City officials said the plan - which will contribute more than $8 million of the $177 million it's getting from the Biden administration under the American Rescue Plan - would hone in on job growth, so-called “equitable development,” small business growth, and neighborhood revitalization.

The $90 million project was financed through a complex and unique public-private partnership established with the university's development partner RISE Highlanders, its collegiate housing partner Collegiate Housing Foundation, and its public partner, the Essex County Improvement Authority.

The program will begin this fall with the unveiling of 12 commissions at the company's redesigned Washington Park headquarters and in the surrounding downtown neighborhood, which is undergoing a renovation in preparation for employees’ return to the office.

Participants will have access to the NBH online learning community, including live interaction between participants and coaches.

Under the program, the organization will provide grants to the city's seven police precincts to develop and implement a community policing program that prioritizes youth engagement.

Submissions were received from 631 cities in 99 countries and evaluated by a committee for their vision, potential for impact, feasibility and transferability. The New Jersey qualifiers are two of 50 chosen to advance that hail from six continents and 29 countries.

The founder and CEO of Scotch Porter talks about the company's growth, his ties to Newark and what inspired him to get into the grooming business.

"The Gateway Center in Newark, New Jersey, was built with good intentions," writes Prudential Financial Senior Vice President, Inclusive Solutions Lata Reddy. "[Its] fatal flaw was that it was built with one group in mind: the transient and relatively affluent commuters. Left out of the process: Newark's own residents and business owners."

The development will be built in nine phases with around 4,200 residential units, 200 affordable units, up to 3,000 parking spaces, at least 100,000 square feet of hospitality and destination retail, coworking space and publicly accessible green space.

This is the first investment from a Fortune 500 financial institution as the New Jersey '40 Acres and a Mule' Fund rapidly expands to now include eight cities: Newark, Orange, East Orange, Paterson, Camden, Trenton, Irvington, Bridgeton and Atlantic City.

The CEO of Newark Symphony Hall discusses the venue's renovation, how the pandemic is challenging the arts community here and around the country, and where the new NSH will fit in the redeveloping city.

Some of the world’s greatest performers have taken the stage at Newark Symphony Hall – the Metropolitan Opera, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and the Rolling Stones to name just a few. But the century-old venue in the heart of downtown Newark has seen better days, and Taneshia Nash Laird is in charge of returning it to glory.