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Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

Everything the open record has on Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, a convention centre in New York City, New York — address, size, access and the events it carries.

Price your eventWhat fits here
Opened
1986
40 years old
From JFK
23 km (14 mi)
John F. Kennedy International Airport
From the centre
4.8 km (3 mi)
of New York City

Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.

About this venue

It stands at 429 11th Avenue, 10001, 4.8 km (3 mi) from the centre of New York City.

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center was opened in 1986, which puts it at 40 years old.

Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.

Address
429 11th Avenue, New York City, New York 10001, United States
Official site
javitscenter.com
Coordinates
40.7575, -74.0025
Classified as
convention centre

Travel to Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

Allow half an hour each way to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 23 km (14 mi) away, and rather more if your first session starts during the morning peak.

The centre of New York City is 4.8 km (3 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.

New York City has 509 venues mapped in total and a population of 8,478,072. The New York City guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.

What fits in this room

This is one of 5 exhibition and convention venues mapped in New York City, and the class matters more than the size: a hall is a floor you subdivide, which is a different purchase from a room you fill with chairs.

What already runs here

  • Big Apple Comic Conrecurring event, since 1996
  • New York Comic Conrecurring event, since 2006
  • Fanatics Festfan convention, since 2024
  • Fanatics Gamesannual event, since 2025

Recorded in Wikidata, which covers event series with an encyclopaedia entry. The venue's own calendar is the authority on availability.

A worked example for Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

Take 240 people through the door in Jacob K. Javits Convention Center — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in New York City. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.

activated attendees
240activated attendees
billable, after the first 50 are free
190billable, after the first 50 are free
for the whole event, at $5 each
$950for the whole event, at $5 each

You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.

1,000
activated attendees at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and what each dot costsOne dot ≈ 10 attendees

If this one is booked

4 other venues in New York City have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.

Where these numbers come from

event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.

  • Wikidata, CC0
  • OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
  • Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
  • Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Retrieved 3 September 2026. 9 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, recurring events, event calendar, nearest airport with distance and more.

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What it costs

Free up to 50
activated attendees, on one live event
$5
per activated attendee beyond 50
$4,750
the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000

Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.

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Questions people actually ask

What is the capacity of Jacob K. Javits Convention Center?

Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Jacob K. Javits Convention Center appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.

Where is Jacob K. Javits Convention Center?

429 11th Avenue, New York City, New York 10001, United States. It is 4.8 km (3 mi) from the centre of New York City. The nearest major airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 23 km (14 mi) away.

What does an event app cost for an event at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center?

240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in New York City. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.

What events are held at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center?

Recurring events recorded against Jacob K. Javits Convention Center include Big Apple Comic Con, New York Comic Con, Fanatics Fest and Fanatics Games. This comes from Wikidata and covers series with an encyclopaedia entry, so it is a floor rather than the venue's full calendar. The venue's own site is the authority on availability.

Is event67 affiliated with Jacob K. Javits Convention Center?

No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.

What else is nearby if Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is booked?

David Geffen Hall, Gramercy Theatre and Metropolitan Opera House are in the same city and have their own pages here. 509 venues in total are mapped in New York City.

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