With its glory days long gone and its future up for grabs, the fate of the Izod Center has become an open question. After years of study and debate, officials suddenly took action in January — shuttering the 34-year old state-owned arena with barely two weeks warning and shifting much of its business to the privately… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: June 17th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Christie Administration, New Jersey | Tags: Brendan Byrne Arena, Christie Administration, Continental Arena, Izod Center, Meadowlands | Comments Off on Behind the Izod Closure: More Questions Than Answers in the Meadowlands
The Izod Center is being shut down, but several events, including the Ringling Bros. circus, will keep the lights on through March. (Mitsu Yasukawa | The Star- Ledger)
EAST RUTHERFORD — It began with Bruce. It apparently will end with elephants and clowns. The last act of the Izod Center will be the circus. State officials, who last week announced the closing of the aging arena in the Meadowlands by the end of the month, say they are working to move the remaining events… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 18th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: Bergen County, East Rutherford, Essex County, Izod Center, Meadowlands, Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce, Mike Ferguson, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, Newark, Prudential Center, The Pru, The Rock, Wayne Hasenbalg | Comments Off on Izod Center shutdown may take longer than expected
