New York City community leaders are looking to reimagine the Eighth Avenue corridor that thousands of Long Island commuters and others navigate between Penn Station and Times Square.

Community members said the main transportation thoroughfare, which sees nearly 150,000 commuters daily and 3.5 million tourists annually, has been neglected; given over to a growing homeless population and drug activity while improvements are made to Penn Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Stakeholders during a forum last week with the Garment District Alliance and the Manhattan think tank Center for an Urban Future discussed ways to improve the area, looking to boost police enforcement, increase homeless outreach, widen sidewalks and streetscapes and better connect its businesses and residents to

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