Mayor blasts Devils over rent dispute

Newark mayor Cory A. Booker called Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek a “Grade-A huckster’’ who reneged on promises to the city. Booker criticized Vanderbeek for using “legal jujitsu’’ to convince an independent arbitration panel to grant the team $2.7 million per year in parking revenues. The city contends the 2005 parking agreement was never formally approved. Since the Prudential Center ...