Submitted by sugarintheboots t3_112k4ws in newjersey
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whaler76 t1_j8knnaj wrote
13.75 on 300 mil !!?? Those deals should be posted on wallstreetbets 😂🤣
Ordinarily_Claim t1_j8ks1wl wrote
Some-Imagination9782 t1_j8kuh4g wrote
I don’t want to get stabbed while shopping
EagleFly_5 t1_j8kv36f wrote
Pretty much how the mall’s been since the “phase 2” opening (shops/restaurant/water park) in March 2020 was pushed back due to the early stage of the COVID pandemic in NJ & delayed that by 7 months.
Still, gonna get the popcorn ready for the legal drama we’ll see for American Dream in the months (& years) to come over debt & how it’s both in an over saturated retail market, and too much of a Jack of All Trades business.
drpuchala t1_j8kw0bs wrote
New Jersey got this dead beat mall instead of new train tunnels
WhoDatDatDidDat t1_j8kwj76 wrote
Where’s your sense of adventure? There aren’t many places left to go for a good down-home stabbin’ these days. Now if you had said “I don’t want to pay to park and then get stabbed” I would totally get that.
Electrical_Stress_71 t1_j8kxy7j wrote
Terrible from inception.
DeaddyRuxpin t1_j8kyaj2 wrote
Paying for parking is how you know you are getting a quality stabbing. No one wants the low rent district free street parking stabbing.
Educational_Paint987 t1_j8kyilq wrote
Or just new trains but glad someone out here still asking the right questions.
WhoDatDatDidDat t1_j8kyo7e wrote
Good point. Last time I got stabbed there, they took my shoes, too.
wessty1984 t1_j8kzk6k wrote
The outcome just about everyone predicted even before it opened.
jskis23 t1_j8l1je8 wrote
Shoulda let NASCAR build a track years ago
yuckyd t1_j8l2lb1 wrote
Fuck that place. I still can’t believe it even got built.
yuckyd t1_j8l2ow1 wrote
Seriously. No one wanted that hunk of junk.
craigerino75 t1_j8l95tj wrote
Oh
RockyDiMeo t1_j8l98vy wrote
It’s not going anywhere, place is packed on the weekends.
sugarintheboots OP t1_j8l9lcd wrote
If they keep not paying their bills, it’s inevitable.
ColdYellowGatorade t1_j8lanl0 wrote
Just turn it into a epic laser tag location.
JohnLockeOP t1_j8lhrko wrote
It’s a dope mall idk why more people don’t shop there. The Saks Fifth Avenue section is fire and the entertainment for families and kids is unmatched at any other malls I’ve ever seen
-686 t1_j8ljb96 wrote
Such symbolism with something called American Dream slowly failing lol
Sonofjorel t1_j8lk3r2 wrote
We're getting some new trains. 25 new ALP45-DP-As are being delivered now, and the ML3s should start delivery by 2024. NJT is also looking to put money into upgrading some older/obsolete systems on Comet 2/4/5 and ML 1/2. They could always be buying more, it's keep me busier, but they aren't doing nothing.
Oh, and I know it's not NJ exactly, but PATH is getting more PA5s right now, too.
Alchohlica t1_j8lnwqg wrote
I’d probably go more if transit ran the Meadowlands line all days instead of just game days
digitalhandyman t1_j8lv2hl wrote
It's white collar crime, there's no accountability.
jawnbaejaeger t1_j8lwixn wrote
Look, if I'm going to get stabbed, I want it to be by someone who bothered to bring a good fucking knife after we've both paid for parking.
jawnbaejaeger t1_j8lwli6 wrote
Remember when it was supposed to be XANADU and was just a collection of multicolored trailers?
Sinsid t1_j8lyrem wrote
I don’t see them tearing it down at this point. Maybe bankruptcy and new owners. Like casinos in AC every few years.
leetnewb2 t1_j8m2dt3 wrote
To be fair, it used to be Xanadu.
Fox_Body_Barra t1_j8ma01w wrote
It’s been busy every time I’ve ever been there.
Richard__Juul t1_j8mau1t wrote
It will probably end up being a casino.
pompcaldor t1_j8mg7l4 wrote
And who’s gonna go to this casino once New York State approves a Manhattan casino?
Crazy-Insane t1_j8mjhzs wrote
Paying for parking to shop... as if I'm on Rodeo Drive or some shit... Nah, no thanks.
its_foxtopus t1_j8mmq3g wrote
still? or again?
Mets1st t1_j8mqbcn wrote
Xanadon’t
Mets1st t1_j8mqj7x wrote
Love user name! I read his book!
Richard__Juul t1_j8mt999 wrote
People too cheap to pay the $50 toll.
HawkTiger83 t1_j8mtors wrote
Thanks for your business. Your corporate owners will repay you with pollution and slavery.
gintoddic t1_j8mwhol wrote
People who live in NJ 1000% do not want to go to NYC if they don't have to.
CardassianZabu t1_j8n0gql wrote
Lol, I thought it was a bunch of stacked shipping containers for a few years until I found out it wasn't. It was so ugly.
colivera86 t1_j8n1ijp wrote
Yea…no…
jskis23 t1_j8n2d2t wrote
Why not? They offered to clean up all environmental issues and it wouldn’t be a money pit.
MattyBeatz t1_j8n2i92 wrote
In their defense, when the idea was hatched to build it like 20 years ago, people actually still went to malls.
SleepyHobo t1_j8n4po2 wrote
People still go to malls if you don't live in South Jersey. Menlo, Garden State, Short Hills, etc.. All packed during the weekends.
on_mission t1_j8n86yj wrote
Same - I was like oh what a great concept for recycling/waste reduction! Then I actually drove right by it and saw the terrible truth that these weren’t shipping containers, but a purposefully chosen color scheme.
MerWinterCakeGiants t1_j8n9hp7 wrote
Why does everyone hate this mall so much? I went this past weekend and it’s just a big mall. Nothing amazing but it’s still a nice mall. Why the hate? I must be missing something.
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RepulsiveCorner t1_j8nbyl9 wrote
xanaduhastmich
charizardFT26 t1_j8nd21j wrote
Would be perfect for nascar
neekogo t1_j8ndqze wrote
The amount of state funds that were injected into it when our infrastructure or several other programs desperately could have used the money.
The amount of time it took to build and still not even be 100% ready on opening day.
The unplanned lack of traffic control.
The fact that there's no direct route to it from the city/airports or other mass transit option such as a shuttle that would actually bring in and take some of that NYC tourist money.
The clusterfuck that it is anytime theres a Jets or Giants home game.
And the real kicker: you need to pay for parking
GrammarLyfe t1_j8ne7rp wrote
No one wanted it from the moment it was announced.
MerWinterCakeGiants t1_j8nf1rj wrote
Okay I see where the disdain comes from thanks for explaining.
NachoFries2020 t1_j8ni1bj wrote
More like the American Nightmare mall. Just let it sink into the Meadowlands swamp already.
twothumbswayup t1_j8nlfvs wrote
pfft. just cover your plate
TroyMcClure10 t1_j8nmuya wrote
Wow I think they have always been in trouble. I can’t see this ending well for the owners.
Sifsifm1234 t1_j8no5yv wrote
Yeah, no shit
TriggerTough t1_j8nu17q wrote
and I just re-upped my season pass to Skudin Surf.
Hope the place doesn't close. That wave pool has killer surf sessions there.
Sinsid t1_j8nw0te wrote
You forgot the $40 for parking.
Sinsid t1_j8nwswj wrote
A bunch of trucks flying MAGA flags in a smelly swamp? Ya maybe. But they would have to drive through the rest of NJ to get there.
Practical_Argument50 t1_j8nzjg2 wrote
Most expansion has been put on hold until the. Tunnels get build also the bridges over the Hackensack and Passaic need to be replaced also.
WredditSmark t1_j8o2bq8 wrote
https://i.imgur.com/TyQSHGT.jpg
This sub in a nutshell
Quintessince t1_j8o2z2y wrote
This thing smelled like a scam the day it was announced. I'm surprised it actually opened at some point.
Papa_Louie_677 t1_j8o4cvb wrote
I haven't been but those who I know who went have not said great things. Especially when it comes to the parking.
JohnLockeOP t1_j8oa0q6 wrote
You’re welcome? What’s the alternative here?
JohnLockeOP t1_j8oa5yv wrote
Haha same he was a great philosopher. But my name comes from the John Locke character from the TV show ‘Lost’
HawkTiger83 t1_j8ogtkd wrote
What's the alternative to shopping at a mall?..Mall shopping is that essential?.. What?
YamiNoSenshi t1_j8oj279 wrote
iT kEePs HaPpEnInG
LadyStarling t1_j8osjhd wrote
I don't get why these developers didn't try to get someone to lobby an exception to the Bergen Blue Law for them, just one of the myriad of reasons they're losing money. No it would not have fixed all their problems but the loss in profit for all those stores must be insane considering how busy it is on Fridays and Saturdays
JohnLockeOP t1_j8p14pq wrote
Dude what are you even saying? I never said it’s essential lmao, I’m just interested in the products and entertainment they provide so I enjoy them? Enjoy mommas basement buddy, bye bye
charizardFT26 t1_j8p1ssu wrote
I mean they’re all gonna probably have to drive through jersey anyway to get to the New Hampshire race.
NjMel7 t1_j8pod76 wrote
Maybe just use it as a storage site for Chris Christie’s huge ego.
TerryTheEnlightend t1_j8t72u2 wrote
Lemme get this straight. Olivia Newton John was taken from us, but American Dream (?!!) is still here. And you want to know why nobody goes to church anymore
gordonv t1_j91bbjd wrote
/serious
I've never been. What made you go back multiple times?
gordonv t1_j91bho2 wrote
Wait. Blue Laws apply to American Dream?
LadyStarling t1_j91l43q wrote
Yes they do and people on Sundays that visit the attractions are always so confused when they see the signs on the stores that won't let them in to buy things
gordonv t1_j91mwra wrote
Well... I am at a loss for words on this one.
Why did this get past the planning stages?
neekogo t1_j8kllb4 wrote
Love the flair. So appropriate