It just occurred to me that it's going to be difficult to ship this very large piece to New York and not have it break. I don't have much experience with this sort of thing, but I do know when moving, special things need to be done to protect glass. It's also going to be heavy and expensive to ship. Specialty boxes don't come cheap. I imagine you can take it to a UPS or other shipping store to have it boxed up.
Would it make more sense to have someone in New York have the framing done?
Just asking. Not trying to control.
Dianne