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NYC Auto Show Postpones Event Because Of Coronavirus
More than one million people attend the week-long auto show each year. The event was pushed back to late August.
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The New York International Automobile Show will be postponed due to "ongoing health concerns from the spread of the coronavirus," organizers announced Wednesday.
This year's auto show will be held in late August and early September as opposed to the customary April, the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association said. The decision to postpone the event comes just two weeks after a Feb. 28 announcement that the show would go on as scheduled.
To keep up to date with coronavirus developments in NYC and school closings, sign up for Patch's news alerts and newsletter."We are taking this extraordinary step to help protect our attendees, exhibitors and all participants from the coronavirus," Mark Schienberg, president of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, said in a statement."For 120 years, 'the show must go on' has been heavily embedded in our DNA, and while the decision to move the show dates didn't come easy, our top priority remains with the health and well-being of all those involved in this historic event."
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The New York International Automobile Show regularly draws more than 1 million people to the week-long showcase at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Organizers estimate that the event brings in $330 million in economic activity for New York City.
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