**STATEMENT FROM NEWARK VISITOR’S BUREAU:**
“We are elated to welcome world-class celebrities, entertainers, and visitors to our City for this exciting weekend.
Whether they are here for the taping of Black Girls Rock! at NJPAC, the MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center, or any of the other VMA VIP experiences hosted by our local partners, we want to assure them that the water crisis will not affect their stays.
The water crisis impacts a population of 1-2-3 family homes in areas away from the downtown district.
Restaurants, downtown hotels, and downtown venues that visitors will frequent have not been affected.
We look forward to showing everyone that Newark is a destination city and that we have a lot to offer. We want them all to return!”