Englewood Cliffs is a

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, whose population at the

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was 5,281.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Englewood Cliffs borough, Bergen County, New Jersey

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. Accessed March 1, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Englewood Cliffs borough
,

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. Accessed March 1, 2012. The borough houses the world

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), the

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n headquarters of

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n conglomerate

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as of October 17, 2012. Accessed June 16, 2015. "LG Electronics North American Headquarters; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA" and the American headquarters of global CPG conglomerate

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, and was home to both

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and

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North America. The borough was formed in 1895, having seceded from Englewood Township, with

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serving as the new municipality's first mayor,Snyder, John P
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" then sweeping Bergen County, with 26 boroughs formed in the county in 1894 alone.

Geography

According to the

, the borough had a total area of 3.37 square miles (8.73 km²), including 2.13 square miles (5.51 km²) of land and 1.24 square miles (3.22 km²) of water (36.91%). The borough borders Englewood, Fort Lee and

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and

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across the

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Demographics

In 2012, Englewood Cliffs was ranked 129th in the nation, and fifth in New Jersey, on the list of most expensive ZIP Codes in the United States by ''

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'' magazine, with a median home price of $1,439,115. In 2006, the borough was ranked sixth in New Jersey and 78th in the nation in the magazine's rankings, with a median house price of $1,112,500.

2010 Census

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s accounted for 20.3% of the borough's population. Englewood Cliffs has witnessed expansion of this demographic from the adjoining Fort Lee Koreatown, as well as from the borough's status as the North American headquarters of the

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, based in

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. The

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is spoken at home by more than half of the residents of Englewood Cliffs, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released in 2017.

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headed 10 households in 2010, an increase from the three counted in 2000. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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was $101,964 (with a margin of error of +/− $32,516) and the median family income was $126,985 (+/− $37,177). Males had a median income of $88,438 (+/− $9,456) versus $52,950 (+/− $7,757) for females. The

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for the borough was $53,260 (+/− $12,101). About 8.0% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the

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, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 32.7% of those age 65 or over.

2000 Census

As of the

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there were 5,322 people, 1,818 households, and 1,559 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,544.3 people per square mile (983.2/km²). There were 1,889 housing units at an average density of 903.1 per square mile (349.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 66.84%

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, 1.37%

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, 0.04% Native American, 29.69%

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, 0.71% from

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, and 1.35% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.89% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Englewood Cliffs borough, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 29, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Englewood Cliffs borough, Bergen County, New Jersey

. Accessed August 29, 2012. There were 1,818 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.16. In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $106,478, and the median income for a family was $113,187 in 2000. In 2008, the estimated median income had risen to $134,419. Males had a median income of $79,501 versus $42,019 for females. The

for the borough was $57,399. About 1.4% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the

, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2000 Census, 11.76% of Englewood Cliffs' residents identified themselves as being of

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n ancestry, which was the tenth highest in the United States and eighth highest of any municipality in New Jersey, for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry. The 2000 census found that 3.4% of Englewood Cliffs residents identified themselves as being of

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ancestry, the eighth highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States. In the 2000 census, 8.42% of Englewood Cliffs' residents identified themselves as being of

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ancestry. This was the third highest percentage of people with Chinese ancestry in any place in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry. In this same census, 2.91% of Englewood Cliffs' residents identified themselves as being of Japanese ancestry, which was the fifth highest of any municipality in New Jersey—behind Fort Lee (6.09%), Demarest (3.72%), Edgewater (3.22%) and

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, LG North American headquarters, and

North America are headquartered in Englewood Cliffs. LG Electronics held a

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on November 14, 2013, to build an

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North American headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, having received a favorable legal decision subsequently being appealed based upon building height issues. Protesters have sharply criticized the proposal, arguing that the height of the building exceeds the borough's limit and that the height of the building above the tree line will disrupt views of the Palisades. In 2017,

announced it was moving its U.S. headquarters from Englewood Cliffs to the former

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Government

Local government

Englewood Cliffs is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of a Mayor and a Borough Council, with all positions elected

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on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 160. The Borough form of government used by Englewood Cliffs is a "

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/ strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can

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ordinances subject to an

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by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. , the Mayor is

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Mario M. Kranjac, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Elected to office in 2015, Kranjac became the borough's first Republican mayor in 40 years.Lueddeke, Kim
"Englewood Cliffs to be governed by Republican mayor for first time in 40 years"
'' The Record'', November 5, 2015, backed up by the

as of July 1, 2016. Accessed September 15, 2017. "For the first time in 40 years, the borough will be governed by a Republican mayor. Mario Kranjac defeated Democrat Joseph Favaro on Tuesday by a vote of 989 to 804, according to unofficial results.... Kranjac's ticket mates, Carrol McMorrow and Mark Park, won election to the Borough Council." Members of the Englewood Cliffs Borough Council are Council President Tim Koutroubas (R, 2023), Ramon Ferro (R, 2022), Mark Park (R, 2023), Glen Luciano ( D, 2024) and David Di Gregorio (D, 2024); the seat that had been held by Republican William Woo expiring in 2022 remains vacant.Mayor & Council
Englewood Cliffs Borough. Accessed May 27, 2022.''2021 County and Municipal Directory''

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''Northern Valley Suburbanite'', November 8, 2011, backed up by the

as of September 17, 2016. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Parisi has been mayor for six years and will continue serving for the next four. Edward Aversa and Gloria Oh each won three-year terms and Joseph Favaro was elected to a one-year unexpired term." * Joseph Parisi Sr. 1976 to 2005. * Thomas E. Stagnitti (1923–2006) – 1964 to 1976. *

(1849–1924). He was the first Mayor of Englewood Cliffs, and served four terms in office, from 1895 to 1911 (?).

Federal, state, and county representation

Englewood Cliffs is located in the 5th Congressional District2022 Redistricting Plan

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, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 37th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019. In redistricting following the 2010 census, which was in effect from 2013 to 2022, the borough was in the 9th congressional district.Plan Components Report

, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.

Politics

Historically, Englewood Cliffs has generally supported Republican candidates for president, although the borough has been rather split in recent decades. Since 1992, no presidential candidate of any political party has carried the borough with over 60% of the vote. , there were a total of 3,505 registered voters in Englewood Cliffs, of which 1,069 (30.5% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 761 (21.7% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 1,675 (47.8% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.Voter Registration Summary - Bergen

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 66.4% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 84.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 74.2% of the vote (1,182 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 24.9% (397 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (14 votes), among the 1,669 ballots cast by the borough's 3,528 registered voters (76 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,059 votes (51.5% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 879 votes (42.7% vs. 48.0%), Independent

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with 54 votes (2.6% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 12 votes (0.6% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,057 ballots cast by the borough's 3,588 registered voters, yielding a 57.3% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).

Emergency services

Ambulance corps

Emergency medical services (EMS) are provided to the borough of Englewood Cliffs by

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under the terms of an agreement between the borough and the hospital. The borough had been served by the Englewood Cliffs Volunteer Ambulance Corps, which was staffed by trained and certified Emergency Medical Technicians who were on call from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM on weekdays and 24/7 on weekends. ECVAC maintained three vehicles, two Ford Type-III ambulances and a Chevy Tahoe SUV and responded to an average of over 300 medical emergencies each year. The ECVAC was disbanded in August 2012 by the Mayor and Council of Englewood Cliffs, citing delays in providing prompt emergency response to borough residents due to the lack of volunteers, and replaced by a contract with

Education

The Englewood Cliffs Public Schools serves children in

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through

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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 439 students and 48.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 9.1:1.District information for Englewood Cliffs School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are North Cliff School with 139 students in grades PreK–2 and Upper School with 292 students in grades 3–8. The school district has a

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with the Englewood Public School District under which students attend public high school at

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in Englewood. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,049 students and 84.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 12.4:1. Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the

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, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or

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. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district. Since 1975, Englewood Cliffs has been home to a campus of

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, where evening and weekend classes are offered for

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s, and graduate degrees. The college's nursing program for

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s is also located at the campus. Previously, the campus had been home to

Englewood Cliffs College Englewood Cliffs College was a women's college for Roman Catholic nuns and laypersons in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. It was founded in 1962 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Newark originally as a sisters' college. It closed in 1974 because of ...

, which closed in 1974.

Library

The borough does not have its own public library. After a 47-year-long relationship with the Englewood Public Library under which the borough paid $225,000 to allow borough residents to use the city's library, Englewood Cliffs started negotiations in 2016 with other municipalities to pay for privileges elsewhere.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Bergen County, by the

New Jersey Department of Transportation The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportat ...

and by the

Palisades Interstate Park Commission The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) was formed in 1900 by Governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster Voorhees of New Jersey in response to the quarrying operations along the Palisades Cliffs of New Jersey. The Palisades, a Na ...

U.S. Route 9W U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as Fletcher Avenue crosses the US 1–9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 (I-95) approache ...

and the

Palisades Interstate Parkway The Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) is a limited-access highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York (state), New York. The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland County, New York, Rockland and Orange County ...

both run alongside each other for about along the Hudson River from Fort Lee in the south to

Tenafly Tenafly () is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the borough had a population of 15,409,County Route 505 (Hudson Terrace / Palisades Avenue) travels through the borough from Fort Lee in the south to Englewood in the east. Motorists can also take a scenic drive along Henry Hudson Drive at the

Palisades Interstate Park The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) was formed in 1900 by Governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster Voorhees of New Jersey in response to the quarrying operations along the Palisades Cliffs of New Jersey. The Palisades, a Na ...

, which is accessible via Dyckman Hill Road.

Public transportation

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bus route 156 serves the

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and the

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terminates at the

George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal The George Washington Bridge Bus Station is a commuter bus terminal located at the east end of the George Washington Bridge in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan in New York City. The bus station is owned and operated by the Port Authori ...

Rockland Coaches Rockland Coaches Inc., also known as The Red and Tan Lines, is a commuter coach company owned by Coach USA based in Westwood, New Jersey, United States, that operates commuter bus service between New York City and points in Bergen County, New Je ...

provides service along Route 9W to the Port Authority Bus Terminal on the 9T / 9AT routes and to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal on the 9 and 9A routes.

Notable people

Jordan Farmar Maccabi Tel-Aviv (cropped)

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Englewood Cliffs include: *

Robert A. Agresta Robert Anthony Agresta (born March 31, 1983) is a corporate lawyer and investor. He is the principal of Agresta Acquisitions, a private investment company

(born 1983), investor, businessman, lawyer and inventor who has served on the Englewood Cliffs Borough Council *

Alan Aisenberg Alan Aisenberg (born March 18, 1993) is an American actor and television producer. He is best known for his role as Baxter Bayley on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black''. Life and career Aisenberg was raised in Englewood Clif ...

(born 1993), actor and television producer, best known for his role as Baxter Bayley on the Netflix original series ''

Orange Is the New Black ''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wo ...

'' *

(1849–1924) first Mayor of Englewood Cliffs * Foxy Brown (born 1978), rapper * Lee Conklin (born 1941), artist best known for his psychedelic poster art of the late 1960s and his iconic album cover for Santana's debut album * Tobias Daniels (born 1982), filmmaker *

Patrick Ewing Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Georgetown University men's team. He played most of his career as the starting center for the N ...

(born 1962), former professional and

Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pre ...

player for the

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...

Tali Farhadian Tali Farimah Farhadian Weinstein (born in 1975 or 1976), is an American attorney, professor, and politician. She is a former federal and state prosecutor and was a candidate in the 2021 New York County District Attorney race. Born in Iran to a ...

(born 1974/1975), former US federal prosecutor *

Jordan Farmar Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an Israeli-American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named the ''Los Angeles Times'' High School Player of the Y ...

(born 1986), basketball player who has played for the

New Jersey Nets New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

Pearlman, Jeff
"Which Situation Is a Winner? Is It Better to Play a Smaller Role on a Contender or More Minutes on a Loser? Two Nets Have Seen Both Sides"
''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'', February 14, 2011. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Oddly, it is Mr. Farmar, the native Californian with the perpetual tan, who has adjusted more easily to East Coast living. Along with his fiancé, the professional soccer player Jill Oakes, and their seven-month-old daughter, Phoenix, Mr. Farmar is renting a house in Englewood Cliffs, N.J." * Sadek Hilal (1930–2000),

radiologist Radiology ( ) is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiatio ...

who was an influential researcher in advancing

imaging Imaging is the representation or reproduction of an object's form; especially a visual representation (i.e., the formation of an image). Imaging technology is the application of materials and methods to create, preserve, or duplicate images. ...

science and

radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiat ...

Roberta S. Jacobson Roberta S. Jacobson (born April 14, 1960) is an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico from June 2016 to May 2018. She previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs from March 30, 20 ...

(born 1960, née Steinfeld), U.S. diplomat who has served as

Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs The Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs within the United States Department of State, the foreign affairs department of the United States federal government. The A ...

since March 2012 * Anjli Jain (born 1981), Executive Director of the CampusEAI Consortium *

Mario Jascalevich The "Dr. X" killings were a series of suspicious deaths by curare poisoning, in 1966 at a Bergen County, New Jersey hospital. A newspaper investigation during the mid-1960s led to the indictment of an Argentina-born physician, Mario Enrique Jascalev ...

(1927–1984), physician tried and acquitted for the murder of five of his patients with

curare Curare ( /kʊˈrɑːri/ or /kjʊˈrɑːri/; ''koo-rah-ree'' or ''kyoo-rah-ree'') is a common name for various alkaloid arrow poisons originating from plant extracts. Used as a paralyzing agent by indigenous peoples in Central and South ...

, in a case often referred to as the "Dr X" killings * Maude Sherwood Jewett (1873–1953), sculptor *

Rob Kaminsky Robert Harris Kaminsky (born September 2, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals. In high school, Kaminsky was the Gatorade New Jersey Ba ...

(born 1994), MLB pitcher for the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

Christina McHale Christina Marietta McHale (born May 11, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player. Her highest-ever WTA rankings were No. 24 in singles and No. 35 in doubles. Known for an aggressive baseline game, McHale was recognized by ''The New ...

(born 1992), professional tennis player *

Alan Mruvka Alan Mruvka (born 1958 in Bronx, New York) is an American entertainment and media entrepreneur, film producer and screenwriter. He created and co-founded ''Movietime Channel'', which later became ''E! Entertainment'' television. He is the Fou ...

(born 1958), film producer and entrepreneur *

Anne Nichols Anne Nichols (November 26, 1891 – September 15, 1966) was an American playwright best known as the author of ''Abie's Irish Rose''. Biography Anne Nichols was born in obscure Dales Mill, in Wayne County, Georgia, to Julie and George Nichols ...

(1891–1966), playwright who created ''

Abie's Irish Rose ''Abie's Irish Rose'' is a popular comedy by Anne Nichols, which premiered in 1922. Initially a Broadway play, it has become familiar through repeated stage productions, films and radio programs. The basic premise involves an Irish Catholic girl ...

'' *

Jill Oakes Jill Pauline Oakes (born July 18, 1984) is an Americans, American retired association football, soccer defender (association football), defender who last played for Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer. Oakes was originally drafted ...

(born 1984), professional soccer player *

Rozanne Pollack Rozanne Marel Pollack (born April 29, 1948) is an American bridge player from Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Dr. Pollack is a graduate of Radcliffe College and Columbia University. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championshi ...

(born 1948),

contract bridge Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. Millions o ...

player *

Christopher Porrino Christopher S. Porrino (born October 20, 1967) is an American trial lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey from 2016 to 2018. Porrino is currently a partner of Lowenstein Sandler, and chair of the firm's Litigation Department. ...

(born 1967), lawyer who became Acting

New Jersey Attorney General The attorney general of New Jersey is a member of the executive cabinet of the state and oversees the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Department of Law and Public Safety. The office is appointed by the governor of New Jersey, confir ...

in June 2016 * Q-Tip (born 1970), hip-hop MC and producer *

Emily Remler Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist, active from the late 1970s until her death in 1990. Early life and influences Born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,Staff"Emily Remler Dies On Australia Tour; Gui ...

(1957–1990),

jazz guitar Jazz guitar may refer to either a type of electric guitar or a guitar playing style in jazz, using electric amplification to increase the volume of acoustic guitars. In the early 1930s, jazz musicians sought to amplify their sound to be hear ...

ist in the 1980s *

Arnold Squitieri Arnold Ezekiel "Squiggy" Squitieri (February 2, 1936 – January 27, 2022) was an American former acting boss and underboss of the Gambino crime family. He is also known as "Zeke", "Bozey", and "Squitty". Biography Murder charge On August 18, 19 ...

(1936–2022),

underboss Underboss ( it, sottocapo) is a position within the leadership structure of certain organized crime groups, particularly in Sicilian, Greek, and Italian-American Mafia crime families. The underboss is second in command to the boss. The underbo ...

of the

Gambino crime family The Gambino crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Ame ...

* Louis Teicher (1924–2008), piano player and half of the duo

Ferrante & Teicher Ferrante & Teicher were a duo of American pianists, known for their light arrangements of familiar classical pieces, movie soundtracks, and show tunes as well as their signature style of florid, intricate, and fast-paced piano playing performances ...

Trish Van Devere Trish Van Devere (born Patricia Louise Dressel; March 9, 1941) is a retired American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the film ''One Is a Lonely Number'' (1972), and won a Genie Award for the film '' The Changeling'' (1980 ...

(born 1943), actress *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

(1924–2016), jazz recording engineer *

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...

(1924–1990), jazz singerGourse, Leslie
"Sassy: the life of Sarah Vaughan"
p. 106, Da Capo Press, 1994. . Accessed October 24, 2009.

Footnotes

External links

Englewood Cliffs official website
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