The New York Expo Center is a
convention center
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in the
Hunts Point neighborhood of
the Bronx in
New York City. It is located next to
Barretto Point Park.
The expo center is in the location of the former New York Organic Fertilizer Company, which opened in 1994 and ceased operations in 2011 due to complaints from the neighborhood about the smell, which led the state of
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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to withdraw its funding. It reopened in 2017
[ as a indoor event space. The New York Expo Center has hosted electronic dance music festivals, including with Eric Prydz.]2020 pandemic
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of coronavirus disease 2019
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, it became a temporary hospital.
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Hunts Point, Bronx
2017 establishments in New York City