From Paul Gutheil

IMG_2532, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. We were at A RBBB PR event in Newark on Sept. 3rd. It was great. We met and spoke with Mayor Cory Booker who is a very fine gentlemen. He and his associates are trying hard to turn Newark around and they are succeeding. The Felds are donating a couple or more million dollars towards a (children's?!) museum that will be near the Prudential Center. When I told him how impressed we were with what HE is doing for Newark, he politely corrected me and said it is WE; he takes no individual credit. I got no impression other than that he genuinely loves the circus and he mentioned a couple of times to all assembled about how wonderful it was when, as a child, he was taken every year to see RBBB. I must admit,as a resident of Northern NJ for 58 years, I always dreaded even going near Newark, BUT NOW......we have been to Newark 3 times since Sept 3rd and felt quite comfortable. The Prudential Center is won- derful, it's employees very warm, courteous and proud. The Police are in great evidence and they have all new vehicles. They too are most helpful and proud. Today we parked at a brand new Hilton Hotel in the Gateway Center, right across the street from Penn Station Newark and about a 5-10 minute walk from the arena....inside almost all the way. They are supposed to be building a walkway that will take you, completely enclosed, from Penn Station to the arena. WE PARKED AT 10:15 AND LEFT AROUND 5:00....IT COST US $10.00.