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Originally Posted by ardecila
Not so sure about that. Conventioneers can stay at a variety of Manhattan hotels and have reasonable cab fare to Javits, but an Aqueduct site would require either an absurd cab fare or a trip to Penn/GCT and confusing train ordeal. Conventioneers who have to do this daily for a week or more will not be happy.
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It's New York, it will be worked around. Everyone involved agrees transportation is inadequate, that's why they are planning better access to the site. What would be best is if that abandoned line were put back into service. What they have planned so far isn't confusing at all, the "express" subway ride from the Fulton Transit Center. Besides staying in Manhattan, the plan is for the site to host hotels of it's own, so people who opt to stay in Manhattan will do so because they will have more activities planned
there.
As far as some objecting to the move from Javits, of course they don't won't to be uprooted. These are people who are perfectly fine with the system as it is. Of course, Cuomo is looking at the big picture, and clearly sees that the City can do much better. They are fooling themselves if they think a threat to Cuomo will get them a seat at the table. Cuomo, a hardlinder, should simply tell them to close the door on the way out. You don't want to host in New York, one of the world capitals? Fine, you can and will be replaced. He's looking to expand on what the City can do as far as that toes, not settle for the status quo.