Within a short time of building the “Newark Bears” stadium, the residents were complaining about the type of jobs it brought; they didn’t want to sell popcorn, etc.
I understood their point, but at the same time they shouldn’t be biting the hand that feeds; without similar government infusions of cash, Newark would look like Mogadishu (and some of the outer edges do).
Construction jobs like these stadium boondoggles make me sick: The roads and bridges are rotting away (here at least), it would be a better use of money to fix those before stadiums.
Newark is that bad? I had a connecting flight through there ~8-10 years ago, so I didn't get to explore the area. Apparently, I didn't miss much. The mayor, Corey Booker is supposed to be good. Any thoughts on that?