The hearings, at 5 Penn Plaza in Manhattan, were to continue today and could take several weeks.

At One Penn Plaza, two out of 10 leases seemed to come from the promotion.

No one at Penn Plaza would ever go that far, but the lottery may not be a bad thing.

He had spent the night sleeping on the sidewalk outside 2 Penn Plaza.

By comparison, the office building at 2 Penn Plaza, just east of the Garden, contains about 1.5 million feet.

Indeed, it was hard to find anyone outside of 2 Penn Plaza who thought it was a good idea.

"Penn Plaza was strong and downtown was steady," she said.

Above it are the Garden and an office building, 2 Penn Plaza.

Unlike 1 Penn Plaza, it needed a lot of work, both in its systems and its appearance.

The building, now called Five Penn Plaza, has been converted into offices.