"BRICK CITY" THE OFFICIAL NEWARK DISCUSSION THREAD

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Anyone check out the new Barcade they opened up on Broad st.?

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I was there yesterday, that Punisher game is :wow:. That final stage against the Kingpin was tough, my hands are still feeling it right now lol
 

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Newark breaks ground on Mulberry Commons park

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NEWARK -- After more than a decade of conceptualizing, negotiating, planning and design work, a new $10 million park intended to unify disparate locations in downtown Newark finally had a groundbreaking Monday.

Officials say the 3-acre Mulberry Commons park on Mulberry Street, and across from the Prudential Center arena, will provide a focal point and public gathering space for an underdeveloped section of the downtown just northwest of Newark Penn Station.

The park, designed by Sage and Coombe Architects, will include landscaped and tree-shaded lawns, walkways and seating, plantings, a pavilion and a fountain for children and families to enjoy.

It is envisioned as the centerpiece of a new community of residences and businesses that will generate more than 5,000 jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, city officials have said.

Once known as Triangle Park, the land is being developed in a public-private partnership that includes the City of Newark, the Devils NHL hockey team, Prudential Center arena, developers J&L Companies and Edison Properties, which also operates the ParkFast parking lots that occupy much of the neighborhood's still-undeveloped property.

Officials hope to build a pedestrian bridge from Penn Station to the park, a separate project estimated to cost $30 million that the park's development is not dependent on.

A groundbreaking for the park had been anticipated for at least as far back as Spring 2016. But Mayor Ras Baraka and other officials said finalizing details among the project's multiple participants had pushed back the start date, making Monday's event all the more welcome.

Mayor Ras Baraka joined developers from Edison Properties on Tuesday to kick off the Ironside Newark commercial and retail project



"Look, man, 10 years of fussing and not doing anything, I was frustrated myself," Baraka said after the event, when he and a dozen city officials and business leaders donned hard hats and shoveled a ceremonial mound of dirt. "When there are so many parties, you're always going to get that."

The ceremony was hosted by Carmelo Garcia, a former state assemblyman who had been director of real estate for the Newark Economic and Community Development Corporation. Garcia, who now serves as acting deputy mayor for economic development, said the park would be completed by Oct. 1, 2018.

The groundbreaking was attended by Devils President Hugh Weber, who told a crowd of more then 100 onlookers, "we look forward to many, many years and generations enjoying the space."

Edison Properties Chief Operating Officer Ben Feigenbaum said the park would serve as a "conduit" between Penn Station and the arena, and would spur development of the surrounding neighborhood south of Mulberry Street and west of Market, where Edison Properties is now investing $80 million to redevelop a 1907 warehouse into a business center.



One of the park's biggest proponents was Edison Properties co-founder Jerome Gottesman, a well-known developer and philanthropist, who died last month.

"For decades, courting and keeping businesses in Newark was an uphill battle due to the city's perceived shortcomings," Gottesman wrote in an op-ed published on NJ.com in April. "Today, we count ourselves amongst a growing group making huge investments based on a firm belief in Newark's future."
 

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Breaking news: Christie picks Newark as state’s Amazon bid

Newark has been selected by the governor’s office to be the state’s endorsed recommendation in the effort to land Amazon’s second headquarters, ROI-NJ has learned.

Two sources familiar with the decision told ROI-NJ that Newark was the selection. Both sources asked for anonymity because they are not authorized to speak on the process.

Gov. Chris Christie is expected to make a formal announcement at 1 p.m. Monday at the Rutgers Business School in the city. He will be joined by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, the city’s former mayor.

Christie made the decision after hearing presentations about the state’s four finalists — Newark, Jersey City, New Brunswick and Camden — from officials from the state Economic Development Authority last Wednesday.

Last month, Amazon announced it was seeking a location for a second headquarters, dubbed HQ2, which could bring $5 billion in spending and as many as 50,000 employees to the chosen state.

Bids are due to the Seattle-based e-commerce giant by Thursday.

The state’s three runners-up (and any other municipalities) are still able to make a proposal to Amazon, but the bid would not come with the state’s recommendation.

Amazon’s announcement that it was seeking a site for a second headquarters created a frenzy among municipalities throughout North America.

When making the announcement on Sept. 7, Amazon detailed a number of requests, including but not limited to cities that have a metropolitan area of more than 1 million people, access to mass transit, a major highway (within two miles) and an international airport (within a 45-minute drive).

The company also wanted high-speed internet coverage, proof of an educated workforce pool and connections to universities.

(READ MORE from ROI-NJ on the governor’s choice.)

It’s unclear how the selection of Newark stacks up with others in these areas.

New Jersey, however, has made known it is willing to meet Amazon’s request for financial incentives, as Christie, along with Democratic and Republican leaders in the state Legislature have pledged to pass legislation that would produce $5 billion in tax incentives.

The gubernatorial candidates, Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Democrat Phil Murphy, have both said they will support the measure.

But, first things first.

Earning the recommendation of the governor’s office is just Step One. Newark now takes a place among what many believe will be at least 50 municipalities formally bidding for the project.
 

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That shyt isn't coming to NJ tho

Don't be so quick to dismiss it, Newark would be a prime location (plus the tax abatements they give :rolleyes: damn near pennies to build here). But either way they're building Nwk up so much I'm sure some more major companies are coming through in the next 10-20 years.
 

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Don't be so quick to dismiss it, Newark would be a prime location (plus the tax abatements they give :rolleyes: damn near pennies to build here). But either way they're building Nwk up so much I'm sure some more major companies are coming through in the next 10-20 years.
yeah but Newark is competing with all the other major cities in the country.
I can't see Newark getting Amazon over Atlanta, NoVA, NC, the Texas cities etc.
 

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Don't be so quick to dismiss it, Newark would be a prime location (plus the tax abatements they give :rolleyes: damn near pennies to build here). But either way they're building Nwk up so much I'm sure some more major companies are coming through in the next 10-20 years.

NJ does not have a major tech scene to attract workers to Amazon in Newark. Most of the STEM population leave the state to NYC, Cali, and the Texas for employment. This proposal ain't happening. Not everybody at Rutgers and NJIT want to work at only Amazon. There has to be other options of companies to work for.

And most major companies are actually leaving rather than coming.
 
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NJ does not have a major tech scene to attract workers to Amazon in Newark. Most of the STEM population leave the state to NYC, Cali, and the Texas for employment. This proposal ain't happening. Not everybody at Rutgers and NJIT want to work at only Amazon. There has to be other options of companies to work for.

And most major companies are actually leaving rather than coming.
u do realize Newark is a 17 minute train ride from midtown Manhattan?
 
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