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Andrew J. Hawkins and Jeremy Smerd
Whether or not a Brooklyn convention helps Democrats hold the White House, it would likely be a net gain for the city's economy.
Brooklyn's Barclays Center holds 18,103 people. If Mayor Bill de Blasio is successful in wooing the Democratic National Convention to Kings County in 2016, the arena could see almost twice that number.
In 2012, the DNC in Charlotte, N.C., drew 35,000 Dems for three days and spurred $163.6 million in spending, according to a study sponsored by Charlotte-based business groups. A Brooklyn convention could top that.
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yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)It would help that city so much and they need it most.
djean111
(14,255 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Personally I don't want it in Brooklyn because it will make traffic horrific here.
djean111
(14,255 posts)Brooklyn's Barclays Center holds 18,103 people. If Mayor Bill de Blasio is successful in wooing the Democratic National Convention to Kings County in 2016, the arena could see almost twice that number.
Sitting in laps? Chairs in the aisles?
Anyway, if this is just a coronation, with Speeches by Bill, I personally have no need to watch it on TV. Bunch of meaningless, not to be taken seriously, blather.
hrmjustin
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merrily
(45,251 posts)that proved to be a good investment or not.
It's hard to imagine that the city really got that money back in extra taxes (room occupancy tax, sales tax, and extra taxes because merchants, hotels, etc. made more), but I really don't know.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Of course, the convention in 2004 was nominating Kerry, so it was fitting (in my opinion) to have it in Boston, where he has a home and which is the capital of the state he represented. I just don't know about the economics of the deal.