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Originally Posted by sbarn
IAs for the concerns raised by conventioneers, I think people need to realize that there is more to New York than Midtown Manhattan.
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The thing is, Javits isn't a convention center; it's an exhibition center. That's why it's such a useless facility and needs to be replaced. It doesn't have much economic worth, because it's built to serve exhibits (mostly local visitors like auto show, boat show, etc.) not conventions (mostly out-of-town visitors).
The whole point about moving Javits is because NYC has no real convention center.
The complaints that were raised were by some exhibitors, because they're in Manhattan and they like the status quo. They don't want a convention center, because they would lose the primary use of the center, but the region would gain as a massive convention hub.
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