A principal advocate for moving Madison Square Garden to make way for a grand new Penn Station announced Monday April 17 he has joined an Italian development firm as a consultant backing their plan to rebuild the station while leaving MSG in place.

That is likely to put it on a collision with Community Board 5 which only last week recommended that Madison Square Garden’s special permit that expires July 28th only be granted for three more years to force it to move from its present perch atop Penn Station.