Jet Weather

In 1959, a New York Times editorial entitled "Requiem for the Meadows" was only saying what most people thought about this reviled land of burning garbage dumps, of polluted canals, of smokestacked factories, and impenetrable reeds. The Meadowlands was the nation's eyesore, the blight separating New York and America. The Meadowlands cried out to be developed. —Robert Sullivan, The Meadowlands: Wilderness Adventures at the Edge of a City In August I mentioned casually at a Mets game that I'd never been inside Giants Stadium. Next thing I knew, my friend Sharon — a person who converts casual mentions into first downs — asked me if I wanted to break that lifelong ohfer before the ancient facility (opened in 1976) turned to dust. She and Kevin have Jets season tickets and there was an opening October 18 against the Bills. A chance to see a stadium before it meets its wrecking ball sounded right up my sentimental alley. New Jersey Transit even started operating a ra...