John Schreiber

Well, Newark is certainly an under-resourced city.

It's one of the poorest cities in the country.

That said, Newark is on the rise.

We have a really effective mayor.

He's a practical progressive.

I'm sure you've talked to him.

His name is Roz Baraka.

And right now, thanks to this mayor and to Governor Murphy and to philanthropists like Lee, this arts center is in the middle of a $350 million project.

a real estate development project that includes 245 units of residential, the education center, townhomes, new streetscape.

And this is all on the NJPAC campus, right?

And what we've observed in Newark is that if you build it, they will come.

So as a

community on the rise as a residential community with a bright future.

Newark has got that.

Crime is down.

We're dealing with homelessness and food insecurity in very intentional ways.

And it's a very collaborative community.

So as an anchor cultural institution, which NJPEC defines itself as, we feel like we're in really good company with Prudential, with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, with Audible, with Panasonic, with lots of corporate anchors who are

including Barnabas Health, who are invested in the economic future of the city, but also the bright lives of the folks who live here.