an uplifting experience for the hundreds of thousands of downtrodden commuters who feel disrespected every day when they pass through.

But the long-promised Penn Station redevelopment still may end up as a mediocre compromise because of the big stumbling block of Madison Square Garden, which sits right on top of everything, like King Kong dressed as a giant trash can.

James Dolan, who owns the Garden, did not respond to inquiries Friday, but previously he has been adamant that his prize building is staying where it is.