Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Municipal Council Members, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., and other dignitaries held a press conference yesterday to promote the City of Newark as an ideal location for a new casino proposed for Essex County.
Newark is being promoted as a location for this new casino because of its strategic position as a transportation hub, its burgeoning economic development, and its increasing role as America’s newest destination city for arts, culture, entertainment, and business. The project will provide jobs for Newark residents during and after construction and create additional business opportunities after completion.
“Newark already has the infrastructure, both in terms of transportation and cultural institutions, that will help make a casino in North jersey attractive to visitors,” said County Executive DiVincenzo. “The City is easy to get to because of its accessibility from multiple highways, railway lines, Newark Liberty International Airport, and Penn Station. Once here, visitors will be able to enhance their gaming experience with the world-class entertainment provided at venues like the Prudential Center, NJPAC, the Newark Museum, and Newark Symphony Hall.
“I am pleased to join with Mayor Baraka and other members of our Essex delegation to promote Newark as the destination city in New Jersey,” Mr. DiVincenzo said.
In recent years, Newark has seen the opening of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Prudential Center, two major hotels in its downtown, the renovation of Military Park, the construction of a new skyscraper for Prudential. The City has also welcomed new businesses, like Panasonic USA’s national headquarters, Audible.com, Manischewitz, and Wakefern.
