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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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Possibly true, but probably irrelevent, because:
Javits, as it currently exists, hosts few conventions (it's built as an exhibition center, not a convention center, so think auto show and boat expo, not podiatrist's convention, i.e. it's primarily local visitation, so it spurs little hotel demand), and
The new convention center would include a number of large convention hotels, and Resorts World is already building a new subway station, with direct, covered, casino/convention access.