In theory that's how convention centers should work. In practice, the Javits Center is isolated by the surrounding railyards and few desirable amenities have s

In theory that's how convention centers should work. In practice, the Javits Center is isolated by the surrounding railyards and few desirable amenities have sprung up in the area. (This may finally change in a few years' time with the opening of the Hudson Yards redevelopment and the western extension of the 7 subway - so of course it's been proposed to tear down Javits and build a new convention center at the even more isolated Aqueduct Racetrack site. Ugh.)