Comments on: Gov. Chris Christie calls Jets and Giants lawsuit “anti-New Jersey”

By: jetsfan80

jetsfan80 — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:48:27 +0000

Chris Christie is a fat jackass. It’s his way or no way. Must have been bullied his entire life for being a fat ass. Now everyone has to pay for it

By: dobreshunka

dobreshunka — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:40:57 +0000

There are still blue laws in Bergen county. Every retail store with the exception of grocery stores and restaurants are closed by law on Sunday. This freakin monstrosity that was a bad idea in the first place, and has/will suck far more taxpayer dollars than MetLife Stadium EVER will, and Xanadu shouldn’t get a free ride at the expense of other businesses. There’s a reason why the residents of Bergen County want malls closed on Sunday, and the fat ass who likes to turn purple and scream a lot ought to accept that and quit theatening to sit on people who simply want the current laws upheld.

By: enoughofthatalready

enoughofthatalready — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:59:30 +0000

With the blue laws in effect, the mall will be closed on Sundays anyway. What is the big deal? Maybe the Jets will sell some tickets instead of putting them in Cracker Jacks boxes as booby prizes.

By: seageo

seageo — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:36:56 +0000

I am a Christie supporter and dont think one business can stop another because of traffic….
HOWEVER…

As far as a “sweetheart” deal dont forget that the state owed the Giants millions because they failed with renovations and upkeep of the old Giants Stadium which the Giants quietly ate the cost.

ALSO I dont think I am alone when I say that Xanadu or whatever it is caused is a HUGE eyesore…the ugliest thing I have ever seen and built on top of a dump. Get rid of it and put it somewhere else.

By: tarheelpirate

tarheelpirate — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:09:44 +0000

Wait. Isn’t this the same guy who, upon taking office, stopped a major infrastructure/transportation project, between NY and NJ, that would have added many, many more jobs than this project?

By: onbucky96

onbucky96 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:22:50 +0000

Wow. I have to agree with Christe the Hutt on this one.

By: covercorner

covercorner — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:16:06 +0000

Chris Christie is a do nothing governor.

By: btowngetsdown

btowngetsdown — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:20:03 +0000

nyjets1017 says:
Aug 1, 2012 11:49 AM
Maybe he should attend a game without a police escort to get threw traffic then see how he feels about it.

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Good point. But, “police escorts?” He’s way beyond that. He takes taxpayer funded helicopters to his kid’s baseball games. No wonder he doesn’t care about traffic concerns.

By: nflovercollegefb

nflovercollegefb — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:29:58 +0000

Gotta agree with the Gov. on this issue.

BTW, a water park in the NJ Meadowlands? ewwww, bring on the three-eyed fish!

By: chazzmon

chazzmon — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:22:52 +0000

Governor Chubbs is right. Traffic stinks in No Jersey on weekdays too. Football is 16 days a year, if don’t want to go to the mall on those days then don’t. If you don’t want to park at the Meadowlands then go mass transit. You can’t block those jobs & business for 16 days a year.
Not to mention the Giants & Jets sell out every game anyway what are they worried about.

By: NoHomeTeam

NoHomeTeam — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:16:24 +0000

smacklayer says: “I say NJ should pass legislation that any non-NJ resident has to pay a $200 convenience fee to enter the stadium and a $200 transportation fee to drive to stadium.”

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I’m assuming a bit of hyperbole here, but the suggestion does have a certain amount of emotional appeal.

I’m not sure it would be legal to do, though, let alone enforceable.

It also kind of targets the wrong people; non-NJ residents are already contributing their out-of-state dollars to NJ just by going to the game (on the assumption that the Meadowlands Commission negotiated at least some small percentage of the gate and concessions money from the Giants and the Jets.)

Adding a ZIP-code tax doesn’t really affect the business entities who are attempting to block the mall project, unless the goal is to keep people from going to the games, as a kind of punitive measure.

By: frankfordyellowjackets

frankfordyellowjackets — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:02:08 +0000

Maybe they should close Newark airport on game days too.
Christie’s a fatty but I have to agree with him on this.

By: riverhorsey

riverhorsey — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:45:37 +0000

Sorry Gov. Potato Chip but I don’t want to spend another hour or three hours getting in or out of the parking lot.

They can build the mall/amusement park in another spot.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:40:01 +0000

Never trust a man with two first names. However, the NFL’s arrogance knows no bounds. They are a company worth hundreds of billions of dollars run by multibillion dollar owners, yet they STILL hold cities/states hostage by demanding that the poor taxpayers fund their posh place of work. Now they want to irrationally stop contruction of a nearby mall.

Teams have never cared about traffic, so this unwarranted lawsuit smells of money. It sounds like the greedy owners of the Jets and Giants just want a piece of the revenue. 1%ers.

By: cruuuzcontrol

cruuuzcontrol — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:30:13 +0000

American Dream is also getting a heck of a sweet deal of their own to amend this monstrosity into an even more massive failure than it would have be if Xanadu opened on target. This deal sucks. Trying to expand its suckitude is the incorrect answer. The Giants and Jets are right to do this if they weren’t getting their point across at the negotiating table.

But I bet Woody Johnson is reading this and saying, “Chris, I thought we were bestest buddies?!?!?!”

By: guitarmaninks

guitarmaninks — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:26:38 +0000

Is it an indoor water park of some sort? If not, I don’t think many will be going to a water park in November , December and January … Any water parks I know of close that time of year

By: dontouchmyjunk

dontouchmyjunk — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:13:53 +0000

Typical rich man greed. Is anyone really surprised?

By: dietrich43

dietrich43 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:10:10 +0000

If the Giants and Jets wanted a say in what was built on that property, then they should have bought it!

By: mtheparrothead

mtheparrothead — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:04:35 +0000

Yes. I’m sure traffic for a water park during football season in new jersey is a nightmare.

By: JSpicoli

JSpicoli — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:48:22 +0000

We need more politicians like Christie. Most of the ones like him are too smart to want public office.

By: EJ

EJ — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:35:54 +0000

There is going to be a lot of hatred headed your way Mara and Tisch families. First off, you should show some respect to the Taxpayers, one if not both teams should be changed to the New Jersey Giants/Jets. Its where they play right?
Now they are blocking the State from creating more jobs? Because of parking/transportation? Ridiculous, especially with the way the economy has been, this is the time when we need jobs the most.

By: cleverbob

cleverbob — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:35:37 +0000

If there truly was some type of written agreement that’s being violated, then Christie doesn’t have a leg to stand on. I’m sure it will all get negotiated away with more backroom dealings for corporate welfare, political contributions, etc.

It’s tough to pick a side when you can’t stand any of the involved parties…

By: mijoh20

mijoh20 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:29:15 +0000

Dude, the mass transportation out to the Meadowlands on game day is terrific. How can a train that drops you off RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STADIUM not be convenient enough? Not to mention the exorbitant parking fees for the privilege of parking who knows where that you don’t have to pay. I am definitely not a Christie fan, but I agree with him on this. Just because the citizens of NJ got raped so that Met Life stadium could be built in NJ does not mean that the Giants and Jets own the whole Meadowlands. The problem of extra folks on game day is more of a mass transit issue to me. As good as the mass transit is on game days, I’m sure that proper mass transit options when this mall opens will make this a non-issue.

By: fafaflunky

fafaflunky — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:22:46 +0000

Play in ny then..

By: Baloo

Baloo — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:18:54 +0000

Christie makes a good stand here. Especially since the football season is only 16 weeks long and causes traffic one DAY out of the week. Come on. The mall/amusement park will generate revenue year-round.

By: smacklayer

smacklayer — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:15:20 +0000

Sounds to me like the Jets and Giants want their cake and eat it too. They got a sweetheart deal to build the stadium as the expense of citizens of NJ. Now NJ wants a little scratch of their back to get some jobs and tax revenue on the heels of the statium, and the Jets/Giants are crying. I say NJ should pass legislation that any non-NJ resident has to pay a $200 convenience fee to enter the stadium and a $200 transportation fee to drive to stadium.

By: savocabol1

savocabol1 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:11:57 +0000

How many game days per year are we talking about here (less than 20)? +

So for that reason alone you want to stop thousands of citizens from getting a job?

By: rmc1995

rmc1995 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:11:39 +0000

I guess to save you from nightmare traffic 8 times a year all of the jobs and revenue expected from the development should stop immediately.

By: tmkelley1

tmkelley1 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:02:17 +0000

Nightmarish in the extreme? Aww, cry me a river, dude. We’re talking full time jobs for real people, not this fantasy world of football folks who reap millions and millions from a 4-hour visit to a stadium. Get real.

By: kvaldo1

kvaldo1 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:58:05 +0000

for 20 days out of each year; 4 of which are marginal football/scrimmages where capacity of stadium and traffic will be 60-70% at best…I rule in favor of the govenor on this one…