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Convention center study gets $50K from Padavan

By Adam Kramer

The Queens Chamber of Commerce has received a financial boost in its push to figure out if building a Queens County Convention Center makes sense for the borough.

State Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) announced Monday that he secured $50,000 to finance a feasibility study. He did not say when the study would get underway.

The chamber has argued that the presence of both John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports in Queens, along with the borough