Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. Javits, who died that year.
The exhibit space is over 675,000 square feet (62,700 m2). Planning and constructing a convention center on Manhattan's west side has had a long and controversial history, including efforts starting in the early 1970s to produce a megaproject involving a redevelopment concept. On October 16, 2006, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to start construction of an expansion. The $1.7 billion dollar expansion project will expand the center's size by 45 percent, and include a hotel. The project is scheduled for completion by 2010, and when finished, will be one of the largest convention centers in the U.S.
When the Center opened, it largely replaced the New York Coliseum as the city's major convention facility, making way for the demolition of the Coliseum and construction of the Time Warner Center.
Address
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
Directions
By Subway:
The following trains stop at 34th Street/Penn Station:
The Long Island Railroad, Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, PATH (33rd Street and 6th Avenue)
The following subway lines stop at 34th Street:
8th Avenue:
7th Avenue:
6th/7th Avenue:
Lexington Avenue:
The following trains stop at 42nd Street:
Metro North Railroad trains stop at Grand Central Station at 42nd Street between Lexington and Vanderbilt Avenues.
The following subway lines stop at 42nd Street:
8th Avenue:
7th Avenue:
6th Avenue:
Lexington Avenue:
By Bus:
M34:
Runs east/west on 34th Street. Stops on 11th Avenue outside the Javits Center and at Penn Station.
M42:
Runs east/west on 42nd street. Stops directly outside the Javits Center and at Grand Central Station.
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