Delayed opening for $2B Meadowlands Xanadu project sparks criticism

Once touted as a key economic engine for North Jersey, the Meadowlands Xanadu project is on the rocks with retail tenants balking, a delayed opening, and a key lender defaulting. As a result, Meadowlands Xanadu officials had to announce that much of the construction had to be suspended.

Now, Senate President Richard Codey (D-Essex) has jokingly made a proposal: scrap the whole thing - indoor ski slope and all - and turn it into a piece of modern art.