This year’s edition continues the event’s growth beyond the Javits Convention Center, with venues like the Hammerstein Ballroom and Madison Square Garden hosting programs during the four-day festival. As in years’ past, NYCC is devoting significant programming time to discussing issues related to diversity in fandom and within the industry. NYCC is ReedPOP’s flagship event, growing from 30,000 in 2006 to over 180,000 badges sold in 2016. NYCC is, among many other things, a show large enough to render those considerations peripheral, if not irrelevant, to the fan experience. However there is enough else going on that these don’t dominate the identity of the event.

Source: Forbes October 03, 2017 16:18 UTC