NJ coaxing World Cup fans to celebrate on this side of the Hudson

All eyes are on the Garden State this week as New Jersey prepares to host its first of eight World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium, which has been temporarily renamed New York New Jersey Stadium. Businesses are preparing for an expected 1 million tourists over the tournament's course, and they’re getting an assist from the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce. President and CEO Jim Kirkos is spearheading those efforts, and says the chamber is using lessons from the 2014 Super Bowl, when fans flocked to New York City for food, drinks and entertainment. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: http://bit.ly/1ERsYqw This program is made possible by viewers like you. Please support NJ Spotlight News: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/member-benefits/ Sign up for our daily newsletter: https://www.njspotlightnews.org/newsletters/ Follow NJ Spotlight News: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/njspotlightnews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/njspotlightnews/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/njspotlightnews.org TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@njspotlightnews?_t=8VUNKN33vpu&_r=1 ----------------- While NJ PBS does not and cannot review every submission and is not responsible for the content of your comments, NJ Spotlight News reserves the right to delete, remove, move, or edit comments that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate or unacceptable for any reason.  ----------------- NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi is a nightly news program that airs weekdays on NJ PBS that covers local New Jersey news. Be sure to share with us your story ideas, feedback and tips about news in your neighborhood: https://bit.ly/32zwJDT NJ Spotlight News airs every weeknight at 6:30, 7:30 and 11 p.m. ET on NJ PBS.