Dogged by ongoing squabbles over the Freedom Tower design, and still stinging from the rejection last year of a proposal for a new Jets stadium, many city and state officials in New York want the $1.7-billion Jacob K. Javits Convention Center expansion plan to go forward without a hitch.
After more than two years of planning, the proposal to double the size of the out-of-date convention center was approved in April by state officials. The plan�s fate now lies with the city�s Public Authorities Control Board which, after a 30-day public comment period beginning May 15, will decide whether the project goes forward or is scrapped.