DEPUTY MAYOR BAYE ADOFO-WILSON AND NEWARK COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACTING PRESIDENT SCOTT BLOW TO BREAK GROUND FOR RIVERFRONT PARK EXPANSION PROJECT ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, AT 11 A.M, AT RAYMOND BOULEVARD AND JEFFERSON STREET IN CITY’S EAST WARD Dignitaries will break ground on Newark’s largest park investment in decades; $6 million project will bring…
Media Contact: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com; 646-872-2377 Star-Studded Award Ceremony to Close First Annual Newark International Film Festival 100 indie films, celebrity appearances, and presentation of Innovation in Filmmaking Award Newark, NJ – September 11, 2016 – Mayor Ras J. Baraka will participate in tonight’s Newark International Film Festival Awards Ceremony at the historic Newark…
Media Contact: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com; 646-872-2377 First Annual Newark International Film Festival Kicks Off This Weekend 100 indie films, celebrity appearances, family fun, workshops, and more Newark, NJ – September 9, 2016 — Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that between today, Friday, September 9 and Sunday, September 11, the inaugural Newark International Film Festival (NIFF) will unleash…
Contacts: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377; Tehsuan Glover, tglover@newarkiff.com First Annual Newark International Film Festival Gears Up for September Debut August 18, 2016 — Newark, NJ – Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced today the countdown for next month’s three-day, inaugural, international film festival for independent filmmakers, film aficionados and aspiring creatives. With submissions from 800 directors,…
Contact: Cheryl McCants, 646-872-2377, cmccants@eimpactconsutling.com Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka Opens the City’s Third Community Storefront in the North Ward More than 45 Newarkers have been able to establish businesses as a result of this entrepreneurial initiative. July 20, 2016, Newark, N.J. – Mayor Ras J. Baraka participated today in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the…
MEDIA ALERT Contact: Impact Consulting, Cheryl McCants, 646-872-2377, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor Baye Adofo-Wilson and Newark Community Economic Development Corporation Acting President Scott A. Blow Announce Grand Opening of the City’s North Ward Community Storefront This business-development program continues to bring entrepreneurial training and retail opportunities to ALL Newarkers. Incubators…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Newark Press Information Office; Press Secretary: Marjorie Harris; 973-733-8004; PressOffice@ci.newark.nj.us MAYOR BARAKA DENOUNCES HIRING DISCRIMINATION AT PORT NEWARK AND ELIZABETH Will lead second march for job later this month Newark, NJ –- July 8, 2016 — Citing a “provocative and discriminatory” Facebook message as an example of “deeply ingrained racism’ in Port Newark and Elizabeth’s…
MEDIA CONTACT: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 973-337-2028, 646-872-2377 Newark, NJ Passes Innovative Environmental Justice Ordinance Historic Legislation Tackles Environmental Injustices and Promotes Sustainable Development July 13, 2016 – NEWARK, N.J. — Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced today a major milestone in urban development and revitalization – New Jersey’s most progressive environmental justice ordinance. The Newark City…
MEDIA CONTACT: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 973-337-2028, 646-872-2377 Internationally Renowned James Corner Field Operations to Lead Landscape Design Efforts for Newark’s Award-Winning Riverfront Park Mayor Ras J. Baraka continues to beautify Newark with cutting-edge, urban-designs June 14, 2016 – NEWARK, N.J. — Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor Baye Adofo-Wilson and Newark Community Economic Development Corporation…
MEDIA ALERT Contact: Impact Consulting, Cheryl McCants, 646-872-2377, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor Baye Adofo-Wilson and Newark Community Economic Development Corporation Acting President Scott Blow Announce James Corner Field Operations to Serve as Lead Designer Landscape Architect for Newark’s Riverfront Park Internationally Renowned Architect to Lead Design Efforts for Next Phases of…