Dignitaries and business leaders swing "golden" sledgehammers against the facade of the first building to be demolished on the site of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center expansion.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Dignitaries and business leaders swing "golden" sledgehammers against the facade of the first building to be demolished on the site of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 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. expansion (l. to r.): New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Convention Center Development Corporation President Michael Petralia, Tishman Construction Corp. Chairman Daniel R. Tishman, NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, NYC & Company Chairman Jonathan M. Tisch, Empire State Development Corporation Chairman Charles A. Gargano, NY State Governor George E. Pataki, NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Sheldon Silver (born February 13, 1944) is a politician and member of the Democratic Party, currently serving as Speaker of New York State Assembly. Personal life An Orthodox Jew of eastern European descent, Silver has lived all his life on Manhattan's Lower East Side. , Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York President Edward J. Malloy, and NYC City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. |
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