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Originally Posted by THE BIG APPLE
Then why not put the convention center on the east side, south of the UN, and we got all this extra space then.
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Because the land in Manhattan is far too valuable for a low-slung convention center.
And that land you're referring to was sold by Con Edison for about $5 billion maybe 10 years ago. Can you imagine what it's worth now?
Why would the state spend billions for Manhattan land (and billions more for construction costs), when it can get a free convention center in Queens?
And pretty much all major global cities have their convention centers outside of the core. London, Paris, Tokyo all have convention centers on the fringe.
Hotels are a non-issue. There are no major hotels close to Javits anyways. Genting plans 3,000 hotel rooms on the Queens site.