 Within the first ten years of the Coliseum's opening, the city had collected almost $9.1 million from the TBTA.Up to the end of 1986, the Coliseum hosted 1,246 events.Conventions held at the Coliseum included the New York International Auto Show; the International Flower Show; the International Home Expo; the New York Coliseum Antiques Show; the National Photographic Show; and the Philatelic Exhibition.