Mayor Shows Optimism On Remaking Newark

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NEWARK After a challenging year with a horrific triple murder that refocused attention on crime in New Jersey's largest city, its mayor on Thursday declared his optimism for the future, announcing plans for a new hotel, lofts and a children's museum for the downtown area.

"In 2007, we kept our focus, we kept our momentum and we continued to march toward what I believe to be Newark's certain destiny: to be America's leading city in urban transformation," Mayor Cory Booker declared in his second state of the city address.

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Mayor Shows Optimism On Remaking Newark

While its neighbors of Jersey City and Hoboken have attracted significant r...

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