I don’t disagree with any of the general sentiments here, but I’ll throw in my 2 cents based on my knowledge and experience:

• Firstly, one of the biggest cited points of the renovation was to be more accessible and plugged into the street grid, so in an absolute sense of the word, Gateway is inherently less fortress-like then it was previously. Yes the additional guard presence isn’t welcoming or ideal- but that’s also not exactly unusual practice right now in a lot of commercial property management circles (speaking as someone who previously worked in onsite property management in Midtown Manhattan throughout all of 2020).

• Not that we should automatically give them the benefit of the doubt either, but to play devils advocate (pun intended) for a second: i think it’s also worth keeping in mind that that most of the restaurant spaces aren’t finished or open yet (as of right now it’s just a Jersey Mikes, A Dunkin, a Grab-N-Go cafe type place, soon to be joined by Chip City), and the gym and a couple other spaces haven’t been leased yet, and many offices are still WFH/hybrid and may not be seeing their pre-Covid occupancy levels yet. Given all that: it’s possible that management may be hesitant to commit resources keep it open later with fewer people coming through, and fewer things open, so the reduced hours could well be a temporary measure until more retail tenants open up or a way to gauge foot traffic/demand in the area before doing a full rollout.

• Sometimes things also just get miscommunicated or fall through the cracks too. I’ll give an example here:

Last week they announced its opening midweek, but when I went into Newark and got off the train on Friday they still had “tenant only” signs up on the Newark Penn side Skybridge entrance and guards were still checking badges. The guards were still under the understanding that the area was closed off to the public since the restaurants weren’t open yet - even after I showed them the Instagram post. (FWIW guards didn’t stop me when I entered the “Jewel Box” entrance across the street from the main Newark Penn street-level entrance)….So I followed up with the Junction’s Instagram account that day and asked them to clarify why guards were still checking badges.

They did reply that they had since removed the signs and badge checks later on - I didn’t see a notification of that reply at the time so I DM’ed them a photo of a “tenants only” sign I took on Friday - they confirmed that they ran my original comments up to management back on Friday and had even followed up with the guards that morning to confirm it was open (Happy to report that the signs and badge checks were gone when I came in earlier this morning- just a couple security guards standing off to the side).

My point with that above anecdote is that sometimes Hanlon’s Razor is true: don’t always attribute to malice or conspiracy when stupidity/incompetence/negligence can also explain it.

That, and also by offering measured yet actionable and constructive feedback, pointing things out to the right people’s attention, and voting with your feet/wallet as well as your voice, sometimes things can changed quicker than you might expect.

Yeah, except MLK/ High Street is a wide Road. If you're view perspective is good, you will quickly realize that road is too narrow to be MLK. The only part of MLK that narrow is in North Newark and that was mostly white Italian and Puerto Rican at the time with Columbus homes having replaced that entire neighborhood.

I think this was one of newark's north south numbered streets from 1st to 22nd Street.

That could be any of newark's north/south Teen streets. It could also be where Society hill, NJIT or even UMDNJ is today.

Lol If they’re closed on weekends and only open while I’m at work, then this truly isn’t for me

They confirmed in an Instagram comment reply it would open for up to 2 hours after events finished on game dates.

There will never be critical mass if businesses continue to be erected at the exclusion of the 300,000+ people that actually live here. Trying to gentrify a 90% minority city with chains aimed at a small number of commuters is such a dumb strategy. Nobody moved to Jersey City or Brooklyn for Teriyaki Madness.

I don’t agree with the demands here. Some of these speciality eateries have a relatively low rate of succeeding in general, and now post COVID? Retailers downtown are struggling. And inside Gateway? Fuhgeddaboutit. What’s the occupancy rate of that complex these days? When I walk through there I could hear a pin drop.

I hope the dumpling and cookie shops can simply do well enough to stay in business. If it’s good for business they’ll stay open after 6. If not, not. They’re on razor’s edge, and we want to make more demands ? Come on. And if you want the businesses on the street to do better, 6pm close times for the complex are good for the business on the street.

If it's international, I wouldn't stray too far from the airport and since you said "Saturday" night, I don't think some places may be open that late.

You could check out a bar in the Ironbound or Elizabeth, or maybe see if there's a 24 hour diner nearby for a quick bite (There's Andro's on Ferry and Merchant)

American Whiskey closes at 8pm on non-event days fyi

Are we upset about the walkway being closed or the businesses? I agree, it would be great for the walkway to stay open late. I'm not sure how fair it is to force the businesses to stay open if they don't have the customers to support the cost of staying open late or on weekends. Downtown is still more or less dead evenings and weekends except for when there is an event. American Whisky and Redds outside of events rarely have people there and they both stay open late and on weekends. I don't see how a place selling cookies and without a liquor license is going to buck that trend. If the downtown restaurants aren't a destination yet, I'm not sure how the Gateway restaurants will be just because the walkway is open later. There just isn't enough critical mass, even with all the new development.

Thank you!

I really like exploring but I’m worried that I’ll have to deal with rush hour on a Saturday night if I take transit/a taxi

International

You do it all online on the agency website

https://www.nj.gov/grc/public/citizens/

You need to know what youre looking for, not just a general request. So for mine was something like "agreement between NJTransit and City of Newark related to Gateway Center Skybridge at Penn Station, 1968-1973"

The Instagram account deleted the entire thread on that topic. Walked by wednesday at 8ish when a game was getting out and it was closed

There is supposed to be two street level retails, one by Penn, and a tiny one on Market but neither are leased

Sorry it was in the garage, not the basement

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/06/burrough200406

I actually knew of this case before seeing this house listing, after looking at various properties in north Newark.

Edit: totally different house (214 Elmwood)

What!

Not defending Leon or the lack of a hearing, but the headline is kind of BS. Test scores have plunged in basically every major city since Covid and a superintendent alone isn't going to bring them back up in such a short period of time.

You can't blame the guy for wanting to show off his horse sized cock.

Been confirmed now: 10-6 lol

How does one submit an OPRA request?

I always get downvoted for pointing out much of the development is for commuters and those who only want an apartment but really live in NY. Meanwhile the developers are handed multidecade tax abatements. So the current residents are partially financing development for a contingent who will only be working and not living in the city.

Call your council person. Know their name and make sure they know yours.

He’s the east ward councilman

While that’s true, it still focuses on catering to people outside of Newark.