If there ever was a political Iron Maiden for a politician to find themselves in, it would be that. Move this way, you get poked by this spike. Move that way, you get poked by that one.
True; they are damned if they do, damned if they don’t. If they side with the gibsmedats, you end up with Newark NJ; if they side with the people and businesses that bring money to the city, you end up with neighboring Jersey City NJ (which is definitely much better off today for it).