Music festival leaves N.J. state park mired in muck
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - A three-day music festival has left parts of the park near the Statue of Liberty a muddy mess. Organizers of the second annual All Points West festival, which featured Jay-Z among other headliners, say they are surveying the damage and plan to reseed areas of Liberty State Park that were damaged.
Downpours over the weekend, combined with heavy equipment and 70,000 concertgoers, destroyed the grass in sections of the Jersey City park. The muddy mess reminded many of the 1969 Woodstock festival.
Liberty Events Management producer Ken Tesler said that the group prided itself on leaving a venue in better condition than it was before an event. - AP
