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Push On To Renovate ‘Xanadu’ Eyesore In N.J. Before Super Bowl 2014
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Governor Chris Christie has called it the ugliest building in America, and it may be the first structure people see when they come to the Super Bowl in New Jersey....
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Work To Resume Soon On American Dream Megamall In Meadowlands
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Even in a state renowned for its huge shopping malls, the massive building with its dizzying mishmash of pastel panels is astounding in its scope: 300 retail stores, an...
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Schwei: Devils Notes And Observations From The Week That Was
By John Schweibacher » More Columns The Devils may have put the brakes on their recent skid with two shootout victories in their last three games. Johan Hedberg stopped all three shots he faced in the...
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Training The Name Of The Game For N.J. Urban Search & Rescue Team
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Air rescues and pulling injured people from tons of rubble and knowing how to make life-saving decisions in a crisis takes practice. That is what the brave men and...
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John Cena Defeats The Rock In WrestleMania 29 At MetLife Stadium
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Wrestling fans descended upon the Meadowlands Sunday for WrestleMania 29, watching John Cena defeat Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to become the new WWE champiopn. Other...
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Christie On Super Bowl Security: ‘I’m Not Worried About It’
LONG BRANCH, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Chris Christie on Thursday reassured those shaken by the fatal Boston Marathon bombings that security will be tight at Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium early next...
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Super Bowl L To Be Held In Santa Clara, Super Bowl LI To Be Held In Houston
BOSTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — It’s official. The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the...
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Giants, Jets Again Sue Over Meadowlands Mall
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - The New York Giants and New York Jets refiled a lawsuit Thursday to stop developers from expanding a planned $3 billion megamall near MetLife Stadium, placing another...
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Mobile Couch: State Fair At The Meadowlands
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (WLNY) - One of the biggest family friendly events is underway in New Jersey this weekend. It’s the New Jersey State Fair at the Meadowlands. It started last Friday and runs...
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American Dream Developer Countersues Giants, Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - The developer of a New Jersey megamall project is countersuing the New York Giants and the New York Jets. Developer Triple Five says the NFL teams are engaging...
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Giants’ Headquarters At Meadowlands Renamed Quest Diagnostics Training Center
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Giants’ headquarters and training facility has a new name. Quest Diagnostics and the Giants announced a partnership Thursday in which the team’s...
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Palladino: Hambletonian Is Going Back To Its Old Ways
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns It’s back to the future for the $1.2 million Hambletonian. In an effort to throw some added excitement to the world’s greatest trotting event, its...
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Keidel: Enough, Already — It’s Time For The Giants To Shut Up
By Jason Keidel » More Columns One of sports’ spiritual arteries is trash-talking. My friends have waited over a decade for the Steelers to stink. Now that they do, people who haven’t spoken one foul...
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NFL ‘Convinced’ Lights Will Stay On At MetLife Stadium For Super Bowl XLVIII
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – The NFL huddled with PSE&G Thursday on the plan to supply electricity to MetLife Stadium for Super Bowl XLVIII in February. As WCBS 880′s Peter Haskell...
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Meadowlands To Go Under Weeklong Lockdown For Super Bowl
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Tailgating is doubtful when New Jersey’s Meadowlands sports complex goes under a weeklong lockdown for the Super Bowl. The New Jersey Sports and Exhibition...
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Battle Brewing Over Casino Expansion In New Jersey
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — With competition in New York and Pennsylvania chewing into New Jersey’s gambling revenue, state lawmakers are considering bringing casinos to Bergen County. But...
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Hudson River Patrols Set To Maintain Safety During Super Bowl
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — With the Super Bowl coming soon to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, teams are not the only ones with a game plan. As CBS 2’s Emily Smith reported, major security plans...
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Officials Ready For Possibility Of Snow, Extreme Cold At Super Bowl
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The snowstorm Tuesday dumped more than a foot of accumulation in East Rutherford, N.J. – the site of Super Bowl XLVIII. But as CBS 2’s Tony Aiello reported, more...
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Lawmakers Want To See More Jersey Pride In Run-Up To Super Bowl XLVIII
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – New Jersey lawmakers want the state to show a little more pride with the Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium fast approaching. As WCBS 880′s Levon Putney reported, it...
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Super Bowl Week Kicks Off As Area Gears Up For Big Game
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Super Bowl week is officially under way. The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks arrived in New Jersey on Sunday, and football fans have begun to join them. The area will be...
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Report: Deal Reached In Lawsuit Between Jets, Giants And Meadowlands Mall...
HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Giants and New York Jets have agreed to drop their lawsuit over the proposed American Dream megamall in the Meadowlands sports complex, according to a...
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Officials Relieved Meadowlands Mall Project Back On
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A day after word surfaced that the Jets and Giants reached an agreement with a megamall developer, officials expressed relief that the Meadowlands project is moving...
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American Dream Megamall To Be Redesigned, Open In 2016
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The developer of a massive New Jersey megamall has signed a union agreement to jumpstart work on the long-delayed project. Triple Five and the Bergen County...
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Casinos In Northern New Jersey? Idea Doesn’t Sit Well With Everyone
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Two state lawmakers have been pushing to set up casinos in northern New Jersey, but they – along with a developer who wants to build a casino in Jersey City – have been...
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Trixton Wins Hambletonian At Meadowlands
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Hall of Famer Jimmy Takter sent three horses to the starting gate for Saturday in the Hambletonian. He knew he had to give the horse he was driving, Trixton, all of his...
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Meadowlands Proposal Includes Casinos, Hotels
CARLSTADT, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Casinos, hotels, a convention center and a monorail could be on the horizon at New Jersey’s Meadowlands. That’s the plan business leaders laid out Tuesday to transform...
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Traffic Concerns Follow Unveiling Of Meadowlands Plan
CARLSTADT, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Plans unveiled Tuesday for casinos and a convention center at the Meadowlands have left some wondering what it will mean for traffic in the area. Jim Kirkos, head of the...
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As Atlantic City Casinos Close, Gov. Christie Hopes To Revive Gambling...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Lady Luck isn’t exactly smiling on Atlantic City these days. Two casinos are expected to close by next week and lawmakers on both sides are working to save the...
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Expert: NJ Racetracks Likely To Add Sports Betting Before Casinos Do
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Horse racing tracks are likely to implement sports betting in New Jersey before casinos do, a gaming expert says. Joseph Weinert, executive vice president of New Jersey-based...
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N.J. Scientists Discover Frog Species That Makes Un-Froglike Sounds
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Scientists have discovered a new frog species in southern New Jersey that makes some un-froglike sounds. The Atlantic Coast leopard frog groans and makes coughing...
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Lawmakers Expand Referendum On Expanding N.J. Gambling Beyond Atlantic City
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Atlantic City monopoly on New Jersey casino gambling may soon be coming to an end. As WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond reported, state lawmakers introduced a bill Monday...
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Plan Under Way To Turn Meadowlands Into Destination For Many More Events
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Big plans are afoot for developing the Meadowlands into a major destination. As WCBS 880’s Levon Putney reported, there are no big marketing dollars on the way to...
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Deal Reached For Several Retailers At American Dream Mall At Meadowlands
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A long delayed megamall at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford has announced agreements with several major national retailers for its scheduled summer 2017...
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CBS2 Exclusive: A Look Inside The ‘American Dream’ At The Meadowlands
Updated On November 2, 2015 at 5:54 p.m. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Governor Christie once called it the ugliest building in the U.S. The former Meadowlands Xanadu site has been sitting empty...
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Legislators Introduce Bill For Referendum On North Jersey Casino
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Legislation was introduced Friday to start the ball moving to bring casino gambling to northern New Jersey. The deal announced by Senate President Steve Sweeney calls...
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More Delays For The Meadowlands ‘American Dream’ Entertainment Complex
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — It looks like there will be more delays on construction of the anticipated ‘American Dream’ entertainment complex in the Meadowlands, as developers struggle to...
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East Rutherford Residents Frustrated As American Dream Mall Project Sits Dormant
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — It was supposed to be the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, but some say getting the project finished has been a nightmare. As CBS2’s Meg Baker...
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Harness Racing’s Best Descend Upon The Meadowlands For The Hambletonian
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The best horses from around the world will converge on the Meadowlands Racetrack this weekend with $1-million on the line for a race called the Hambletonian. As...
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Meadowlands ‘American Dream’ Project To Be Complete By 2019
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A former Meadowlands site in New Jersey will get one more shot. After years of plans that fell through, this time, new developers say the dream will come true. As...
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Kallas: Final Thoughts On Super Bowl XLVII And Next Year’s Game In New Jersey
By Steve Kallas » More Columns Here are some final thoughts on Super Bowl XLVII and next year’s super matchup at the Meadowlands. I) The 49ers hurt themselves tremendously early in the game. Their...
View ArticleMeadowslands American Dream Mall To Open In April 2019
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – The Meadowlands American Dream project has been dragging on for more than 15 years. Now the planners they have an opening date, reports CBS2’s Meg Baker. Among the...
View ArticleAmerican Dream Mall Hosting Job Fair Wednesday And Thursday
LYNDHURST, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The long-delayed American Dream mall will allegedly open this fall. If it does, thousands of jobs come with it. Inside the mega-mall being constructed at the Meadowlands,...
View ArticleNew Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Taken For Test Flight
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Thanksgiving may still be more than three weeks away, but preparations for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade are already in full swing. CBS2’s Marc Liverman...
View ArticleFears Over Environmental Impact Hindering Proposed Teterboro Airport Expansion
TETERBORO, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Plans to expand the busy Teterboro Airport into preserved land are up in the air. Locals and environmental groups fear the impact it will have on their homes, CBS2’s Meg...
View ArticleMore Trouble For American Dream? Bank Says Owners Missed Mortgage Payments On...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A mega mall mired in two decades of delays is facing yet another setback. First, the American Dream had to postpone its March opening of retail stores due to the...
View ArticleAmerican Dream Mall Reopening Its Indoor Ski Slope
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — It’s an early taste of winter for those who love to ski and snowboard. New Jersey’s American Dream mall is opening its indoor ski slope Tuesday. The attraction,...
View Article4 Charged In Deaths Of 2 Men Shot In Parking Lot Of Meadowlands Racetrack,...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Police charged three men and a 16-year-old boy Monday in the shooting deaths of two men in the parking lot of a racetrack in New Jersey. The shooting happened...
View ArticleHundreds Of Vehicles Line Up For Thanksgiving Food Giveaway At Meadowlands YMCA
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The need for food is greater than ever this holiday season. Hundreds of cars lined up Tuesday at a food distribution center at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford....
View ArticleTri-State Hunger: Cars Line Up Before Dawn For Food From Meadowlands YMCA
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – As the coronavirus crisis wreaks havoc on our communities, more and more people are going hungry. In New Jersey, the number of people that are food insecure is...
View ArticlePSE&G, Shoprite Donate To Help Meadowlands Area YMCA Distribute Meals To...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Volunteers helped distribute hundreds of meals Tuesday at the Meadowlands Area YMCA. It’s an effort that’s been going on since the pandemic started, but it just got...
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