But now that the tournament has ended and the fans have gone home, a more tangible look at the national event’s impact is available.But now that the tournament has ended and the fans have gone home, a more tangible look at the national event’s impact is available.
According to Prudential Center spokesman Bob Sommer, the three weekend games held at the arena had an attendance of 36,621, or 101 percent of the arena’s capacity.
Eleven hotels in the Newark area sold out for the weekend, and 1,062 volunteers helped fans from Wisconsin, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky and other places find their way around the city.
According to Sommer, those fans bought 4,774 bottles of waters, 5,357 sodas, 1,240 pretzels, 2,458 hot dogs and sausages, and 1,417 cookies inside Prudential Center. They also rode 1,224 shuttle rides between the arena, hotels and Ironbound restaurants.
Over the course of the week, Prudential Center staff worked 20,550 hours, or the equivalent of 10.5 people working for a full year.
Newark also reached the most eyes on television during the weekend — the top-rated Sweet 16 game and the top rated Elite Eight games were both hosted in Newark. The regional final between University of Kentucky and University of North Carolina drew CBS a rating of 8.9, or 15.4 million viewing households.
E-mail Melinda Caliendo at mcaliendo@njbiz.com
" /> was visible during the games: Visitors flooded the streets of the city, packed restaurants and bars, and filled nearby hotels.But now that the tournament has ended and the fans have gone home, a more tangible look at the national event’s impact is available.
According to Prudential Center spokesman Bob Sommer, the three weekend games held at the arena had an attendance of 36,621, or 101 percent of the arena’s capacity.
Eleven hotels in the Newark area sold out for the weekend, and 1,062 volunteers helped fans from Wisconsin, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky and other places find their way around the city.
According to Sommer, those fans bought 4,774 bottles of waters, 5,357 sodas, 1,240 pretzels, 2,458 hot dogs and sausages, and 1,417 cookies inside Prudential Center. They also rode 1,224 shuttle rides between the arena, hotels and Ironbound restaurants.
Over the course of the week, Prudential Center staff worked 20,550 hours, or the equivalent of 10.5 people working for a full year.
Newark also reached the most eyes on television during the weekend — the top-rated Sweet 16 game and the top rated Elite Eight games were both hosted in Newark. The regional final between University of Kentucky and University of North Carolina drew CBS a rating of 8.9, or 15.4 million viewing households.
E-mail Melinda Caliendo at mcaliendo@njbiz.com
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But now that the tournament has ended and the fans have gone home, a more tangible look at the national event’s impact is available.
According to Prudential Center spokesman Bob Sommer, the three weekend games held at the arena had an attendance of 36,621, or 101 percent of the arena’s capacity.
Eleven hotels in the Newark area sold out for the weekend, and 1,062 volunteers helped fans from Wisconsin, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky and other places find their way around the city.
According to Sommer, those fans bought 4,774 bottles of waters, 5,357 sodas, 1,240 pretzels, 2,458 hot dogs and sausages, and 1,417 cookies inside Prudential Center. They also rode 1,224 shuttle rides between the arena, hotels and Ironbound restaurants.
Over the course of the week, Prudential Center staff worked 20,550 hours, or the equivalent of 10.5 people working for a full year.
Newark also reached the most eyes on television during the weekend — the top-rated Sweet 16 game and the top rated Elite Eight games were both hosted in Newark. The regional final between University of Kentucky and University of North Carolina drew CBS a rating of 8.9, or 15.4 million viewing households.
E-mail Melinda Caliendo at mcaliendo@njbiz.com
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