borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
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In the Middle Ag ...
in
Bergen County
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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. Accessed November 7, 2011. (The 2010 population had reflected an increase of 682 (+4.9%) from the 13,806 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 480 (+3.6%) from the 13,326 counted in the 1990 Census.) Tenafly is a suburb of New York City.
The first
European settlers
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in Tenafly were
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
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People E ...
immigrants, who began to populate the area during the late 17th century. The name "Tenafly" is derived from the early-modern
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
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* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
The New York Times
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'', April 24, 1988. Accessed July 30, 2012. "Tenafly, named ''Tiene Vly'' (Ten Swamps) by Dutch settlers in 1688, is home to people who work in the city but want a respite from the daily urban grind." Other derivations cite a Dutch-language connection to its location on a meadow.
The borough has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the
American Community Survey
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for 2013–2017, Tenafly residents had a
median household income
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of $153,381, ranked 13th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $76,475.
Tenafly was incorporated as a borough on January 24, 1894, by an act of the
New Jersey Legislature
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from portions of the now-defunct Palisades Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.Snyder, John P ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 87. Accessed July 30, 2012. The borough was the first formed during the "
Boroughitis
Boroughitis (also borough fever or borough mania) was the creation in the 1890s, usually by referendum, of large numbers of small boroughs in the U.S. state of New Jersey, particularly in Bergen County. Attempts by the New Jersey Legislature t ...
" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. Portions of Palisades Township were acquired based on legislation approved on April 8, 1897.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the borough had a total area of 5.16 square miles (13.38 km2), including 4.59 square miles (11.88 km2) of land and 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2) of water (11.20%).
The borough borders the municipalities of
Alpine
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* Alps, a European mountain range
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* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
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,
Bergenfield
Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 28,321, an increase of 1,557 from the 2010 censuscount of 26,764,Cresskill
Cresskill is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 8,573,Englewood and
Englewood Cliffs
Englewood Cliffs is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, whose population at the 2010 United States census was 5,281.The Bronx
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in New York City and
Yonkers
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in
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population o ...
, across the
Hudson River
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.
Tenafly's street plan and overall development were largely determined by its hills and valleys. The eastern part of the borough is referred to as the "East Hill" for its higher elevation in relation to the rest of the borough. There, the terrain rises dramatically to the east of the downtown area, terminating at the
New Jersey Palisades
The Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson River Palisades, are a line of steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River in Northeastern New Jersey and Southeastern New York in the United States. The cliffs s ...
, overlooking the Hudson River. Nearby is the Tenafly Nature Center, located at 313 Hudson Avenue.
Demographics
2010 Census
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey
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median household income
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was $125,865 (with a margin of error of +/− $23,612) and the median family income was $140,100 (+/− $26,372). Males had a median income of $102,645 (+/− $7,373) versus $60,871 (+/− $9,308) for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the borough was $60,557 (+/− $5,176). About 1.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
2000 Census
As of the
2000 United States census
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there were 13,806 people, 4,774 households, and 3,866 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,993.4 people per square mile (1,156.3/km2). There were 4,897 housing units at an average density of 1,061.8 per square mile (410.1/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 76.79%
White
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, 0.96%
African American
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Asian
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, 0.02%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.40% from
other races
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, and 1.67% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 4.65% of the population. 11.1% of residents reported that they were of
Irish
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, 8.7%
Russian
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, 8.6%
Italian
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, 7.9% American, 7.8%
German
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and 6.2%
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
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United States Census Bureau
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United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed July 30, 2012. Among residents, 64.0% spoke English at home, while 8.7% spoke Korean, 5.0% Spanish, 4.5%
Chinese
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or
Mandarin
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and 3.1%
Hebrew
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.
There were 4,774 households, out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 28.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
2007 estimates state that the median income for a household in the borough was $109,887, and the median income for a family was $124,656. Males had a median income of $92,678 versus $61,990 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the borough was $62,230. About 2.3% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
New Jersey Legislature
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. This charter retains most aspects of the
Borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
form of government, with the addition of initiative, referendum, and recall features. The borough is one of 11 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use a state-granted special charter. The governing body comprises a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected
at-large
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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, and is eligible for re-election. The Borough Council comprises 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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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
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, March 2013, p. 165. As the legislative body, the Borough Council adopts ordinances and resolutions, decides on appropriations, approves appointments made by the Mayor, determines policy, and establishes the functions of the various departments of the local government. Each Council member is chairperson of one of six standing committees. The Mayor presides over Council meetings, but only votes in case of a tie, and can cast a veto which can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the Council.
, the
Mayor
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of Tenafly is
Democrat
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Mark Zinna, whose term ends on December 31, 2023.Mark Zinna Borough of Tenafly. Accessed May 1, 2022. Members of the Tenafly Borough Council are Lauren M. Dayton (D, term ends 2023), Jeffrey D. Grossman (D, 2023), Adam Michaels (D, 2022), Venugopal Menon (D, 2024), Daniel Park (D, 2022) and Julie O'Connor (D, 2024). Borough of Tenafly. Accessed May 1, 2022. "The Mayor is elected to a four-year term and is eligible for re-election. The Mayor presides over all meetings of the Council but may vote only in case of a tie.... The Council consists of six members. Two are elected at large each year for three-year terms."''2021 County and Municipal Directory''
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.eruv
An eruv (; he, עירוב, , also transliterated as eiruv or erub, plural: eruvin or eruvim) is a ritual halakhic enclosure made for the purpose of allowing activities which are normally prohibited on Shabbat (due to the prohibition of ''ho ...
s in their community. The eruv association filed a lawsuit in response to the borough's action. After six years of litigation in the federal courts, Tenafly settled by keeping the eruvs intact and paid $325,000 of the plaintiff's legal fees.
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Prior to the 2010 Census, Tenafly had been part of the , a change made by the
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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 8,709 registered voters in Tenafly, of whom 3,082 (35.4% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,445 (16.6% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 4,181 (48.0% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.Voter Registration Summary - Bergen
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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 19, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 60.1% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 87.3% of those aged 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat
Barack Obama
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received 3,694 votes (58.8% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican
Mitt Romney
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with 2,489 votes (39.6% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 62 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 6,281 ballots cast by the borough's 9,322 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.4% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 4,285 votes (63.3% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican
John McCain
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with 2,376 votes (35.1% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 54 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 6,773 ballots cast by the borough's 9,002 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.2% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).2008 General Election Results for Oradell , '' The Record''. Accessed January 21, 2012. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat
John Kerry
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received 4,195 votes (61.3% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican
George W. Bush
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with 2,569 votes (37.5% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 53 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 6,848 ballots cast by the borough's 8,871 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.2% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
Chris Christie
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Christie, who was born in Ne ...
received 57.3% of the vote (2,046 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono
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with 42.2% (1,505 votes), and other candidates with 0.5% (18 votes), among the 3,667 ballots cast by the borough's 8,800 registered voters (98 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat
Jon Corzine
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received 2,454 ballots cast (55.8% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,701 votes (38.7% vs. 45.8%), Independent
Chris Daggett
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with 189 votes (4.3% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 17 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 4,401 ballots cast by the borough's 8,782 registered voters, yielding a 50.1% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).
pre-kindergarten
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through
twelfth grade
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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,582 students and 305.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio
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National Center for Education Statistics
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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Malcolm S. Mackay Elementary School with 344 students in grades K-5,
Ralph S. Maugham Elementary School with 364 students in grades K-5,
J. Spencer Smith Elementary School with 350 students in grades K-5,
Walter Stillman Elementary School with 334 students in grades K-5,
Tenafly Middle School with 889 students in grades 6-8 and
Tenafly High School
Tenafly High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school in Tenafly in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Tenafly Public Schools. S ...
with 1,231 students in grades 9-12. Students from
Alpine
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attend Tenafly High School as part of a
sending/receiving relationship
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.
The
United States Department of Education
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awarded Tenafly High School the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence at a special assembly to the Tenafly High School community on September 20, 2005. Tenafly was the only high school in New Jersey and one of 38 public high schools in the U.S. to receive the 2005 Blue Ribbon School Award.
The school was the third-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in ''
New Jersey Monthly
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'' magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after also being ranked third in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. Schooldigger.com ranked the school as tied for 26th out of 376 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (unchanged from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the
High School Proficiency Assessment
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(HSPA).
Tenafly High School has consistently performed very well in college acceptance and SAT scores Most recent college acceptance an
Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the
Bergen County Technical Schools
Bergen County Technical Schools (BCTS) is a county technical school district that serves as the vocational / technical education arm of all the school districts within the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The primar ...
Paramus
Paramus ( Waggoner, Walter H ''The New York Times'', February 16, 1966. Accessed October 16, 2018. "Paramus – pronounced puh-RAHM-us, with the accent on the second syllable – may have taken its name from 'perremus' or 'perymus,' Indian for ...
. 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.
Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which operates under the supervision of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
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, was recognized in 2012 by the
National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
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of the
United States Department of Education
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, one of 15 private and public schools in the state to be honored that year.
Transportation
, 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
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and by the
Palisades Interstate Park Commission
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U.S. Route 9W
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and the
Palisades Interstate Parkway
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all pass through Tenafly.
The Palisades Interstate Parkway runs above the Hudson River from
Englewood Cliffs
Englewood Cliffs is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, whose population at the 2010 United States census was 5,281.Alpine
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** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
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. There are no exits on the parkway in Tenafly; the nearest interchanges are Exit 1 in Englewood Cliffs to the south, and Exit 2 in Alpine in the north.
U.S. Route 9W adjoins and runs parallel to the Palisades Interstate Parkway.
Public transportation
Local and express bus service to and from New York City is available via
NJ Transit
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Port Authority Bus Terminal
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in
Midtown Manhattan
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.
Rockland Coaches
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provides services to the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Route 14ET from
Montvale, New Jersey
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and the 20/20T routes from
West Nyack, New York
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.
Saddle River Tours/Ameribus provides a rush hour service to the
George Washington Bridge Bus Station
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on the 20/84 route.
From the mid-1850s until September 1966, Tenafly was served by rail along the
Northern Branch
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, originally to
Pavonia Terminal
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, and later to
Hoboken Terminal
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.
CSX
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now provides freight service along the line. The former Tenafly Station, currently a restaurant, was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1979; it is one of four surviving stations on the Northern Branch.
The
Northern Branch Corridor Project
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, a proposal by New Jersey Transit to extend the
Hudson Bergen Light Rail
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* Hudson (surname)
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for nine stops and northward from its current terminus in
North Bergen
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to two stations in Tenafly, the last of which would be a new terminus near the
Cresskill
Cresskill is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 8,573,"North Jersey communities divided over $800M light-rail line" '' The Record'', December 18, 2009. Accessed December 19, 2013. "Local officials have found themselves at odds with one another over an 11-mile line that will provide nine stops for people living in a string of towns from Tenafly to North Bergen." Many residents and officials believed that the negative consequences for the borough in terms of traffic and noise outweighed the benefits. In November 2010, voters rejected the plan to re-establish a rail service to the town by a nearly 2–1 ratio in a non-binding referendum, with all of the borough council candidates opposing the restoration of commuter train service. There is continued resistance to New Jersey Transit's preferred alternative as described in the plan's December 2011 announcement. Despite local opposition, officials in Bergen County asked the
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) is the federally authorized metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the 13-county northern New Jersey region, one of three MPOs in the state. NJTPA's annual budget is more than $2&nb ...
to support the proposal. In 2013, New Jersey Transit announced that the line would end in Englewood, after Tenafly officials estimated that as much as $8 million in commercial property valuation would be lost and residents raised strong objections.
women's rights
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activist from 1868 to 1887. Stanton unsuccessfully attempted to vote in the borough in 1880.
* Roelof Westervelt House, 81 Westervelt Avenue.
* Sickles-Melbourne House, 48 Knoll Road.
* Tenafly Railroad Station, 1 Piermont Road, a former railroad station that operated from the mid-1800s until 1966.
*
Theodore Roosevelt Monument
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See also
*Presidential memorials in the United States
*Nation ...
, Roosevelt Common, Riveredge Road.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise associated with Tenafly include:
*
Edie Adams
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Adams was well known for her impersonations ...
(1927–2008), entertainer
*
Emin Agalarov
Emin Aras oghlu Agalarov ( az, Emin Araz oğlu Ağalarov, russian: Эмин Аразович Агаларов; born December 12, 1979), also known as Emin Arazovich Agalarov, is an Azerbaijani-Russian singer and businessman. He writes and perfo ...
Russian
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singer and businessman, who writes and performs songs in English and Russian and has been popular in both
Azerbaijan
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and
Russia
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*
Dean Amadon
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Amadon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Arthur and Mary Amadon. He received a BS from Hobart College in 1934 and a Ph.D. ...
(1912–2003),
ornithologist
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and an authority on birds of prey
* Dave Anderson (1929–2018), sportswriter for ''
The New York Times
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'' who won the 1981
Pulitzer Prize
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for distinguished commentary on sporting events
*
Hiroaki Aoki
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(1938–2008), founder of Benihana Japanese restaurant chain and father of DJ
Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive.
lived in Tenafly during his Powerboating years
*
Mark Attanasio
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(born 1957), investment banker and owner of the
Milwaukee Brewers
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*
Peter Balakian
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(born 1951),
Pulitzer Prize
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-winning poet and author
*
Jesse Barfield
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A two-time Gold ...
(born 1959),
Toronto Blue Jays
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and
New York Yankees
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outfielder, lived in Tenafly during part of his career as a Yankee
* Mike Becker (born 1943),
contract bridge
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player and official
*
Gregg Berhalter
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(born 1973), head coach of the
United States men's national soccer team
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The U.S. team ha ...
*
Yogi Berra
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(1925–2015), player and manager for the
New York Yankees
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scientific illustrator
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notable for her work in publications including those published by the
American Museum of Natural History
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*
William Beutenmuller
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(1864–1934),
entomologist
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who was curator of entomology at the
American Museum of Natural History
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* Verona Burkhard (1910–2004), artist, known for her murals painted for the U.S. Treasury Department
*
Albert Burstein
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(born 1922), former member of the
New Jersey General Assembly
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Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...
who served as Majority Leader of the Assembly before being appointed to serve on the
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
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*
Jonathan Carney
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Carney m ...
, appointed concertmaster of the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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Mayor of Jersey City
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1864–1867; 1886–1892, member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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from
New Jersey's 5th congressional district
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vascular surgeon
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who served as the chief of vascular surgery at
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
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*
Hope Davis
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(born 1964), actress
*
Jimmy Dean
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(1928–2010), singer turned breakfast meat entrepreneur
* Clifford Demarest (1874–1946), organist and composer
*
Tate Donovan
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(born 1963), actor
* Alex Dezen (born 1978), platinum-selling songwriter and producer
*
Eric J Eric J Dubowsky also known as Eric J, is a Grammy, Emmy, ARIA, and APRA award-winning mixer, songwriter and record producer. Eric grew up in the New York City suburb of Tenafly, New Jersey and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1993. After ...
(born 1975), Emmy and Grammy award winning music producer
* Jeannine Edwards (born 1964), former
ESPN
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/
ABC
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sportscaster focusing on college football, college basketball and horse racing
*
Victor Farris
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(1910–1985), inventor and businessman who has been credited with invention of the paper milk carton
*
Fat Joe
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(stage name of Joseph Antonio Cartagena, born 1970), rapper
*
Siggy Flicker
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(born 1967), cast member on the seventh season of
Bravo
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's reality television series ''
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
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''
*
Danny Forster
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He is best known as the host of the Science Channel series ''Build It Bigger''; as the crea ...
(born 1977),
television host
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,
film
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/
television producer
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and
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
, best known as the host of the
Science Channel
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series ''
Build It Bigger
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''
*
Bill Foxen
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...
(1879–1937), pitcher who played in
Major League Baseball
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from 1908 to 1911 for the
Chicago Cubs
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and
Philadelphia Phillies
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*
Reuven Frank
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(1920–2006), former
NBC News
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president and pioneer of
Vietnam War
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-era news coverage
*
Ralph Fuller
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(1890–1963), cartoonist best known for his long running
comic strip
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''
Oaky Doaks
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''
*
Eran Ganot
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Richard A. Gardner
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Parental Alienation Syndrome
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"
*
Alan Geisler Alan Stark Geisler (September 30, 1930 – January 6, 2009) was an American food chemist, best known for creating the red onion sauce most often used as a condiment topping on hot dogs in New York City.Levin, Jay"Alan Geisler, 78; food chemist, ...
(–2009),
food chemist
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best known for creating the
red onion
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sauce most often used as a condiment topping on
hot dog
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s sold by street vendors in New York City
* Alexander Gemignani (born 1979), Broadway performer
*
Alexie Gilmore
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(born 1976), actress who starred in the short-lived television series ''
New Amsterdam
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''
*
Leon Goldensohn
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(1911–1961),
psychiatrist
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who monitored the mental health of the 21
Nazi
Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...
Lesley Gore
Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015), known professionally as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16, she recorded the pop music, pop hit "It's My Party (Lesley Gore song), I ...
(1946–2015), singer
*
Nakia Griffin-Stewart
Nakia Griffin-Stewart (born November 12, 1996) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Pitt Panthers. Nakia added the name Stewart to his last name in honor of his ...
,
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
tight end
The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like ...
for the
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The tea ...
of the NFL
*
Rusty Hamer
Russell Craig "Rusty" Hamer (February 15, 1947 – January 18, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for portraying Rusty Williams, the wisecracking son of entertainer Danny Williams ( Danny Thomas), on the ...
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
and manager who was a member of
The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop trio. Their 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. This was the trio's onl ...
, the first hip hop act to have a hit with the 1979 cross-over single "
Rapper's Delight
"Rapper's Delight" is a 1979 hip-hop track by the Sugarhill Gang, produced by Sylvia Robinson. Although it was shortly preceded by the Fatback Band's "King Tim III (Personality Jock)", "Rapper's Delight" is credited for introducing hip-hop mus ...
"
*
Ed Harris
Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances in ''Apollo 13'' (1995), ''The Truman Show'' (1998), ''Pollock'' (2000), and '' The Hours'' (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award n ...
(born 1950), actor. Grew up in the borough and attended Tenafly High School
*
Jon-Erik Hexum
Jon-Erik Hexum (; November 5, 1957 – October 18, 1984) was an American actor and model, known for his lead roles in the TV series ''Voyagers!'' and ''Cover Up'', and his supporting role as Pat Trammell in the biopic '' The Bear''. He died by an ...
(1957–1984), actor
*
Jack Hobens
John Owen "Jack" Hobens (25 October 1880 – 25 March 1944) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was born in Dunbar, Scotland, to Thomas Hoben and Elizabeth (Annie) Owen. He learned the game of golf by starting out as a caddie. Jack ...
(1880–1944), Scottish-American
professional golfer
A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
who made the first ever U.S. Open
hole-in-one
In golf, a hole in one or hole-in-one (also known as an ace, mostly in American English) occurs when a ball hit from a tee to start a hole finishes in the cup. A ball hit from a tee following a lost ball, out-of-bounds, or water hazard is not a h ...
at the 147-yard 10th hole in the second round of the 1907 U.S. Open
*
Jay Huguley
Jay Huguley (born July 26, 1966) is an American film, TV and theatre actor, best known for playing David on AMC's '' The Walking Dead'', and Jimmy Ledoux on HBO's ''True Detective''.
Early life and education
Huguley was born in Englewood, New Je ...
(born 1966), TV, film and theater actor, best known for starring as Whit Peyton in '' Brothers & Sisters''
*
John Huyler
John Huyler (April 9, 1808 – January 9, 1870) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1857 to 1859.
Early life and career
Born in New York City on April 9, 180 ...
(1808–1870), represented in the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
hedge fund
A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction, and risk management techniques in an attempt to improve performance, such as sho ...
manager
*
Ron Insana
Ronald G. Insana (born March 31, 1961 in Buffalo, New York) is an American finance reporter, author and former hedge fund manager. He presents the ''Market Score Board Report with Ron Insana'' radio show, syndicated by Compass, and is a senior an ...
(born 1961),
CNBC
CNBC (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) is an American basic cable business news channel. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time, while broadcasting talk sho ...
anchor and senior analyst
*
Margaret Josephs
Margaret Katona Josephs (born April 9, 1967) is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur and television personality. She is the owner, founder and designer of a lifestyle brand called Macbeth Collection. She has been a main cast member of the ...
(born 1967), fashion designer, entrepreneur and television lifestyle expert who is the owner, founder and designer of a lifestyle brand called the Macbeth Collection
* Irv Koons (1922–2017), graphic artist, industrial designer, and illustrator who was one of the leading consumer package designers of the 20th century
*
Shlomit Levi
Shlomit Levi ( he, שלומית לוי) is an Israeli singer. She is a member of the folk metal group Orphaned Land, performing on their albums '' Mabool'' (2004), '' The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR'' (2010) and ''Unsung Prophets And Dead Messi ...
(born 1983), Yemeni-Israeli singer who is a former touring member of the
folk metal
Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for exampl ...
group
Orphaned Land
Orphaned Land is an Israeli heavy metal band, formed in 1991 under the name Resurrection (changing their name in 1992 to the current name), that combines Israeli Jewish, Mizrahi, and other West Asian influences. They are considered the pioneer ...
*
Ross Levinsohn
Ross B. Levinsohn (born 1962/1963) is an American media executive who has worked in media and technology. He is the CEO of The Arena Group and ''Sports Illustrated'', and has held senior roles at Yahoo, Fox Interactive and Tribune Publishing, i ...
(born ), interim CEO of
Yahoo!
Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Man ...
* Sarah Lewitinn (born 1980), ''alias'' Ultragrrl, author, ''Spin'' assistant editor blogger downtown socialite
* Charles S. Lieber (1931–2009), clinical nutritionist who established that excess alcohol consumption can cause
cirrhosis of the liver
Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the impaired liver function caused by the formation of scar tissue known as fibrosis due to damage caused by liver disease. Damage causes tissue repai ...
, even in subjects with an adequate diet
* Ignatius Lissner (1867–1948), French-born Catholic priest who was instrumental in developing the
ministry
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian ...
of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in the United States to the
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
population through the
Society of African Missions
The Society of African Missions ( la, Societas Missionum ad Afros; ) abbreviated SMA, also known as the SMA Fathers, is a Catholic religious Society of Apostolic Life of pontifical right for men founded by Melchior de Marion Brésillac in 1856 ...
*
Baby M
Baby M (born March 27, 1986) was the pseudonym used in the case ''In re Baby M'', 537 A.2d 1227, 109 N.J. 396 (N.J. 1988) for the infant whose legal parentage was in question.
Origins
''In re Baby M'' was a custody case that became the first Am ...
(born 1986), subject of noted custody case between the egg donor/surrogate mother and the child's biological father
*
Tino Martinez
Constantino "Tino" Martinez (born December 7, 1967) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1990 t ...
(born 1967), first baseman who played for the New York Yankees
*
Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattingly (born April 20, 1961) is an American former professional baseball first baseman, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed ...
(born 1961),
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
*
Gil McDougald
Gilbert James McDougald (May 19, 1928 – November 28, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who spent ten major league seasons playing for the New York Yankees from 1951 through 1960.
McDougald was the 1951 American L ...
(1928–2010),
American League Rookie of the Year
In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to two outstanding rookie players, one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL), as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The aw ...
winner in 1951, who played his entire career with the
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
, appearing in 53
World Series
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games
*
Richard P. McCormick
Richard Patrick McCormick (December 24, 1916 – January 16, 2006) was a historian, former university professor of history, administrator, professor emeritus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and president of the New Jer ...
(1916–2006), historian and professor, who was president of the
New Jersey Historical Society
The New Jersey Historical Society is a historical society and museum located in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The Historical Society is housed in the former headquarters of the Essex Club. It has two floors of exhibition space ...
*
Lea Michele
Lea Michele Sarfati (; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway (theatre), Broadway, appearing in productions of ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérab ...
(born 1986), actress best known for starring in the Fox TV show ''
Glee
Glee means delight, a form of happiness.
Glee may also refer to:
* Glee (music), a type of English choral music
* ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy
* ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...
Edward Miguel
Edward "Ted" Andrew Miguel (born 1974) is the Oxfam Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics in the Department of Economics at University of California, Berkeley, US. He is the founder and faculty director of the Center for Effective Gl ...
(born 1974), Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics at the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
*
Glenn Miller
Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...
(1904–1944),
bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a music group such as a rock or pop band or jazz quartet. The term is most commonly used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or ...
* Ray Morgan (1913–1975), radio and television announcer
* David Nelson (1936–2011), actor, director, and producer
*
Don Nelson
Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 ...
(1927–2013), screenwriter, film producer and jazz musician, best known for his work on the sitcom ''
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it ...
''
*
Ricky Nelson
Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter and actor. From age eight he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. In 1957, he bega ...
(1940–1985), actor, musician, and singer-songwriter, who from the age of eight, starred alongside his family in the radio and television series ''
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it ...
''
*
Josette Norris
Josette Andrews (née Norris; born December 15, 1995) is an American middle to long-distance runner.
Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, Norris graduated from Tenafly High School in 2014, where she won the Meet of Champions in the 1,600 meters event ...
(born 1995), middle to long distance runner
* Frank C. Osmers Jr. (1907–1977), represented
New Jersey's 9th congressional district
New Jersey's 9th congressional district is represented in Congress by Democrat Bill Pascrell, who resides in Paterson. Congressman Pascrell was first elected in 1996 from the old 8th district (prior to the 2010 census), defeating incumbent Wi ...
from 1939–1943 and 1951–1965
* Barbara Pariente (born 1948), former Chief Justice of the
Florida Supreme Court
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* Carol Potter (born 1948), stage and television actress best known as Cindy Walsh on ''
Beverly Hills, 90210
''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to by its short title, ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran fo ...
''
* George Price (1901–1995), cartoonist best known for his work for ''
The New Yorker
''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...
''
*
Tom Rinaldi
Tom Rinaldi is a reporter for Fox Sports. He previously contributed to ESPN's tennis coverage at Wimbledon and the US Open, ESPN's golf coverage, ''SportsCenter'', ''Outside the Lines'', '' College GameDay'' and '' Sunday NFL Countdown''. H ...
, reporter for
ESPN
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and
ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
*
Seth Roland
Seth Roland (born 1957) is the head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson men's soccer team, a position he has held since 1997. As a player, he won a silver medal with Team USA at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel. As a coach of Team USA, he won a ...
(born 1957), former soccer player who has been coach of the
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
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men's soccer team.
* Adam Rothenberg (born 1975), stage and movie actor, ''
Mad Money
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Cramer defines "mad money" as th ...
''
*
Steve Rothman
Steven Richard Rothman (born October 14, 1952) is an American former jurist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district, serving for 16 years from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 2013.
Rothman w ...
, (born 1952), Congressman
*
Peter Secchia
Peter Finley Secchia (April 15, 1937 – October 21, 2020) was an American businessman and Republican political activist, who also served as the United States Ambassador to Italy and San Marino from 1989 to 1993.
Education and early life
Secc ...
(1937–2020), businessman who served as the
United States Ambassador to Italy
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and
San Marino
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from 1989 to 1993
*
Gareb Shamus
Gareb Shamus (born December 23, 1968) is the founder and former chairman and CEO of Wizard Entertainment and the co-founder and CEO of ACE Comic Con. He was the publisher of '' Wizard: The Comics Magazine''; '' InQuest Gamer: The Gaming Magazine''; ...
(born 1968), connectivist artist who works primarily as a painter
* David Shepard (1940–2017),
film preservation
Film preservation, or film restoration, describes a series of ongoing efforts among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images they contain. In the wi ...
ist whose company, Film Preservation Associates, is responsible for many high-quality video versions of
silent film
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s
*
Brandon Silverstein
Brandon Silverstein is an American entrepreneur and entertainment industry executive. He is the founder and CEO of S10 Entertainment, a record label, artist management, music publishing, film, and investment company.
Career
While in high school i ...
(born 1991), entrepreneur and entertainment industry executive
* Michael Sorvino (born 1977), actor and voice actor
*
Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's ''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995).
She also starred in the films ...
Woody Allen
Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...
's ''
Mighty Aphrodite
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''
*
Paul Sorvino
Paul Anthony Sorvino (, ; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law.
Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese cri ...
(born 1939), actor
*
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902) was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century. She was the main force behind the 1848 Seneca ...
(1815–1902), leading figure in the early
women's rights movement
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*
Lori Stokes
Lori Stokes (born September 16, 1962) is an American former journalist and news
anchor. She was the evening news anchor for the 5, 6, and 10 O’Clock news at Fox 5 NY WNYW in New York City from 2021 to 2022. She formerly co-hosted ''Good Day Ne ...
(born 1962), morning anchorwoman for
WABC-TV
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*
William Lee Stoddart
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(1868–1940), architect noted for hotels of the pre-World War II era
* George Tanham (1922–2003), international security expert who was an executive with the
RAND Corporation
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*
Henry Taub
Henry Taub (September 20, 1927 – March 31, 2011) was an American businessman and philanthropist of Hungarian-Jewish descent who was a co-founder of ADP.
Raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Taub attended Eastside High School.
Taub was educated ...
(1927–2011), businessman and philanthropist who co-founded ADP
* Joe Taub (1929–2017), businessman who joined his brother
Henry Taub
Henry Taub (September 20, 1927 – March 31, 2011) was an American businessman and philanthropist of Hungarian-Jewish descent who was a co-founder of ADP.
Raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Taub attended Eastside High School.
Taub was educated ...
and
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was orig ...
in building the payroll company
Automatic Data Processing
ADP, Inc. (originally an acronym for Automatic Data Processing) is an American provider of human resources management software and services.
History
In 1949, Henry Taub founded Automatic Payrolls, Inc. as a manual payroll processing business wit ...
and later was part of an investment group that acquired 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, ...
*
Thomas D. Thacher
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(1881–1950), one-time
Solicitor General of the United States
The solicitor general of the United States is the fourth-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. Elizabeth Prelogar has been serving in the role since October 28, 2021.
The United States solicitor general represent ...
*
Caren Turner
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(born 1957), infamous for her role in the "Tenafly Traffic Stop Incident" which forced her to resign from her career
*
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 1941), actress
* Huyler Westervelt (1869–1949), pitcher who had a 7–10 record in his single MLB season with the
New York Giants
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*
Jacob Aaron Westervelt
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(1800–1879), shipbuilder in the mid-19th century and
Mayor of New York City
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(1853–1855)
*
Tracy Wolfson
Tracy Wolfson (born March 17, 1975) is an American sportscaster for CBS Sports. She is the lead sideline reporter for the NFL on CBS.
Early life
Wolfson grew up in Congers, New York, and attended Clarkstown High School North, in the New York C ...
CBS Sports
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*
Sofie Zamchick
Sofie Zamchick (born April 2, 1994) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and puppeteer. She is best known as the voice of Linny the Guinea Pig on the American animated children's television series, ''Wonder Pets!''. Zamchick attended the E ...
(born 1994), folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress, best known as the voice of Linny the Guinea Pig on the animated children's television series, ''
Wonder Pets
''Wonder Pets!'' is an American educational animated children's television series created by Josh Selig for Nickelodeon. The series follows a trio of classroom pets—Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck and Ming-Ming Duckling—who use teamwork t ...
''
*
Milan Zeleny
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Arcadia Publishing
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