Judge reopens Prudential Center after ‘technical’ closure
A city inspector closes the Pru Center for the weekend over an expired certificate of occupancy. The arena has operated under a temporary certificate since opening last October, because the building lacks a smoke evacuation system.
Pru Center management has been compensating for the lack of [...]
ECC graduation scenes
What a cool venue for a graduation ceremony.
Nets say showroom is proof of move
The Nets CEO delivers a total buzzkill to the possibility of bringing the team to the Prudential Center.
The Nets Thursday showed off a full-size replica of the luxury suites they expect to feature in their $950 million Brooklyn arena, in yet another push to demonstrate they are [...]
Will Booker and Vanderbeek be successful in bringing the Nets to Newark?Yes! They’ll work out a win-win deal for everyone involved.Maybe, but I think if they do that the Atlantic Yards project will fail.No way! There’s too much money and pride on the line for Ratner to walk away from the Nets.I just hope Booker [...]
Booker to Brooklyn: Let’s settle Nets matter on basketball court
“After years of obscurity mired in the Meadowlands, the Nets are ready for a slam dunk in the Brooklyn big leagues. Who knows, maybe the Devils want to lace up and come here too! If my esteemed colleague Cory Booker in Brooklyn’s ‘western suburb,’ a.k.a. Newark, [...]
Effort under way to bring Nets to Newark’s Prudential Center
The owner of the Devils hockey team and Newark Mayor Cory Booker are seeking to assemble a group of investors to buy the Nets and move the basketball team to Newark, people familiar with the effort said.
In recent weeks, Devils owner Jeffrey Vanderbeek has met with [...]
Star Ledger: Newark hoop dreams
Apart from whatever Ratner may be dreaming, there is the stumbling block of a clause in the Nets’ contract with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which owns the Izod Center. If the Nets leave to play anywhere other than Brooklyn, the team must pay the authority a penalty that [...]
New York Times: For Devils Fans, Trains Seem to Work Fine
Before the arena’s opening in late October, Mr. Vanderbeek said team surveys predicted that about 35 percent of fans would use mass transportation to get to the Prudential Center. The actual number, according to surveys done since, is closer to 50 percent.
“It’s just been fabulous [...]
Star Ledger: Essex exec wants to shut arena in the Meadowlands
The way Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo sees it, the $375 million Prudential Center has proved it can be a success. Since opening in October, the venue has attracted crowds to sporting events and concerts.
But there is one thing standing in the way of the [...]
NJ.com: After angering city with negative comments, ESPN’s Melrose will tour Newark
[ESPN hockey analyst Barry] Melrose, who angered the Devils, their fans and Newark officials five weeks ago with his negative comments about the neighborhood surrounding the new $380 million arena, will … meet with city officials for a tour of downtown Newark.
“I want [...]
