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New Jersey Route 120
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Route 120 is a state highway located in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It extends 2.65 mi from an interchange with Route 3 in East Rutherford to another interchange with Route 17 in Carlstadt, NJ120 serves the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which consists of MetLife Stadium, Meadowlands Racetrack, and the Izod Center. It heads north from Route 3 as a freeway through the sports complex to an interchange with the southern terminus of County Route 503. From here, Route 120 heads northwest along the edge of the sports complex as a four-lane divided at-grade Paterson Plank Road. In 1927, Route 3 was legislated along the Paterson Plank Road portion of present-day Route 120 and it was eventually designated along the entire portion of current Route 120. As this route was not connected to the mainline of Route 20, as a result of the construction of American Dream Meadowlands, the interchange between Route 3 and Route 120 was improved. An overpass between eastbound Route 3 and northbound Route 120 was completed in 2009 and a flyover from southbound Route 120 to eastbound Route 3 was completed in 2010. Route 120 begins at an interchange with Route 3 in East Rutherford, the freeway heads north-northeast into the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Here, MetLife Stadium is on the west side of the road while the Izod Center, here, the route becomes a 40 mph freeway that has two interchanges that provide access to the sports complex. Meanwhile, County Route 503 continues north-northeast to head into the part of Carlstadt. The route has an exit and entrance to the Meadowlands Sports Complex before it crosses Berrys Creek. Upon crossing the creek, Route 120 continues northwest through industrial and commercial areas, a short distance past this intersection, the road becomes a four-lane undivided road that crosses New Jersey Transit’s Pascack Valley Line before coming to an interchange with Route 17. Here, Route 120 ends and County Route 120 continues to the west as Paterson Avenue, after crossing the Passaic River into Bergen County, the road is called Paterson Avenue and designated as County Route 120, in Wallington, in a residential and light-density commercial area. The road becomes the border between Wallington to the north and East Rutherford to the south, at the end of Wallington, Paterson Avenue is the border between Carlstadt and East Rutherford for a short distance but then the road dips into East Rutherford to avoid a hill. The road returns to the Carlstadt/East Rutherford border at Route 17 which it crosses over via an overpass, and is then designated as Route 120 and Paterson Plank Road for a distance. In the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering, Route 3 was legislated to run along the Paterson Plank Road portion of today’s Route 120 as part of its route between Secaucus and Greenwood Lake. By 1947, Route 3 had been designated along the alignment of current Route 120. When New Jersey renumbered its highways in 1953, Route 3 was moved to a new freeway alignment that was Route S3
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Carlstadt, New Jersey
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Carlstadt is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Carlstadt was originally formed as a village by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12,1860, most sources indicate that the community was named for Dr. The Borough of Carlstadt was incorporated on June 27,1894, the borough was formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had an area of 4.243 square miles. It is approximately 8 miles northwest of New York City and 95 miles northeast of Philadelphia, as of the census of 2010, there were 6,127 people,2,378 households, and 1,579 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,532.1 per square mile, there were 2,495 housing units at an average density of 623.9 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18. 02% of the population,26. 5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the family size was 3.18. In the borough, the population was out with 20. 2% under the age of 18,8. 1% from 18 to 24,28. 6% from 25 to 44,27. 7% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40.5 years, for every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 92.1 males, the Census Bureaus 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $62,255 and the median family income was $71,506. Males had an income of $50,994 versus $41,333 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,403, about 7. 2% of families and 6. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3. 0% of those under age 18 and 6. 0% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 14 households in 2010, an increase from the 11 counted in 2000, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 5,917 people,2,393 households, and 1,593 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,496.4 people per square mile, there were 2,473 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 88. 90% White,1. 37% African American,0. 08% Native American,6. 19% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,2. 13% from other races, and 1. 32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7. 99% of the population,26. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the family size was 3.04
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U.S. Route 46
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U. S. Route 46 is an east–west U. S. Highway completely within the state of New Jersey, running for 75.34 mi, making it the shortest signed, non-spur U. S. Highway. The west end is at an interchange with Interstate 80 and Route 94 in Columbia, the east end is in the middle of the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River in Fort Lee, Bergen County while the route is concurrent with I-95 and US 1-9. Throughout much of its length, US46 is closely paralleled by I-80, US46 is a major local and suburban route, with some sections built to or near freeway standards and many other sections arterials with jughandles. The road has been named the United Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial Highway. What is now US46 was originally designated as three separate routes, in 1936, US46 was designated to run from US611 in Portland, Pennsylvania east to the George Washington Bridge. The route replaced Pennsylvania Route 987 to the Delaware Bridge over the Delaware, and from there followed Route 6 across New Jersey. In 1953, the Route 6 designation was removed from US46 in New Jersey, and later that year, US611 had been brought into New Jersey by two new bridges over the Delaware River, following a freeway between them that became a part of I-80. In 1972, US611 was aligned back into its original Pennsylvania route, US46 begins at a large interchange with I-80 and Route 94 near the Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge leading to Pennsylvania Route 611 in the community of Columbia in Knowlton Township, Warren County. From this interchange, the route heads southeast along the east bank of the Delaware River as a divided highway briefly before narrowing into a two-lane undivided road. The road passes through wooded areas before reaching the community of Delaware. In Delaware, US46 intersects Route 163, the approach to the former Delaware Bridge, from here, the route continues alongside the river, passing more rural areas of woods and farms with occasional development as it enters White Township. US46 makes a turn to the east away from the Delaware River. The road turns back into an undivided road and comes to a crossroads with CR519. Past this intersection, US46 continues through rural sectors with some business coming to the northern terminus of Route 31. From this point, the route continues east through dense woods prior to turning northeast into Liberty Township, the road passes through the community of Townsbury before crossing into Independence Township. Here, US46 enters more agricultural areas and turns east again and it continues southeast before entering Hackettstown, where the road becomes Main Street. In Hackettstown, the route crosses New Jersey Transit’s Morristown Line, here, CR517 forms a concurrency with US46, and the two routes continue southeast through the downtown area. At the intersection with the terminus of Route 182, CR517 splits from US46 by heading south on that route while US46 continues to the east
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Little Ferry, New Jersey
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Little Ferry is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The borough was formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, gethsemane Cemetery, an African burial ground, was opened in 1860 and was used for interments until 1924. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, rosies Diner was used in the 1970s for the filming of Bounty paper towel commercials featuring Nancy Walker as Rosie the Waitress. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Little Ferry 35th in its 2008 rankings of the Best Places To Live in New Jersey. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had an area of 1.703 square miles. The borough borders Hackensack, Moonachie, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, South Hackensack, the borough lies near the confluence of the Hackensack River and Overpeck Creek in the New Jersey Meadowlands. As of the census of 2010, there were 10,626 people,4,239 households, the population density was 7,200.1 per square mile. There were 4,439 housing units at a density of 3,007.8 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22. 98% of the population, korean Americans accounted for 12. 0% of the population. 31. 0% of all households were made up of individuals, the average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.19. Same-sex couples headed 27 households in 2010, an increase from the 24 counted in 2000. In the borough, the population was out with 19. 7% under the age of 18,7. 4% from 18 to 24,30. 3% from 25 to 44,29. 4% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40.2 years, for every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 92.8 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $57,276 and the median family income was $74,000. Males had an income of $52,898 versus $40,934 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,257, about 4. 8% of families and 6. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. 1% of those under age 18 and 3. 4% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2000 United States Census there were 10,800 people,4,366 households, the population density was 7,075.2 people per square mile. There were 4,449 housing units at a density of 2,914.6 per square mile
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New Jersey Route 4
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Route 4 is a state highway in Bergen County and Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. West of Route 208, the route is an arterial that runs through commercial areas. Route 4 intersects many important roads, including Route 208 in Fair Lawn, the highway is officially named the Mackay Highway, but is rarely referred to as such. Route 4 was legislated in 1927 to run from Cape May to the George Washington Bridge, several spurs of Route 4 existed before 1953 and the Garden State Parkway was originally planned as a bypass of Route 4 that was to be designated Route 4 Parkway. Todays stretch of the route was completed by 1934, not long after the opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 and it was planned to be upgraded to a full freeway, but plans never materialized. Despite this, the route has seen improvements, such as to the interchanges with Route 17 in 1999, the route passes over Route 20 and continues east, crossing the Passaic River into Elmwood Park, Bergen County and passing over County Route 507. Route 4 features a right-in/right-out in the direction that provides access to County Route 507. The route continues east on Broadway as a highway with a concrete then a grassy median. It intersects County Route 67 and continues east as a highway with a Jersey barrier through commercial areas of Fair Lawn. The interchange between Route 4 and Route 208 also features access to County Route 79, the route continues east as a limited access road that is lined with businesses. Route 4 crosses the Saddle River and then enters Paramus, upon entering Paramus, Route 4 has a cloverleaf interchange with County Route 62. Route 4 has an interchange provides access to Westfield Garden State Plaza, located on the south side of the road. Past this, Route 4 features an interchange with Route 17. It interchanges with Spring Valley Road and passes by The Outlets at Bergen Town Center located on the side of the road. Route 4 interchanges with County Route 59, as the road leaves Paramus, it becomes a partial freeway and businesses no longer line the route. Upon crossing the Pascack Valley Line, Route 4 heads into Hackensack, the route crosses the Hackensack River into Teaneck and heads through the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University. Route 4 features ramps that provide access to County Route 41, the road continues southeast through wooded residential areas, intersecting a few roads at right-in/right-out intersections, before interchanging with Queen Anne Road. In Englewood, Route 4 features an interchange with Route 93
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Hackensack, New Jersey
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Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, and serves as its county seat. It was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921, but it was known as Hackensack. An inner suburb of New York City, Hackensack is located approximately 12 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan, from a number of locations, the New York City skyline can be seen. The Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University borders the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck, Hackensack is also the home of the New Jersey Naval Museum and the World War II submarine USS Ling. Astronaut Wally Schirra is perhaps Hackensacks most famous native son, the city is known for a great diversity of neighborhoods and land uses very close to one another. According to a 2016 study, the city ranked as the 5th-best place in New Jersey for entrepreneurs, the first inhabitants of the area were the Lenni Lenape, an Algonquian people who lived along the valley of what they called the Achinigeu-hach, or Ackingsah-sack, meaning stony ground. A representation of Chief Oratam of the Achkinhenhcky appears on the Hackensack municipal seal, Oratam, sachem of the Lenni Lenape, deeded the land along mid-Hackensack River to the Dutch in 1665. The area was taken by the English in 1667. In 1666, a deed was confirmed for the 2, 260-acre tract that had given earlier by Oratem to Sarah Kiersted in gratitude for her work as emissary. Other grants were given at the English Neighborhood, in 1675, the East Jersey Legislature established the administrative districts. In 1683, Bergen was officially recognized as an independent county by the Provincial Assembly, the seal of Bergen County bearing this date includes an image of an agreement between the settlers and the natives. New Barbadoes Township, together with Acquackanonk Township, were formed by Royal charter on October 31,1693, in 1700, the village of Hackensack was little more than the area around Main Street from the Courthouse to around Anderson Street. New Barbadoes Township included what is now Maywood, Rochelle Park, Paramus and River Edge and these areas were all very sparsely populated and consisted of farm fields, woods and swamplands. The few roads that existed then included the now known as Kinderkamack Road, Paramus Road/Passaic Street. The southernmost portions of what is now Hackensack were not part of New Barbadoes Township at that time. The earliest records of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders date back to 1715, at which time agreement was made to build a courthouse and jail complex, which was completed in 1716. A raid by British forces against Hackensack on March 23,1780, Hackensack established a local board of education in 1894, as required by the new law, which took over operation of schools located in the township and established Hackensack High School. The 1894 act allowed local residents, by petition, to municipal boundaries at will
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County Route 502 (New Jersey)
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County Route 502, abbreviated CR502, is a county highway in the U. S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 23.79 miles from Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne to Palisades Boulevard in Alpine, CR502 is a very important east–west route in the northern part of Bergen County. North–south travel in the county is available via Route 208 and Route 17, the Garden State Parkway, Route 9W, in contrast, the only east–west route in the area is Route 4, from Paterson to Fort Lee. Thus, the area of the county relies heavily on 502 for east–west travel. Farthest north, NY59 or the New York State Thruway can be used as east–west alternatives to 502, in the extreme west of Bergen County,502 is a pseudo-highway with no-left-turn jughandles, u-turns and stoplights. When 502 runs through Harrington Park, Emerson, and Westwood, as it runs through Washington Township, Ho-Ho-Kus and Waldwick it is a major two-lane road. As it continues west, it is mostly a two-lane road with occasional expansions into a four-lane avenue, CR502 begins at an intersection with CR504 in Wayne, Passaic County, heading northwest on four-lane undivided Berdan Avenue through commercial areas. The route turns north as it passes between the Point View Reservoir to the west and residential neighborhoods to the east, intersecting CR681, CR502 fully enters Oakland, where it intersects CR93 and turns southeast onto Long Hill Road. The route continues into Franklin Lakes and runs through residential areas as Franklin Lakes Road, intersecting CR117 before turning east near Franklin Lake, upon reaching the CR97 intersection, CR502 turns north onto Ewing Avenue, with CR93 continuing east on Franklin Lakes Road. The road passes wooded areas of homes as it reaches an interchange with Route 208. A short distance later, the route intersects CR84 and makes a turn east onto Franklin Avenue, the road crosses into Wyckoff and crosses CR87 as it heads into the commercial downtown. The route crosses the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway and passes a mix of homes and businesses as it comes to an intersection with CR 87S and CR84. CR502 heads back into wooded neighborhoods and enters Waldwick. The road heads into Ho-Ho-Kus and passes a mix of homes and businesses before CR502 splits from CR507 by heading east on Hollywood Avenue, at this intersection CR502 Truck heads south along CR507. CR502 continues east through wooded areas and intersects CR77. A short distance later, the comes to an interchange with Route 17. From this interchange, CR502 continues across the Saddle River and reaches an intersection with CR75, the road intersects CR112 and makes a sharp turn east to a junction with CR75. At this point, the route becomes Wearimus Road and turns northeast before CR112 splits to the north on Wearimus Road, the road crosses CR63 and continues through residential neighborhoods, crossing into Westwood
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Westwood, New Jersey
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Westwood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Westwood is part of the New York metropolitan area, Many of its residents regularly commute to New York City for work and leisure, many using public transportation. Isaac D. Bogert served as the first mayor of the Borough, in April 1909, Westwood was enlarged through the annexation of the Old Hook section of the borough of Emerson, and on September 24,1957, portions of the borough were exchanged with Emerson. The Lenni-Lenape Native Americans inhabited this part of the state and shared it with the transient hunters and trappers until the permanent settlers began to enter in mid-18th century. In the early 19th century, the area that would later become Westwood was within the political boundaries of Harrington Township. In 1840, the half of Harrington Township became Washington Township. Washington Township was a region with isolated farmsteads. Early families, including the Hoppers and Ackermans, are buried at the Old Hook Cemetery, an 18th-century mill was situated at the dammed stream near the intersection of todays Mill Street and First Avenue. This mill was on an important east west pathway and was the first on Musquapsink Brook, the mill was largely destroyed after a fire set by an arsonist and was dismantled in 1910. A brief description of Washington Township written in 1844 described it as a township with six stores, four schools for 135 students, six grist mills, and 14 saw mills. The first wave of concentrated development took place as the result of the coming of the Hackensack and New York Railroad in 1870, on March 5,1870, service began between Westwood and New York City. Several small hotels were built near the depot, and in 1872 several houses in the latest European-influenced styles began to be built along Centre Avenue, Old maps show that growth occurred simultaneously on the land both to the east and west of the tracks. The commercial buildings included lumber and coal sheds, stores, there was a chapel on the corner of Third and Park Avenues. The triangular park that has played an important role as a place of community gatherings is shown on the 1876 map. By the 1880s, Westwood had four factories, several distilleries, a new school, a laundry and grocery store, in 1890, following a meeting of interested residents, those favoring the incorporation of Westwood as an independent borough conducted a petition drive. In 1894, Westwood separated from Washington Township and became an independent borough, elected as the boroughs first mayor was Isaac D. Bogert. In 1899, a water plant constructed by Cornelius S. DeBraun provided service to the houses that had built along the boroughs newly laid streets. By the time of the 1905 New Jersey Census, there were 234 dwellings housing a population of 1,044, lincoln High School was constructed around the turn of the 20th century, which also saw the introduction of electricity, telephones, and automobiles to the town
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New York State Route 304
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New York State Route 304 is a north–south state highway located in central Rockland County, New York, in the United States. The 10. 38-mile route begins at the New Jersey–New York border in Pearl River, the route is a main route through Rockland County, intersecting NY59 and indirectly connecting to the New York State Thruway and the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Nanuet. NY304 has three sections, a freeway that extends from Pearl River to Nanuet, an at-grade section between Nanuet and New City, and a surface bypass linking New City to Haverstraw. NY304 was assigned in 1930, originally following a series of roads that loosely parallel its modern alignment between Pearl River and Haverstraw. Concerns over the ability to handle a projected 40,000 vehicles per day in 1980 led to the construction of new highways south of Nanuet. Most of NY 304s old alignment through these areas is now maintained by Rockland County as part of county routes. NY304 begins at the New Jersey–New York border in Pearl River, South of the border is Montvale in Bergen County, in which NY304 continues as County Route 503. NY304 quickly becomes a four-lane road intersecting CR33 and CR30 in Pearl River, CR33 provides a link to the downtown business district of Pearl River via Central Ave. After its intersection with CR30, NY304 becomes a limited-access highway and this highway runs for about 1.5 miles, with interchanges with Crooked Hill Road and CR33 in Pearl River and NY59 in Nanuet. The latter exit indirectly connects NY304 with the PIP and the New York State Thruway, at its intersection with former NY 59A, NY304 reverts to being a four-lane, full access road. Just north of West Nyack Road, NY304 passes over the Thruway, NY304 does not connect to either of the highways, instead, the Thruway and the PIP connect to each other by way of a large cloverleaf interchange along the eastern side of NY304. The route continues north, entering the hamlet of New City as the highway intersects CR27, NY304 provides a link to the downtown business district of New City at its intersection with Main Street one block to the north. North of this location, NY304 gains a 55-mile-per-hour speed limit and it does not become a limited-access highway, however, the four-lane road has only a handful of at-grade intersections. The road narrows to two lanes at a junction with CR80, but stays a 55-mile-per-hour road. Finally, after crossing CR23 in north New City, NY304 makes its final push toward its terminus at an intersection with US 9W just inside the Haverstraw town line. The intersection between NY304 and US 9W is less than one mile north of the intersection of NY303 and US 9W, NY304 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The route was originally an at-grade highway for its length, following what is now East Washington Avenue, Middletown Road from Pearl River. Here, NY304 turned east, overlapping with NY59 to access its current alignment, farther north, NY304 originally utilized North Main Street in New City and Haverstraw and South Mountain roads from New City to US 9W in Haverstraw
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New York (state)
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New York is a state in the northeastern United States, and is the 27th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated U. S. state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. With an estimated population of 8.55 million in 2015, New York City is the most populous city in the United States, the New York Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. New York City makes up over 40% of the population of New York State, two-thirds of the states population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% lives on Long Island. Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th-century Duke of York, the next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany. New York has a diverse geography and these more mountainous regions are bisected by two major river valleys—the north-south Hudson River Valley and the east-west Mohawk River Valley, which forms the core of the Erie Canal. Western New York is considered part of the Great Lakes Region and straddles Lake Ontario, between the two lakes lies Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, New York had been inhabited by tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans came to New York. The first Europeans to arrive were French colonists and Jesuit missionaries who arrived southward from settlements at Montreal for trade, the British annexed the colony from the Dutch in 1664. The borders of the British colony, the Province of New York, were similar to those of the present-day state, New York is home to the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the United States and its ideals of freedom, democracy, and opportunity. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance. On April 17,1524 Verrazanno entered New York Bay, by way of the now called the Narrows into the northern bay which he named Santa Margherita. Verrazzano described it as a vast coastline with a delta in which every kind of ship could pass and he adds. This vast sheet of water swarmed with native boats and he landed on the tip of Manhattan and possibly on the furthest point of Long Island. Verrazannos stay was interrupted by a storm which pushed him north towards Marthas Vineyard, in 1540 French traders from New France built a chateau on Castle Island, within present-day Albany, due to flooding, it was abandoned the next year. In 1614, the Dutch under the command of Hendrick Corstiaensen, rebuilt the French chateau, Fort Nassau was the first Dutch settlement in North America, and was located along the Hudson River, also within present-day Albany. The small fort served as a trading post and warehouse, located on the Hudson River flood plain, the rudimentary fort was washed away by flooding in 1617, and abandoned for good after Fort Orange was built nearby in 1623. Henry Hudsons 1609 voyage marked the beginning of European involvement with the area, sailing for the Dutch East India Company and looking for a passage to Asia, he entered the Upper New York Bay on September 11 of that year
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Montvale, New Jersey
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Montvale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Montvale was incorporated as a borough on August 31,1894, from portions of Orvil Township, the borough was formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. On February 15,1896, Montvale acquired part of Orvil Township, in 1906, Montvale added further land from Orvil and Washington townships, and in 1912, Montvale added territory from Upper Saddle River. On May 20,1959, portions of Montvale were passed to River Vale, the boroughs name is derived from its topography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had an area of 4.009 square miles. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Chestnut Ridge, Montvale is serviced by the Garden State Parkway at exits 171 and 172, as well as the New York State Thruway in Chestnut Ridge. As of the census of 2010, there were 7,844 people,2,778 households, the population density was 1,961.2 per square mile. There were 2,872 housing units at a density of 718.1 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5. 34% of the population,17. 6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the family size was 3.22. In the borough, the population was out with 26. 8% under the age of 18,5. 3% from 18 to 24,23. 6% from 25 to 44,29. 8% from 45 to 64. The median age was 41.9 years, for every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 93.1 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $111,633 and the median family income was $140,026. Males had an income of $100,000 versus $55,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $53,974, about 3. 6% of families and 5. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10. 4% of those under age 18 and 1. 5% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 10 households in 2010, an increase from the 8 counted in 2010, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 7,034 people,2,509 households, and 1,999 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,769.8 people per square mile, there were 2,590 housing units at an average density of 651.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 92. 79% White,0. 44% African American,0. 09% Native American,5. 36% Asian,0. 63% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 09% of the population
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Bergen County, New Jersey
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Bergen County is the most populous county in the U. S. state of New Jersey. Bergen Countys population resides among 70 municipalities, but no large cities and its most populous place, with 43,010 residents at the time of the 2010 census, is Hackensack, also its county seat. In 2010, Mahwah covered the largest area of any municipality, the county hosts an extensive park system totaling nearly 9,000 acres. The origin of the name of Bergen County is a matter of debate and it is believed that the county is named for one of the earliest settlements, Bergen, in modern-day Hudson County. However, the origin of the name is debated. Several sources attribute the name to Bergen, Norway, while others attribute it to Bergen, some sources say that the name is derived from one of the earliest settlers of New Amsterdam, Hans Hansen Bergen, a native of Norway, who arrived in New Netherland in 1633. Some of their descendants are included among the Ramapough Mountain Indians and their ancestors had moved into the mountains to escape encroachment by Dutch and English colonists. Over the years, they absorbed other ethnicities by intermarriage, in the 17th century, the Dutch considered the area comprising todays Bergen and Hudson counties as part of New Netherland, their colonial province of the Dutch Republic. The Dutch claimed it after Henry Hudson explored Newark Bay and anchored his ship at Weehawken Cove in 1609, from an early date, the Dutch began to import African slaves to fill their labor needs. Bergen County eventually was the largest slaveholding county in the state, the African slaves were used for labor at the ports to support shipping, as well as for domestic servants, trades, and farm labor. Early settlement attempts by the Dutch included Pavonia, Vriessendael, and Achter Col, but the Native Americans repelled these settlements in Kiefts War, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, on August 27,1664, New Amsterdams governor Peter Stuyvesant surrendered to the English Navy. The English organized the Province of New Jersey in 1665, later splitting the territory into East Jersey, on November 30,1675, the settlement Bergen and surrounding plantations and settlements were called Bergen County in an act passed by the provinces General Assembly. In 1683, Bergen was officially recognized as an independent county by the Provincial Assembly, initially, Bergen County consisted of only the land between the Hudson River and the Hackensack River, extending north to the border between East Jersey and New York. In January 1709, the boundaries were extended to all of the current territory of Hudson County. † The line between East and West Jersey here referred to is not the line finally adopted and known as the Lawrence line and this line being afterward objected to by the East Jersey proprietors, the latter procured the running of the Lawrence line. Bergen was the location of battles and troop movements during the American Revolutionary War. Fort Lees location on the bluffs of the New Jersey Palisades, opposite Fort Washington in Manhattan and they destroyed the bridge to delay the British assault on Washingtons headquarters in village of Hackensack. The next day, George Washington retreated to Newark and left Hackensack via Polifly Road, British forces pursued, and Washington continued to retreat across New Jersey
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County routes in New Jersey
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In the U. S. state of New Jersey, county routes exist in all 21 counties. They are typically the fourth type of roadway classified below the Interstate Highway, the U. S. Route numbered highway, the County Route system is defined by two types in New Jersey. First,500 Series County Routes, also called state secondary routes, are county highways numbered in a system with three-digit numbers that begin with 5. These roads form a network of routes that supplement the facilitation of the State Routes. By definition,500 Series routes cross county borders and maintain continuity, each 500 Series route is unique and is not permitted to be duplicated in another county for a separate route. The second category is defined as Non-500 Series County Routes, Non-500 Series County Routes include 1-digit, 2-digit,600 Series,700 Series and 800 Series. These, by definition, are discontinuous across county borders and must be contained entirely within that county, unlike 500 Series County routes, these route numbers are unique to each county, and are typically assigned to more local routes than the statewide 500-series county route system. They are typically of a classification of streets like minor arterials or collector roadways rather than major arterials or thoroughfares. In the counties that use 600-series numbers, the selection of this range was coordinated within the state, gradually replacing older systems of mainly one- and two-digit routes. East–west routes tend to be numbered with the lowest numbers in the part of the state. In northern New Jersey, north–south routes range from CR501 in the east to CR521 in the west, County route numbers have not wholly replaced the preexisting names of the local roads to which they were assigned. Street signs at major intersections will denote both the road name and the county route number if it has one. Residents who live along county routes rarely, if ever, give their address as 123 County Route 5xx unless no name for the route has been established, as is the case in some rural areas. The precursor to the 500 series was a group of three roads in Bergen County which received the numbers 200,201, and 203 in the late 1930s,200 ran from Oakland to Alpine,201 ran from Ridgewood to Alpine, and 203 ran from Weehawken to Alpine. US202 runs through Bergen County, thus the planners skipped this number, in February 1942, a group of civil defense routes was assigned with numbers in the 500s in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. These roads were designed as through routes for civilian use in case the state system was needed by the military during World War II operations. These routes were numbered in relation to existing routes, for example, Civil Route 501 ran parallel to US1 and Civil Route 532 was an extension of NY32 into New Jersey. The current series of roads in the 500s was established by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in 1952, most counties in New Jersey follow the 500-series county routes with their own county routes numbered otherwise, typically in the 600-series
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County Route 504 (New Jersey)
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County Route 504, abbreviated CR504, is a county highway in the U. S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 15.94 miles from Main Street in Montville to McLean Boulevard in Paterson, CR504 begins at an intersection with CR655 Alternate in Montville, Morris County opposite New Jersey Transits Montclair-Boonton Line from US202. From this point, the heads north on two-lane undivided Jacksonville Road. The route makes a turn to the northeast and enters Lincoln Park, upon heading east, CR504 briefly forms the border between Kinnelon to the north and Lincoln Park to the south before running between Pequannock Township to the north and Lincoln Park to the south. The route passes farmland to the north and Lincoln Park Airport to the south, in this area, CR504 passes by several homes as it comes to the CR511 Alternate intersection. Upon intersecting CR660, the route turns south onto the Newark-Pompton Turnpike, intersecting CR635, the road crosses an abandoned railroad line and enters residential areas again. Upon crossing the Pompton River, CR504 enters Wayne in Passaic County, the route splits from the Newark-Pompton Turnpike by turning northeast onto Black Oak Ridge Road, with CR683 continuing south on the Newark-Pompton Turnpike. CR504 passes residential areas before coming to an intersection with US202, the route has no direct access across this intersection and motorists must use U-turn jughandles on US 202/Route 23 to continue across. After this intersection, CR504 becomes Ratzer Road and continues east through wooded residential subdivisions, upon intersecting CR670, CR504 curves north and becomes two-lane Alps Road, with CR705 continuing east on Ratzer Road. Upon reaching an intersection with CR689, the route turns east onto four-lane Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, the road widens into a divided highway with jughandles and intersects CR502 and CR701. CR504 narrows back into a road and crosses CR681 as it begins to head southeast through business areas with some woods. After passing St. Josephs Wayne Hospital, CR504 intersects CR705 again and splits from the Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, CR504 continues southeast on two-lane undivided Pompton Road, passing by the main entrance of William Paterson University. Upon meeting CR676, the road comes into Haledon and continues east into wooded areas, intersecting CR674. After crossing CR677, the route heads southeast on Haledon Avenue and passes a mix of homes and businesses as it intersects CR663 and CR661. After crossing a stream, CR504 forms the border between Prospect Park to the northeast and Haledon to the southwest, entering more urbanized residential development. At the CR662 intersection, the road becomes the border between Prospect Park to the northeast and Paterson to the southwest and has junctions with CR657, at the CR655 intersection, CR504 fully enters Paterson and forks to the left onto North Straight Street. A short distance later, the route intersects the terminus of CR509 and makes a turn north onto Holsman Street. CR504 briefly follows Holsman Street north before heading onto East Main Street, the road enters Prospect Park again as it begins to run along the west bank of the Passaic River, crossing CR652
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U.S. state
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A U. S. state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America. There are 50 states, which are together in a union with each other. Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a geographic territory. Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the government, Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons covered by certain types of court orders. States range in population from just under 600,000 to over 39 million, four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names. States are divided into counties or county-equivalents, which may be assigned some local authority but are not sovereign. County or county-equivalent structure varies widely by state, State governments are allocated power by the people through their individual constitutions. All are grounded in principles, and each provides for a government. States possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution, Constitution has been amended, and the interpretation and application of its provisions have changed. The general tendency has been toward centralization and incorporation, with the government playing a much larger role than it once did. There is a debate over states rights, which concerns the extent and nature of the states powers and sovereignty in relation to the federal government. States and their residents are represented in the federal Congress, a legislature consisting of the Senate. Each state is represented in the Senate by two senators, and is guaranteed at least one Representative in the House, members of the House are elected from single-member districts. Representatives are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census, the Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50, alaska and Hawaii are the most recent states admitted, both in 1959. The Constitution is silent on the question of states have the power to secede from the Union. Shortly after the Civil War, the U. S. Supreme Court, in Texas v. White, as a result, while the governments of the various states share many similar features, they often vary greatly with regard to form and substance
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New Jersey
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New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state but the 11th-most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States. New Jersey lies entirely within the statistical areas of New York City. New Jersey was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, in the early 17th century, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements. New Jersey was the site of decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War in the 18th century. In the 19th century, factories in cities such as Camden, Paterson, Newark, Trenton, around 180 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period, New Jersey bordered North Africa. The pressure of the collision between North America and Africa gave rise to the Appalachian Mountains, around 18,000 years ago, the Ice Age resulted in glaciers that reached New Jersey. As the glaciers retreated, they left behind Lake Passaic, as well as rivers, swamps. New Jersey was originally settled by Native Americans, with the Lenni-Lenape being dominant at the time of contact, scheyichbi is the Lenape name for the land that is now New Jersey. The Lenape society was divided into clans that were based upon common female ancestors. These clans were organized into three distinct phratries identified by their animal sign, Turtle, Turkey, and Wolf and they first encountered the Dutch in the early 17th century, and their primary relationship with the Europeans was through fur trade. The Dutch became the first Europeans to lay claim to lands in New Jersey, the Dutch colony of New Netherland consisted of parts of modern Middle Atlantic states. Although the European principle of ownership was not recognized by the Lenape. The first to do so was Michiel Pauw who established a patronship called Pavonia in 1630 along the North River which eventually became the Bergen, peter Minuits purchase of lands along the Delaware River established the colony of New Sweden. During the English Civil War, the Channel Island of Jersey remained loyal to the British Crown and it was from the Royal Square in St. Helier that Charles II of England was proclaimed King in 1649, following the execution of his father, Charles I. The North American lands were divided by Charles II, who gave his brother, the Duke of York, the region between New England and Maryland as a proprietary colony. James then granted the land between the Hudson River and the Delaware River to two friends who had remained loyal through the English Civil War, Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton, the area was named the Province of New Jersey. Since the states inception, New Jersey has been characterized by ethnic, New England Congregationalists settled alongside Scots Presbyterians and Dutch Reformed migrants
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Paterson Plank Road
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Paterson Plank Road is a road that runs through Passaic, Bergen and Hudson Counties in northeastern New Jersey originally lain in the colonial era. The route, connecting the city Paterson and the Hudson River waterfront and it has largely been superseded by Route 3, but in the many towns it passes it has remained an important local thoroughfare, and in some cases been renamed. Portions of the road were at times called New Barbadoes Turnpike, from New Barbadoes Neck, the Bergen Point Plank Road travelled from Paulus Hook to the Kill Van Kull. The company which built the Paterson and New York Plank Road, over time it was upgraded and at one point had streetcar lines on its entire length operated by the Public Service Railway as the 15 Passaic,17 Hudson, and 35 Secaucus. This route passes high density commercial centers or the downtown of the three cities, a crossing of the Passaic River at the location was first created in the colonial era, and was known as Acquackanonk Bridge burned during Washingtons 1776 great retreat from Fort Lee. Todays Gregory Avenue Bridge was built on a different alignment. After crossing into Bergen County, the road is called Paterson Avenue and designated as County Route 120, through Wallington, residential, the road becomes the border between Wallington to the north and East Rutherford to the south. Shortly the end of Wallington is reached and Paterson Ave is then the border between Carlstadt and East Rutherford for a distance but then the road dips into East Rutherford to avoid a hill. The road returns to its path along the Carlstadt-East Rutherford border at Route 17 which it crosses over via an overpass and this section of the highway is in the low-lying area known as the New Jersey Meadowlands, part of the floodplain of the Hackensack River. Originally this section consisted of planks laid side-to-side to form a road to prevent carriage wheels from getting stuck in the swamp. Several new hotels, restaurants and nightclubs were built in anticipation of the increase in traffic from Xanadu, the road passes to the north of the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The main road, Route 120, curves to the south to follow the edge of the Sports Complex southward to NJ3. Shortly after crossing over the Western Spur of the New Jersey Turnpike it reaches the Hackensack River, the original bridge over the Hackensack River is gone. The road picks up again in Hudson County in Secaucus and designated County Route 681, a small riverfront park, Trolley Park is so named for the cars of the Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford Electric Railway that passed or terminated there. There is a bus park-and-ride in the North End, the road crosses over Route 3 again, near another park-and-ride. It crosses over U. S. Route 1/9 in North Bergen and it then travels southeast through Washington Park creating a border between Union City and Jersey City Heights. At the edge of the cliff turning south-southwest it is joined by the Wing Viaduct, in 2009, a study was funded for exploring the re-routing of the road near its terminus. The last portion is one of the few roads run along the face of the Hudson Palisades escarpment other being the Hackensack Plank Road, the Wing Viaduct, Pershing Road
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Pearl River, New York
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Pearl River is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located east of Chestnut Ridge, south of Nanuet, west of Blauvelt, New York, the population was 15,876 at the 2010 census. Pearl River is 20 miles north of midtown Manhattan and lies just north of the New Jersey border and it is the first of three New York stops on New Jersey Transits Pascack Valley Line. In 2011, CNNMoney. com ranked Pearl River 78th on its annual 100 Best Places to Live list, in 1696, Pearl River was originally part of a larger portion of land known as the Kakiat Patent that was granted to Daniel Honan and Michael Hawdon. In 1713, the land was split into north and south plots, after the Revolutionary War, the land was further divided and sold. Pearl River was a portion of land made up of woods, in the early 1870s, the town was divided into five different parts, Middletown, Sickletown, Pascack, Muddy Brook, and Naurashaun. There are conflicting accounts on how Muddy Creek came to be named Pearl River, according to some historians, a town resident named Dr. Another account was that the change was made to make the station stop sound more appealing on the railroad passenger schedules. The third account was that Julius E. Braunsdorf wanted to enhance the hamlets business image by renaming it Pearl River, in any event, there is no body of water near the village called Pearl River, the most significant stream is Muddy Brook. Muddy Creek was purchased by industrialist Julius E. Braunsdorf, a German immigrant, Braunsdorf was the Father of Pearl River and established Aetna Sewing Machine Company to produce his patented home sewing machine in 1872. Later that year the first post office was established in the hamlet, Braunsdorf invented and manufactured the carbon-arc light bulb in 1873,6 years prior to Thomas Edisons carbonized filament version. They were installed and used on ships in New York harbor for loading and unloading operations and he also designed generators, one of which powered the first incandescent electric lights, which he also invented, in the nation’s Capital. When Braunsdorf designed the layout, the only existing streets were Pearl Street. He drew a wide street through the middle of town. Parallel to Central Avenue he drew Franklin, after his hero, to connect Washington, Central, and Franklin he drew three streets and named them William, John and Henry after his three sons. Braunsdorf built,1872 – The Aetna Sewing Machine Company, the largest factory in Pearl River,1872 – The Pearl River Post Office and became the first Postmaster. 1873 – Two brick train stations still in use today, the Pearl River Hotel Low-cost housing for the factory employees that he attracted from Germany and Scandinavia. Dexter moved his Dexter Folder Company to Pearl River, on August 25,1885, Dexter filed a patent for an automatic folding machine that changed the way newspapers, books, and magazines were folded and assembled
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Hackensack River
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The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles long, in the U. S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the area outside New York City just west of the lower Hudson River. It also flows through and drains the New Jersey Meadowlands, the lower river, which is navigable as far as the city of Hackensack, is heavily industrialized and forms a commercial extension of Newark Bay. Once believed to be among the most polluted water courses in the United States, the Hackensack River rises in southeastern New York, in Rockland County, in the Sweet Swamp, just west of the Hudson River and approximately 1 mi south of West Haverstraw. It flows briefly southeast, into the Lake DeForest reservoir, separated from the Hudson by less than 3 mi, south of the dam, it then flows south, diverging from the Hudson. Just across the New Jersey state line, in northern Bergen County, south of Lake Tappan, it flows in a meandering course southward through the suburban communities of New Jersey. Near Oradell, it is impounded to form Oradell Reservoir, where it is joined by several streams, including the Dwars Kill, van Buskirk Island, a man-made island and site of the New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company, lies in this area. At Little Ferry, it is joined by the broad Overpeck Creek, then southward, widening in a broad meandering tidal estuary through the Meadowlands, forming extensive side streams. South of North Bergen, it forms the boundary between Bergen County to the west and Hudson County to the east, as it flows through the Meadowlands it is traversed by numerous rail and road bridges. The name of the river comes from the Lenape word Achinigeu-hach, or Ackingsah-sack, conflicts with the Lenape prevented the early Dutch settlers of the New Netherland colony from expanding westward into the valley into late in the 17th century. The river furnished both the Native Americans and the European settlers with abundant runs of herring, shad and striped bass, in the colonial era, the river and the surrounding Meadowlands presented a formidable difficulty in transportation and communication. The wetlands helped allow the escape of the Continental Army under George Washington in 1776 after several defeats at the hands of the British army on the east side of the Hudson. It later served as a barrier that allowed Washingtons army to encamp in the nearby hills near Morristown. For two centuries, the river suffered from severe pollution. The construction of the Oradell Reservoir dam in 1921 essentially changed the river from a free-flowing stream into a brackish estuary. By the 1960s, much of the river was essentially a turbid hypoxic dead zone. Berrys Creek was once thought to be the most polluted stream in the United States, recreational fishing has staged a modest comeback, although catch and release may be advisable, as there are continuing health advisories against the consumption of fish caught in the river. Urban runoff pollution, municipal sewage discharges from sanitary sewer overflows and combined sewer overflows, the future of the wetlands around the lower river has been an ongoing controversy between development and preservation groups in recent decades
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NJ Transit
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NJT also acts as a purchasing agency for many private operators in New Jersey, with numerous private operators receiving equipment from NJT for route service within the state not controlled by NJT. NJT was founded on July 17,1979, an offspring of the New Jersey Department of Transportation and it came into being with the passage of the Public Transportation Act of 1979 to acquire, operate, and contract for transportation service in the public interest. NJT originally acquired and managed a number of bus services, one of the largest being those operated by the states largest electric company. It gradually acquired most of the bus services. In northern New Jersey, many of the bus routes are arranged in a web, in southern New Jersey, most routes are arranged in a spoke-and-hub fashion, with routes emanating from Trenton, Camden, and Atlantic City. Since inception, rail ridership has quadrupled, in the 1990s the rail system expanded, with new Midtown Direct service to New York City and new equipment. On October 21,2001, it opened a new station at Newark Liberty International Airport, on October 31,2005, NJT took over Clocker service from Amtrak. Four new trains were added to the schedule, but cut back to Trenton, during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, the rail operations center of NJ Transit was flooded by 8 feet of water and an emergency generator submerged. Floodwater damaged at least 65 locomotive engines and 257 rail cars, the Governor of New Jersey appoints a seven-member Board of Directors, four members from the general public and three State officials. The Governor has veto power on decisions made by the board, for buses around Trenton, and NJ Transit Rail Operations, Inc. for commuter rail. NJT operates 871 bus routes using 2,477 buses and the Newark Light Rail with 20 light rail vehicles, the bus fleet includes buses purchased for other New Jersey operators above the 2,477. The fleet consists of 52 Kinki Sharyo electric light rail vehicles owned by NJT, Newark Light Rail – two segments serving Newark and the surrounding area. The Newark City Subway has 12 stops, is 4.3 miles long, connecting Newark Penn Station to North Newark, the Broad Street Extension has five stops, is 1.0 mile long, and connects Newark Penn Station to Newark Broad Street Station. The fleet consists of 21 Kinki Sharyo electric light rail vehicles owned and operated by the Central Division of NJT Bus Operations. River Line – a 21-stop 34 miles line from Trenton to Camden along the Delaware River, mostly along the Bordentown Secondary line formerly owned by Conrail, the fleet consists of 20 Stadler GTW diesel light rail vehicles owned by NJT and operated under contract by Bombardier Transportation. NJT operates over 100 diesel locomotives, of which 11 are supplied by Metro-North Railroad as part of an agreement for the Port Jervis Line. It has over 650 push-pull cars, of which 65 are supplied by Metro-North, the New Jersey Transit Police Department is the transit police force for NJT. It is a police agency with statewide jurisdiction with the primary focus on policing the numerous bus depots, rail
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Pascack Valley Line
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The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit, in the United States. The line runs north from Hoboken Terminal, through Hudson County and Bergen County in New Jersey, service within New York State is operated under contract with Metro-North Railroad. The line is named for the Pascack Valley region that it passes through in northern Bergen County, the line parallels the Pascack Brook for some distance. The line is colored purple on system maps, and its symbol is a pine tree, the Pascack Valley Line runs between Spring Valley, New York, and Hoboken Terminal. The line is 31 miles long, of which the northernmost 6 miles are in New York State, the entire line is owned by NJ Transit, but the Pearl River, Nanuet and Spring Valley stations are leased to Metro-North Railroad. The line is single tracked, but sidings at points along the line, including the Meadowlands, Hackensack and Nanuet, a siding in Oradell was also planned for increased service and reliability, but the project was halted due to local opposition. Service on this line operates seven days a week, the line was originally chartered as the Hackensack and New York Railroad in 1856. It later became the New Jersey and New York Railroad, which was bought by the Erie Railroad in 1896, the New Jersey and New York Railroad continued to exist as an Erie subsidiary until the October 17,1960 merger that created the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. On April 1,1976 the Erie Lackawanna was merged with other railroads to create Conrail. In 1983, after years under operation by Conrail, operations of the Pascack Valley Line were transferred to NJ Transit Rail Operations. The line used to continue north of Spring Valley to Haverstraw and this portion of the line has been abandoned and most of the right-of-way has been sold off. Part of the line was part of the main Erie Railroad line from Piermont, New York to Buffalo. On September 29,2016, a Pascack Valley Line train crashed at Hoboken Terminal injuring over 100, all service on this line is diesel, using either GP40PH-2, PL42AC, or ALP-45DP locomotives. Comet series passenger cars are used on line, Bombardier MultiLevel coaches are occasionally used on this line. Some train sets use equipment owned by Metro-North, which are so marked, the Pascack Valley Line, A History of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, Wilson E. Jones, ISBN 0-941652-14-9 Pascack Valley Line History Some additional history
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River Edge, New Jersey
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River Edge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. On December 1,1930, the name was changed to River Edge. The borough was formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, the borough was named for its location along the Hackensack River. According to the United States Census Bureau, River Edge borough had an area of 1.895 square miles. A suburb of New York City, River Edge is located approximately 8 miles west of Upper Manhattan, Cherry Hill and North Hackensack are unincorporated communities located within River Edge. The borough is bordered by Paramus, Oradell, New Milford, as of the census of 2010, there were 11,340 people,4,134 households, and 3,163 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,116.3 per square mile, there were 4,261 housing units at an average density of 2,298.2 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7. 66% of the population, korean Americans accounted for 11. 1% of the boroughs population. 20. 6% of all households were made up of individuals, the average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.21. In the borough, the population was out with 26. 0% under the age of 18,5. 9% from 18 to 24,24. 7% from 25 to 44,29. 7% from 45 to 64. The median age was 41.4 years, for every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 88.4 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $97,816 and the median family income was $109,335. Males had an income of $71,219 versus $63,305 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,772, about 3. 0% of families and 4. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5. 0% of those under age 18 and 4. 2% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 19 households in 2010, a decrease from the 24 counted in 2000, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 10,946 people,4,165 households, and 3,102 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,804.5 people per square mile, there were 4,210 housing units at an average density of 2,232.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 84. 12% White,1. 06% African American,0. 08% Native American,12. 60% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,0. 81% from other races, and 1. 32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5. 31% of the population,22. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older
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Lenape
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The Leni Lenape or Lenape, or the Delaware people in older references, are a Native American tribe and, in Canada, a recognized First Nations band government. Subsequently, the Lenape became subjugated and made tributary to first the Susquehannocks, then the Iroquois, iroquoian peoples occasionally fought the Lenape. As the 1700s progressed, many surviving Lenape moved west —into the upper Ohio River basin, during the decades of the 18th century most Lenape were pushed out of their homeland by expanding European colonies, exacerbated by losses from intertribal conflicts. The divisions and troubles of the American Revolutionary War and United States independence pushed them farther west, in the 1860s, the United States government sent most Lenape remaining in the eastern United States to the Indian Territory under the Indian removal policy. In the 21st century, most Lenape now reside in the US state of Oklahoma, with communities living also in Wisconsin, Ontario. Lenape kinship system has matrilineal clans, that is, children belong to their mothers clan, from which they gain social status, the mothers eldest brother was more significant as a mentor to the male children than was their father, who was generally of another clan. Hereditary leadership passed through the line, and women elders could remove leaders of whom they disapproved. Agricultural land was managed by women and allotted according to the needs of their extended families. Families were matrilocal, newlywed couples would live with the brides family, lenni-Lenape comes from their autonym, Lenni, which may mean genuine, pure, real, original, and Lenape, meaning Indian or man. Alternately, lënu may be translated as man, the tribes other name, Delaware, is not of Native American origin. English colonists named the Delaware River for the first governor of the Province of Virginia, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, the English then began to call the Lenape the Delaware Indians because of where they lived. Swedes also settled in the area, and early Swedish sources listed the Lenape as the Renappi, traditional Lenape lands, the Lenapehoking, was a large territory that encompassed the Delaware Valley of eastern Pennsylvania. The Swedes and Dutch at New Castle, a Lenâpé-English Dictionary, From An Anonymous In The Archives Of The Moravian Church At Bethlehem. David Zeisbergers History of Northern American Indians, grammar of the Language of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians. The Diary of David Zeisberger, A Moravian Missionary Among the Ohio Indians, the Diary of David Zeisberger, A Moravian Missionary Among the Ohio Indians, Volume 2. Zeisberger’s Indian Dictionary, English, German, Iroquois—The Onondaga and Algonquin—The Delaware, “The Delaware that Zeisberger translated was Munsee, and not Unami. Adams, Richard Calmit, The Delaware Indians, a history, Hope Farm Press Bierhorst. The White Deer and Other Stories Told by the Lenape, ISBN 0-688-12900-5 Brown, James W. and Rita T. Kohn, eds
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Native Americans in the United States
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In the United States, Native Americans are people descended from the Pre-Columbian indigenous population of the land within the countrys modern boundaries. These peoples were composed of distinct tribes, bands, and ethnic groups. Most Native American groups had historically preserved their histories by oral traditions and artwork, at the time of first contact, the indigenous cultures were quite different from those of the proto-industrial and mostly Christian immigrants. Some of the Northeastern and Southwestern cultures in particular were matrilineal, the majority of Indigenous American tribes maintained their hunting grounds and agricultural lands for use of the entire tribe. Europeans at that time had patriarchal cultures and had developed concepts of property rights with respect to land that were extremely different. Assimilation became a consistent policy through American administrations, during the 19th century, the ideology of manifest destiny became integral to the American nationalist movement. Expansion of European-American populations to the west after the American Revolution resulted in increasing pressure on Native American lands and this resulted in the ethnic cleansing of many tribes, with the brutal, forced marches coming to be known as The Trail of Tears. As American expansion reached into the West, settler and miner migrants came into increasing conflict with the Great Basin, Great Plains and these were complex nomadic cultures based on horse culture and seasonal bison hunting. Over time, the United States forced a series of treaties and land cessions by the tribes, in 1924, Native Americans who were not already U. S. citizens were granted citizenship by Congress. Contemporary Native Americans have a relationship with the United States because they may be members of nations, tribes. The terms used to refer to Native Americans have at times been controversial, by comparison, the indigenous peoples of Canada are generally known as First Nations. It is not definitively known how or when the Native Americans first settled the Americas and these early inhabitants, called Paleoamericans, soon diversified into many hundreds of culturally distinct nations and tribes. The archaeological periods used are the classifications of archaeological periods and cultures established in Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips 1958 book Method and they divided the archaeological record in the Americas into five phases, see Archaeology of the Americas. The Clovis culture, a hunting culture, is primarily identified by use of fluted spear points. Artifacts from this culture were first excavated in 1932 near Clovis, the Clovis culture ranged over much of North America and also appeared in South America. The culture is identified by the distinctive Clovis point, a flaked flint spear-point with a notched flute, dating of Clovis materials has been by association with animal bones and by the use of carbon dating methods. Recent reexaminations of Clovis materials using improved carbon-dating methods produced results of 11,050 and 10,800 radiocarbon years B. P, other tribes have stories that recount migrations across long tracts of land and a great river, believed to be the Mississippi River. Genetic and linguistic data connect the people of this continent with ancient northeast Asians
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American Revolutionary War
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From about 1765 the American Revolution had led to increasing philosophical and political differences between Great Britain and its American colonies. The war represented a culmination of these differences in armed conflict between Patriots and the authority which they increasingly resisted. This resistance became particularly widespread in the New England Colonies, especially in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. On December 16,1773, Massachusetts members of the Patriot group Sons of Liberty destroyed a shipment of tea in Boston Harbor in an event that became known as the Boston Tea Party. Named the Coercive Acts by Parliament, these became known as the Intolerable Acts in America. The Massachusetts colonists responded with the Suffolk Resolves, establishing a government that removed control of the province from the Crown outside of Boston. Twelve colonies formed a Continental Congress to coordinate their resistance, and established committees, British attempts to seize the munitions of Massachusetts colonists in April 1775 led to the first open combat between Crown forces and Massachusetts militia, the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Militia forces proceeded to besiege the British forces in Boston, forcing them to evacuate the city in March 1776, the Continental Congress appointed George Washington to take command of the militia. Concurrent to the Boston campaign, an American attempt to invade Quebec, on July 2,1776, the Continental Congress formally voted for independence, issuing its Declaration on July 4. Sir William Howe began a British counterattack, focussing on recapturing New York City, Howe outmaneuvered and defeated Washington, leaving American confidence at a low ebb. Washington captured a Hessian force at Trenton and drove the British out of New Jersey, in 1777 the British sent a new army under John Burgoyne to move south from Canada and to isolate the New England colonies. However, instead of assisting Burgoyne, Howe took his army on a campaign against the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia. Burgoyne outran his supplies, was surrounded and surrendered at Saratoga in October 1777, the British defeat in the Saratoga Campaign had drastic consequences. Giving up on the North, the British decided to salvage their former colonies in the South, British forces under Lieutenant-General Charles Cornwallis seized Georgia and South Carolina, capturing an American army at Charleston, South Carolina. British strategy depended upon an uprising of large numbers of armed Loyalists, in 1779 Spain joined the war as an ally of France under the Pacte de Famille, intending to capture Gibraltar and British colonies in the Caribbean. Britain declared war on the Dutch Republic in December 1780, in 1781, after the British and their allies had suffered two decisive defeats at Kings Mountain and Cowpens, Cornwallis retreated to Virginia, intending on evacuation. A decisive French naval victory in September deprived the British of an escape route, a joint Franco-American army led by Count Rochambeau and Washington, laid siege to the British forces at Yorktown. With no sign of relief and the situation untenable, Cornwallis surrendered in October 1781, Whigs in Britain had long opposed the pro-war Tory majority in Parliament, but the defeat at Yorktown gave the Whigs the upper hand
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Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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A close friend of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. Born in Chavaniac, in the province of Auvergne in south central France and he followed its martial tradition, and was commissioned an officer at age 13. He became convinced that the American cause in its war was noble. There, he was made a general, however, the 19-year-old was initially not given troops to command. Wounded during the Battle of Brandywine, he managed to organize an orderly retreat. He served with distinction in the Battle of Rhode Island, in the middle of the war, he returned home to lobby for an increase in French support. He again sailed to America in 1780, and was given positions in the Continental Army. In 1781, troops in Virginia under his command blocked forces led by Cornwallis until other American, Lafayette returned to France and, in 1787, was appointed to the Assembly of Notables, which was convened in response to the fiscal crisis. He was elected a member of the Estates-General of 1789, where representatives met from the three orders of French society—the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. He helped write the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, after the storming of the Bastille, Lafayette was appointed commander-in-chief of the National Guard and tried to steer a middle course through the French Revolution. In August 1792, the radical factions ordered his arrest, fleeing through the Austrian Netherlands, he was captured by Austrian troops and spent more than five years in prison. Lafayette returned to France after Napoleon Bonaparte secured his release in 1797, after the Bourbon Restoration of 1814, he became a liberal member of the Chamber of Deputies, a position he held for most of the remainder of his life. During Frances July Revolution of 1830, Lafayette declined an offer to become the French dictator, instead, he supported Louis-Philippe as king, but turned against him when the monarch became autocratic. Lafayette died on 20 May 1834, and is buried in Picpus Cemetery in Paris, for his accomplishments in the service of both France and the United States, he is sometimes known as The Hero of the Two Worlds. Lafayettes lineage was likely one of the oldest and most distinguished in Auvergne and, perhaps, males of the Lafayette family enjoyed a reputation for courage and chivalry and were noted for their contempt for danger. One of Lafayettes early ancestors, Gilbert de Lafayette III, a Marshal of France, had been a companion-at-arms of Joan of Arcs army during the Siege of Orléans in 1429, according to legend, another ancestor acquired the crown of thorns during the Sixth Crusade. Lafayettes father likewise died on the battlefield, on 1 August 1759, Michel de Lafayette was struck by a cannonball while fighting a British-led coalition at the Battle of Minden in Westphalia. Lafayette became marquis and Lord of Chavaniac, but the estate went to his mother, in 1768, when Lafayette was 11, he was summoned to Paris to live with his mother and great-grandfather at the comtes apartments in Luxembourg Palace
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Oradell, New Jersey
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Oradell is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The borough includes a dam on the Hackensack River that forms the Oradell Reservoir, Oradell is a suburb of New York City, located approximately 15 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan. Oradell was originally formed on March 8,1894, as the borough of Delford, from portions of Harrington Township, Midland Township, the borough was formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. The name Delford was a created from the names of two communities within the new borough, Oradell and New Milford. The Hotel Delford had been constructed in 1870 after the construction of the first railroad to reach the area, on November 12,1920, the boroughs name was officially changed to Oradell, based on the results of a referendum held ten days earlier. Oradell derives its name from ora and dell, New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Oradell as the 68th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2010 rankings of the Top Towns in the state. This ranking also makes the borough the seventh best place to live in Bergen County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Oradell borough had an area of 2.577 square miles. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Delford, the borough borders Dumont, Emerson, Haworth, New Milford, Paramus and River Edge. Oradell Reservoir was formed by the Oradell Reservoir Dam placed on the Hackensack River, the reservoir is fed by the Pascack Brook and Dwars Kill in addition to the Hackensack River. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers, according to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Oradell has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps. As of the census of 2010, there were 7,978 people,2,749 households, the population density was 3,291.5 per square mile. There were 2,831 housing units at a density of 1,168.0 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 98% of the population,14. 8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the family size was 3.20. In the borough, the population was out with 26. 1% under the age of 18,5. 6% from 18 to 24,19. 8% from 25 to 44,31. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 44.1 years, for every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 89.2 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $123,750 and the median family income was $147,139
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New Jersey Route 3
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Route 3 is a state highway in the northern part of New Jersey in the United States. The route runs 10.84 miles from U. S. Route 46 in Clifton, Passaic County to U. S. Route 1/9 in North Bergen, Route 3 is sometimes called the Secaucus Bypass within Secaucus. The route is a highway for its entire length, with most of the highway considered a freeway, except the westernmost part. A commuting route for northern New Jersey to the Lincoln Tunnel into New York City by way of Route 495, the road inspired a story in The New Yorker in 2004 by Ian Frazier. Route 3 was originally established in 1927 to run from the New York border on the west shore of Greenwood Lake to Secaucus, in 1929, the western terminus was cut back to Paterson when the alignment west of there was planned to become part of Route S4B. Route 3 originally followed present-day Route 20 through Paterson and ran along local streets to East Rutherford, where it followed present-day Route 120 and it was extended east to the Lincoln Tunnel in 1939. The freeway section of Route 3 between U. S. Route 46 in Clifton and East Rutherford was completed in the 1940s as Route S3 as well as the Secaucus Bypass, which was designated a bypass of Route 3. Route 3 was moved to the Route S3 freeway and the Secaucus Bypass in 1953 and was truncated to U. S. Route 1/9 in North Bergen in 1959 when the Lincoln Tunnel approach was designated as Interstate 495. The Route 3 freeway has seen improvements over the years such as widening. It underwent a reconstruction, completed in 2016, to modern highway standards with bridge replacements. Route 3 heads to the southeast, from an interchange with U. S. Route 46 and it is not up to freeway standards, as it contains a few businesses with right-in/right-out access. The route interchanges with County Route 623 and County Route 509, then the Garden State Parkway, past the Garden State Parkway, Route 3 eventually turns into a six-lane freeway that is not designed to Interstate Highway standards. It interchanges with County Route 622, then intersects County Route 603, the next interchange is for County Route 601. Past that interchange, Route 3 comes to an interchange with Route 21, Route 3 crosses the Passaic River on a fixed bridge, which replaced a double-leaf trunnion bascule bridge in 2013, into Rutherford, Bergen County. Just after crossing the river, the interchanges with County Route 507. The freeway continues through an area and comes to an exit that provides access to southbound Route 17. Past this interchange, Route 3 is closely paralleled by Route 17 to the south until Route 3 interchanges again with Route 17, the route widens to eight lanes and enters the New Jersey Meadowlands, crossing into East Rutherford and then passing over the Berrys Creek. The route narrows back to six lanes and comes to a ramp provides access to the western spur of the New Jersey Turnpike
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Meadowlands Sports Complex
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In the mid-1960s, civic leaders in New Jersey began calling for a sports complex in the New Jersey Meadowlands that would be able to lure a National Football League team from New York City. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority Law was passed by the New Jersey Legislature in 1971, the first chairman of the NJSEA was David A. Sonny Werblin, former president of the NFLs New York Jets. By years end, Werblin had secured a deal for the New York Giants, ground was broken on Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands Racetrack on November 19,1972. To accommodate the new facility, access roads were improved, routes 3 and 20 also received improvements. On September 1,1976, the Meadowlands Racetrack became the first complex venue to open, the track drew a capacity crowd of 42,133 for its initial date. Giants Stadium opened on October 10,1976, as 76,042 fans watched the New York Giants lose to the Dallas Cowboys, by 1977, plans were in the works to expand the complex. A new arena was to be built on the side of Route 20 from the stadium and racetrack, connected by vehicle ramps. Brendan Byrne Arena, named for the governor, opened July 2,1981. The arena was renamed for its sponsor, Continental Airlines, in early 1996. Work came to a halt in 2009, and Triple Five, Giants Stadium closed in at the end of the 2009 NFL season and demolition started immediately. In September 2010, MetLife Stadium, then known as New Meadowlands Stadium, opened for its first game, a commuter train line and a training center for the Giants also opened at the same time. MetLife bought the rights for the stadium and the entire complex in August 2011. In addition to the three venues, the complex also hosts events in the MetLife Stadium parking lot, State Fair Meadowlands began in 1986 and has been operated by State Fair of Belleville since 2003. The parking lot is also the home of a flea market. The NJSEA hires in-house security and emergency services staff to serve the venues at the Sports Complex. Law enforcement is provided by the New Jersey State Police Sports Complex Unit. MetLife Stadium is the stadium for the New York Giants. The stadium opened in 2010, following the closing and demolition of the Giants, MetLife Stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014
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East Rutherford, New Jersey
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East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is an suburb of New York City, located 7 miles west of Midtown Manhattan. Under the terms of an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17,1889, the new township took its name from a spring in the community. On March 28,1894, the Borough of East Rutherford was created, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day, while there was no change in its borders, the name and form of government were changed. The borough was the second formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, East Rutherford is the home of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which includes Meadowlands Arena and MetLife Stadium, and was previously the location of Giants Stadium. MetLife Stadium is home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII, Giants Stadium, which hosted the Giants and Jets until 2009, was also the original home of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. East Rutherford is the municipality with fewer than 10,000 residents to have been home to five professional sports teams simultaneously. The borough is the site of the American Dream Meadowlands project, if it were to be completed it would be the second largest mall in the state behind the Westfield Garden State Plaza. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had an area of 4.052 square miles. The Passaic River is the boundary, and the Hackensack River is the eastern boundary. The area in which East Rutherford is located is the valley of the Passaic, carlton Hill is an unincorporated community located within the township. As of the census of 2010, there were 8,913 people,3,792 households, the population density was 2,403.2 per square mile. There were 4,018 housing units at a density of 1,083.4 per square mile. [[Hispanic |Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17. 54% of the population,33. 5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the family size was 3.06. In the borough, the population was out with 18. 1% under the age of 18,8. 6% from 18 to 24,33. 2% from 25 to 44,26. 6% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37.8 years, for every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 92.5 males, the Census Bureaus 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $62,471 and the median family income was $71,357
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Moonachie, New Jersey
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Moonachie is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the Hackensack River watershed. Moonachie was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11,1910, from portions of Lodi Township, on March 26,1917, portions of Moonachie were taken to form Teterboro. Legend is that Moonachie was named after Monaghie, a chief of the Native Americans who inhabited the local cedar forests. Koch had refused to grant the Giants permission to hold a parade within the city limits because the team plays its games in New Jersey. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had an area of 1.678 square miles. The borough is approximately 9 miles northwest of downtown Manhattan in New York City, the borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Carlstadt, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, South Hackensack, Teterboro and Wood-Ridge. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,708 people,1,005 households, the population density was 1,626.5 per square mile. There were 1,053 housing units at a density of 632.5 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24. 37% of the population,24. 8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the family size was 3.24. In the borough, the population was out with 18. 5% under the age of 18,8. 9% from 18 to 24,23. 5% from 25 to 44,32. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 44.4 years, for every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 95.2 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $53,500 and the median family income was $67,288. Males had an income of $52,647 versus $42,670 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,918, about 4. 0% of families and 6. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1. 4% of those under age 18 and 12. 9% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed four households in 2010, the number as was counted in 2000. As of the 2000 United States Census there were 2,754 people,1,041 households, the population density was 1,596.5 people per square mile. There were 1,074 housing units at a density of 622.6 per square mile
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South Hackensack, New Jersey
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South Hackensack is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The townships name derives from its location relative to Hackensack, according to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 0.741 square miles, including 0.718 square miles of land and 0.023 square miles of water. As a result of the formation of boroughs within its previous limits, the northeastern, primary residential section is adjacent to Hackensack, Little Ferry and Teterboro. Along with other municipalities in the Bergen County area, South Hackensack is a suburb of New York City, as of the census of 2010, there were 2,378 people,845 households, and 612.6 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,311.7 per square mile, there were 879 housing units at an average density of 1,224.1 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33. 31% of the population,21. 8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the family size was 3.28. In the township, the population was out with 22. 0% under the age of 18,7. 9% from 18 to 24,28. 6% from 25 to 44,25. 6% from 45 to 64. The median age was 39.6 years, for every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 93.5 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $70,500 and the median family income was $81,919. Males had an income of $55,250 versus $33,472 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,777, about 3. 4% of families and 6. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5. 7% of those under age 18 and 1. 6% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 5 households in 2010, an increase from the 4 counted in 2000, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 2,249 people,811 households, and 593 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,161.2 people per square mile, there were 830 housing units at an average density of 1,166.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the township was 82. 93% White,2. 18% African American,0. 22% Native American,5. 74% Asian,0. 31% Pacific Islander,6. 31% from other races, and 2. 31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15. 07% of the population, as of the 2000 Census,36. 23. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.27. In the township the population was out with 19. 7% under the age of 18,8. 8% from 18 to 24,31. 4% from 25 to 44,23. 7% from 45 to 64
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Interstate 80
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Interstate 80 is a transcontinental limited-access highway in the United States that runs from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York City Metropolitan Area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the routes of the Interstate Highway System. Its final segment was opened to traffic in 1986 and it is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following I-90. I-80 is the Interstate Highway that most closely approximates the route of the historic Lincoln Highway, from near Chicago east to near Youngstown, Ohio, I-80 is a toll road, containing the majority of both the Indiana Toll Road and the Ohio Turnpike. I-80 runs concurrently with I-90 from near Portage, Indiana, to Elyria, in Pennsylvania, I-80 is known as the Keystone Shortway, a non-tolled freeway that crosses rural north-central portions of the state on the way to New Jersey and New York City. I-80 begins at an interchange with U. S. Route 101 in San Francisco and it then heads northeast through Vallejo, Sacramento, and the Sierra Nevada mountains before crossing into Nevada. A portion of the route through Pinole involved the experimental transplantation of the rare species Santa Cruz tarweed in the right-of-way, in Nevada, I-80 traverses the northern portion of the state. The Nevada portion of I-80 follows the paths of the Truckee and Humboldt rivers, the Interstate also follows the historical routes of the California Trail, First Transcontinental Railroad, and Feather River Route throughout portions of the state. I-80 in Nevada closely follows, and at points directly overlaps, the original route of the Victory Highway, State Route 1. After crossing Utahs western border in Wendover, I-80 crosses the desolate Bonneville Salt Flats west of the Great Salt Lake, the longest stretch between exits on an Interstate Highway is located between Wendover and Knolls, with 37.4 miles between those exits. This portion of I-80, crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert, is flat and straight, dotted with large warning signs about driver fatigue. It ascends Parleys Canyon and passes within a few miles of Park City as it follows a route through the mountains towards the junction with the terminus of the western section of I-84. From the junction it continues up Echo Canyon and on towards the border with Wyoming, the route of the Utah section of I-80 is defined in Utah Code Annotated § 72-4-113. In Wyoming, I-80 reaches its maximum elevation of 8,640 feet above sea level at Sherman Summit, near Buford, farther west in Wyoming, the Interstate passes through the dry Red Desert and over the Continental Divide. I-80 enters Nebraska west of Bushnell, the western portion of I-80 in Nebraska runs very close to the state of Colorado, without entering the state. The intersection of I-76 and I-80 is visible from the Colorado–Nebraska state line, from its intersection with I-76 to Grand Island, I-80 lies in the valley of the South Platte River and the Platte River. Along this length, the road does not vary from a straight line by more than a few yards. After Lincoln, I-80 turns northeast towards Omaha and it then crosses the Missouri River in Omaha to enter the state of Iowa
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New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
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The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of smaller railroads. Passenger service in Northern New Jersey was offered until 1966, the railroad was purchased by the Delaware Otsego Corporation in 1980, and became a regional player during the 1980s in the intermodal freight transport business. That same year, the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad was chartered to connect the Great Lakes port at Oswego, New York, several competing companies sprang up in 1867, but the New Jersey Western Railroad was the most successful, constructing westward from Paterson and Hawthorne. Cornelious Wortendyke, president of the NJW, signed a agreement with DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn of the NY&OM giving his road a through route into New Jersey. Construction on the NY&OM started in 1868 and progressed rapidly, the NJW changed its name to the New Jersey Midland Railway in 1870, and construction had stretched from Hackensack, New Jersey, all the way through to Hanford. The NY&OM reached Middletown, New York, and leased the connecting Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap Railroad, the last stretch of construction from Hackensack to Jersey City completed the NJM in 1872. The first through train from Oswego to Jersey City operated on July 9,1873, while the goals of the two partners had been reached, the Panic of 1873 caused financial ruin for both companies. The NY&OM suspended lease payments, and the agreement was broken, the NY&OM was reorganized as the New York, Ontario and Western Railway in 1879, and went its separate way. The NJM took over the lease of the MU&WG as well, unable to weather the financial storm, the NJM was put into receivership in 1875. In 1880, the railroad was reorganized as the New Jersey Midland Railroad, by 1882, the newly reorganized New York, Susquehanna & Western had extended west to Gravel Place, Pennsylvania, and a connection with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway. The NYS&W also had a connection to the DL&W at Delaware, due to the increased volume of traffic, the railroad was double-tracked from Paterson to Jersey City in 1887. To reach the port on the Hudson River waterfront, traffic was handed off to the Pennsylvania Railroad at Marion Junction via the Hudson Connecting Railway. The NYSW also reached west of the Delaware River and leased the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad to access the Scranton area directly and divert traffic away from the Lackawanna. American financier J. P. Morgan began to notice of this rapidly expanding coal-hauler. The railroad was leased by the Erie in 1898, and soon took over complete operation of the line. The NYS&W fell on hard times during the recession of 1957. The NYS&W lost its connection to the Lehigh and New England Railroad when the L&NE ceased operations in 1961
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Fairleigh Dickinson University
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Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university founded in 1942. Fairleigh Dickinson University is the first American university to own and operate an international campus, the school has four campuses, two in New Jersey, and one each in Canada and the United Kingdom. Fairleigh Dickinson University is New Jerseys largest private institution of education with 12. It also has two international campuses, Wroxton College is in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England and the Vancouver Campus in Vancouver, British Columbia which opened in 2007. Its original campus was located in Rutherford, NJ, by 1948, Fairleigh Dickinson College expanded its curriculum to offer a four-year program when the GI Bill and veterans money encouraged it to redesignate itself. In that same year, the school received accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges, Fairleigh Dickinson University is a member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of Central Park, was commissioned to design the landscape for the Twombly-Vanderbilt estate. The main house of the Twombly-Vanderbilt estate, now Hennessy Hall, was designed by architectural firm McKim, Mead, the mansion was completed in 1897 and was modeled after the wing of Hampton Court Palace designed by architect Sir Christopher Wren. The Friends of Florham program, founded in 1990 by Emma Joy Dana, Fairleigh Dickinson University has four campuses, two in New Jersey, one in Vancouver, British Columbia, and one in South East England. The Florham Campus is located in the towns of Madison and Florham Park, New Jersey on the grounds of the former estate of Hamilton McKown Twombly. The Florham Campus finished construction on the John and Joan Monninger Center for Learning and it opened during the spring 2013 semester. Student enrollment at the Florham Campus consists of over 2,546 undergraduates coupled with 859 graduate students giving a total of 3,405 students, the full-time equivalence for undergraduates on the campus is 2,354.8. The FTE for graduates on campus is 1086.1, the majority of students at the Florham Campus, as shown by this data, are full-time students on campus. During the 2008–2009 academic year the Florham Campus celebrated a year-long celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of that campus, the Florham Campus was acquired by FDU in 1958 from the Esso Research and Engineering Company. This purchase included 187 acres of property, including Hennessy Hall, the Mansion is a 100-room Georgian-style summer home for Hamilton McKown Twombly and his wife Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly, a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family. It was designed in the 1890s by Stanford White, and replicates a wing in Henry VIIIs Hampton Court, most of its interior decorations are in Italian marble, done by Italian craftsman. Hennessy also holds the chestnut-panelled Hartman Lounge and Lenfell Hall, then a ballroom and drawing room, now used for meetings, florhams period architecture has stood the test of time. In 2001, Ron Howards movie A Beautiful Mind was partly filmed at the Florham Campus, the Metropolitan Campus has 4,114 undergraduates and 2,350 graduate students, with an undergraduate full-time equivalence of 3,744.1
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Steuben House
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It was confiscated from Loyalist Jan Zabriskie, and served as a military headquarters through much of the Revolutionary War. General George Washington made it his headquarters, September 4 to 17,1780, following the war, it was given to Major General Baron von Steuben, who occupied it from 1783 to 1788. The Steuben House has long been esteemed a Revolutionary landmark and this was called Tantaquas Plain, where a Hackensack sachem of that name resided with his kinfolk. David Ackerman, residing in the village of Hackensack, purchased the land from Matheus Corneliuson, son of Cornelius Matheus of Hackensack River, a tidal gristmill was built on the Hackensack River. This mill got its power from a pond, the high tide was trapped in the mouth of Coles Brook by a dam with a special drop-gate. When the tides flowed out of the Hackensack River, the millpond was slowly released through the waterwheel. Sloops pulled alongside the mill at New Bridge Landing, on March 9,1744, a road was surveyed from Kinderkamack Road to the chosen spot on the banks of the Hackensack River where a New Bridge was to be erected. Jan and Annetje Zabriskie purchased the Johannes Ackerman mill and farm in September 1745 and this wooden span was called New Bridge to distinguish it from an older crossing several miles upstream. In 1752, Jan Zabriskie built the oldest part of the Steuben House and its walls were built with blocks of sandstone cut from the Kinderkamack Ridge - dressed stone on the two sides of the building facing the roadway and coursed rubble on the other sides. The front door opened into a center-hall, the gambrel roof has four slopes instead of two, providing more headroom and storage space in the garret. The Jersey Dutch also adopted the gambrel roof to span the depth of a house that was one-and-a-half to two rooms deep, New Bridge Landing was the business center of the upper Hackensack Valley - the shopping mall of its day. Iron made in stone furnaces along the Ramapo Mountains was carried in ox-carts to New Bridge Landing where it was loaded onto sloops, some as large as 50 ton, flour and animal feed was shipped from the mill. All kinds of came in from boats returning from the city. This location had an advantage, because of the wide Hackensack Meadowlands downstream. Overland traffic including farm wagons and stage coaches, going to and from New York City, the house was occupied as a military headquarters during much of the American Revolutionary War. General Washington headquartered here in September 1780 for 14 days when the Continental Army encamped on the Kinderkamack Ridge, • British and Loyalist troops under command of Captain Patrick Fergusen attacked about 40 Bergen militiamen at New Bridge on May 18,1779. • Major Henry Lee led American troops from New Bridge on August 18,1779, • A body of 312 British, Loyalist and German infantry, attacked and overwhelmed an American outpost at New Bridge commanded by Lieutenant Bryson on April 15,1780. • Brigadier General Anthony Wayne led American troops from New Bridge on a raid against the Bull’s Ferry Blockhouse on July 20,1780
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Emerson, New Jersey
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Emerson is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, a suburb in the New York City metropolitan area. Emerson is the most southern town in an area of the county referred to as the Pascack Valley. What is now Emerson was originally formed on April 8,1903, from portions of Washington Township as the Borough of Etna, the name was changed to Emerson as of March 9,1909. The name came from author Ralph Waldo Emerson, according to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.399 square miles, including 2.203 square miles of land and 0.196 square miles of water. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Old Hook, the borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Closter, Harrington Park, Haworth, Oradell, Paramus, River Vale, Washington Township and Westwood. As of the census of 2010, there were 7,401 people,2,480 households, the population density was 3,358.9 per square mile. There were 2,552 housing units at a density of 1,158.2 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8. 36% of the population,18. 1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the family size was 3.29. In the borough, the population was out with 23. 9% under the age of 18,6. 0% from 18 to 24,21. 3% from 25 to 44,29. 0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 44.3 years, for every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 86.0 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $99,292 and the median family income was $108,300. Males had an income of $71,868 versus $69,271 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $39,501, about 0. 7% of families and 1. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0. 0% of those under age 18 and 4. 5% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 17 households in 2010, an increase from the 14 counted in 2000, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 7,197 people,2,373 households, and 1,964 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,216.3 people per square mile, there were 2,398 housing units at an average density of 1,071.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 89. 62% White,0. 85% African American,0. 06% Native American,7. 89% Asian,0. 88% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 61% of the population. As of the 2000 Census,2. 2% of Emersons residents identified themselves as being of Armenian-American ancestry and this was the 20th highest percentage of Armenian American people in any place in the United States with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry
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Hillsdale, New Jersey
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For the unincorporated community in Monmouth County, see Hillsdale, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Hillsdale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, the area was incorporated as Hillsdale Township on March 25,1898, from portions of Washington Township, which had, in turn, been set off from Harrington Township in 1840. Portions of the township were taken on April 30,1906, Hillsdale was reincorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2,1923, based on the results of a referendum held on April 24,1923. The boroughs name derives from its location in a dale among the hills, according to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.957 square miles, including 2.949 square miles of land and 0.008 square miles of water. A small portion of Woodcliff Lake Reservoir lies inside the borough, at the southeast end of the reservoir, the borough borders Ho-Ho-Kus, Park Ridge, River Vale, Saddle River, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake. Hillsdale Manor is a community located within Hillsdale. As of the census of 2010, there were 10,219 people,3,493 households, the population density was 3,464.8 per square mile. There were 3,567 housing units at a density of 1,209.4 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7. 77% of the population,16. 1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the family size was 3.27. Same-sex couples headed 23 households in 2010, an increase from the 19 counted in 2000. In the borough, the population was out with 26. 6% under the age of 18,6. 0% from 18 to 24,21. 6% from 25 to 44,31. 0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 42.8 years, for every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 92.5 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $116,021 and the median family income was $132,340. Males had an income of $91,250 versus $53,190 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $45,549, about 1. 4% of families and 3. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4. 0% of those under age 18 and 2. 9% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2000 United States Census there were 10,087 people,3,502 households, the population density was 3,383.2 people per square mile. There were 3,547 housing units at a density of 1,189.7 per square mile
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Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey
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Woodcliff Lake is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Woodcliff Lake is also the name of the reservoir lies primarily within the borough. The borough was formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, the borough derives its name from the characteristics of its geography. On March 1,1910, after the creation of the reservoir, on January 1,1956, and again on July 1,1958, Woodcliff Lake exchanged sections of land with Park Ridge. On October 13,1960, portions were exchanged with Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake has many historic houses and buildings, some dating from the 18th century. Many old buildings are present, but are likely to have been modified through the years. The borough has seen intense development over the past 50 years, according to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 3.606 square miles, including 3.405 square miles of land and 0.201 square miles of water. The borough is bordered by Montvale, Park Ridge, River Vale, Hillsdale, Saddle River, Woodcliff Lake is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Manhattan. As of the census of 2010, there were 5,730 people,1,916 households, the population density was 1,682.7 per square mile. There were 1,980 housing units at a density of 581.5 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5. 41% of the population,15. 0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the family size was 3.28. In the borough, the population was out with 27. 9% under the age of 18,5. 3% from 18 to 24,17. 1% from 25 to 44,33. 3% from 45 to 64. The median age was 44.8 years, for every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 89.0 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $150,404 and the median family income was $172,019. Males had an income of $105,045 versus $65,119 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $62,925, about 1. 1% of families and 1. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1. 5% of those under age 18 and 1. 9% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed five households in 2010, an increase from the one household counted in 2000, as of the 2000 United States Census, there were 5,745 people,1,824 households, and 1,605 families residing in the borough
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Park Ridge, New Jersey
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Park Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Park Ridge was created as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 15,1894, from portions of Washington Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, the boroughs name derives from its location. Park Ridges Pascack Historical Society Museum, at 19 Ridge Avenue, needing water for the operation, the industrious brothers leased a woolen mill that stood on the Pascack Brook. When that burned down they built their own mill farther down Pascack Creek on their land another shop on Pascack Road near their homestead, both building housed drilling machines on their second floors where they were safe from prying eyes, as the two machines had not been patented. In the early 19th century, John Jacob Astor purchased wampum from the Campbells to trade with the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest whose beaver pelts he turned into mens hats, the best years for the wampum business were between 1835 and 1866. The drilling machine can be seen at the Pascack Historical Society Museum on Wednesdays from 10 a. m. until noon, the borough is a part of the Pascack Valley region of Bergen County. It is bounded by the boroughs of Montvale, River Vale, Woodcliff Lake, although no major highways run through the borough, it is serviced by the Garden State Parkway at exits 168,171 and 172 in Washington Township and Montvale, respectively. As of the census of 2010, there were 8,645 people,3,283 households, the population density was 3,348.6 per square mile. There were 3,428 housing units at a density of 1,327.8 per square mile. [[Hispanic |Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7. 74% of the population,25. 0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the family size was 3.08. In the borough, the population was out with 22. 9% under the age of 18,5. 0% from 18 to 24,21. 8% from 25 to 44,31. 1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 45.2 years, for every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 89.6 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $104,053 and the median family income was $118,984. Males had an income of $85,242 versus $65,216 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,695, about 1. 1% of families and 1. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0. 0% of those under age 18 and 0. 5% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 11 households in 2010, an increase from the 7 counted in the 2000 Census, as of the 2000 United States Census, there were 8,708 people,3,161 households, and 2,389 families residing in the borough
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North Arlington, New Jersey
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North Arlington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Holy Cross has an average of 2,600 interments each year, of which about 65% are burials, with the remainder split between entombment in mausoleums or crypts and burial of cremated remains. Expansion of the mausoleum will bring its capacity to nearly 36,000 interments, with the cemeterys total capacity of about 750,000 expected to last past the year 2090. North Arlington was formed by a referendum passed on March 9,1896 and it was called North Arlington because it was north of the Arlington section of Kearny, which had been named from the Arlington Station on the Erie Railroad. North Arlington was originally part of an area called New Barbadoes Neck, Copper was mined at the Schuyler Copper Mine here in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was one of the first true copper mines in North America, in 1755, the first steam engine in North American was assembled in North Arlington. The Newcomen steam engine was imported from England by John Schuyler to pump out of his copper mine. He hired engineer Josiah Hornblower to assemble the machinery, according to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.623 square miles, including 2.561 square miles of land and 0.062 square miles of water. The borough borders Lyndhurst in Bergen County, Belleville in Essex County, as of the census of 2010, there were 15,392 people,6,295 households, and 4,117 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,010.3 per square mile, there were 6,573 housing units at an average density of 2,566.6 per square mile. [[Hispanic |Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20. 86% of the population,29. 4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the family size was 3.05. In the borough, the population was out with 17. 6% under the age of 18,7. 8% from 18 to 24,29. 5% from 25 to 44,28. 8% from 45 to 64. The median age was 41.5 years, for every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 88.2 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $71,232 and the median family income was $87,854. Males had an income of $56,437 versus $47,794 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,265, about 4. 6% of families and 5. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. 7% of those under age 18 and 5. 6% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 39 households in 2010, an increase from the 28 counted in 2000, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 15,181 people,6,392 households, and 4,129 families residing in the borough
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Lyndhurst, New Jersey
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Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Lyndhurst was originally formed as Union Township on February 19,1852, while it was still Union Township, portions of territory were taken to form Rutherford, Boiling Springs Township and North Arlington. On May 15,1917, the area was reincorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as the Township of Lyndhurst, the township is named for Lord Lyndhurst. It was said to have been a more magnificent than the explosion at Black Tom in Jersey City. Tessie McNamara, who operated the company switchboard, was credited with saving 1,400 lives, contacting each of the buildings and shouting the warning, thanks to her dedication, no one was killed in the fire. The Lyndhurst Historical Society has created a vest pocket park dedicated to the memory of McNamara, the park is located on Clay Avenue, between Valley Brook Avenue and Wall Street West. The brick stack can be seen from this park, according to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 4.894 square miles, including 4.558 square miles of land and 0.336 square miles of water. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Kingsland, the township borders North Arlington and Rutherford in Bergen County, Belleville and Nutley in Essex County, Kearny and Secaucus in Hudson County, and Clifton in Passaic County. The Passaic River, crossed by the Avondale Bridge and the Lyndhurst Draw, creates the municipal, the eastern portion of the municipality is part of the uninhabited wetlands in the New Jersey Meadowlands. As of the census of 2010, there were 20,554 people,8,337 households, the population density was 4,509.3 per square mile. There were 8,787 housing units at a density of 1,927.7 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18. 34% of the population,28. 7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the family size was 3.07. In the township, the population was out with 18. 9% under the age of 18,7. 8% from 18 to 24,30. 2% from 25 to 44,27. 5% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40.3 years, for every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 90.4 males, the Census Bureaus 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $68,177 and the median family income was $79,579. Males had an income of $56,299 versus $44,468 for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,233, about 3. 8% of families and 4. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. 6% of those under age 18 and 6. 7% of those age 65 or over
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Wallington, New Jersey
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Wallington is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Wallington was created as a borough on January 2,1895, based on a referendum held on December 31,1894, from area taken from Bergen Township, sections of Wallington were ceded to Garfield in 1898. The borough is said to have named for Walling Van Winkle. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had an area of 1.034 square miles. The borough borders Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Garfield, South Hackensack and Wood-Ridge in Bergen County, the borough is located approximately 15 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the census of 2010, there were 11,335 people,4,637 households, the population density was 11,528.6 per square mile. There were 4,946 housing units at a density of 5,030.5 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10. 81% of the population,29. 1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the family size was 3.03. In the borough, the population was out with 18. 0% under the age of 18,8. 1% from 18 to 24,31. 5% from 25 to 44,28. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 39.6 years, for every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 91.6 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $58,724 and the median family income was $66,414. Males had an income of $46,632 versus $40,968 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,350, about 7. 0% of families and 8. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8. 8% of those under age 18 and 10. 1% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 25 households in 2010, a decrease from the 30 counted in 2000, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 11,583 people,4,752 households, and 3,041 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11,632.5 people per square mile, there were 4,906 housing units at an average density of 4,927.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 87. 60% White,2. 67% African American,0. 09% Native American,4. 98% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,2. 32% from other races, and 2. 31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6. 70% of the population,29. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older
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Lodi, New Jersey
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Lodi is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi, Lombardy. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has an area of 2.285 square miles. Areas of the borough are prone to flooding during heavy rain, the borough borders Garfield, Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Maywood, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack, Hackensack and Wood-Ridge. As of the census of 2010, there were 24,136 people,9,471 households, the population density was 10,657.6 per square mile. There were 10,127 housing units at a density of 4,471.7 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30. 49% of the population,30. 0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the family size was 3.18. In the borough, the population was out with 21. 3% under the age of 18,8. 6% from 18 to 24,30. 7% from 25 to 44,26. 3% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37.7 years, for every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 86.7 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $55,541 and the median family income was $65,494. Males had an income of $49,002 versus $37,108 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,910, about 10. 1% of families and 12. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20. 4% of those under age 18 and 15. 5% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 64 households in 2010, an increase from the 44 counted a decade earlier, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 23,971 people,9,528 households, and 6,097 families residing in the borough. The population density was 10,590.6 people per square mile, there were 9,908 housing units at an average density of 4,377.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 78. 16% White,3. 55% African American,0. 17% Native American,8. 86% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,6. 25% from other races, and 2. 97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17. 98% of the population,30. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the family size was 3.16
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Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
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Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Of 565 municipalities statewide, Ridgefield Park is one of four with a village type of government in New Jersey. Ridgefield Park was formed as a village on June 15,1892, within Ridgefield Township, Overpeck Township was formed on March 23,1897, to be coextensive with Ridgefield Park village, and was created within Ridgefield Township for the purpose of administering a Board of Education. Portions of the village gained in both 1921 and 1926 were taken from Bogota and Teaneck, on May 31,1938, Overpeck Township became Ridgefield Park Township. The village was named for the areas terrain, the villages Fourth of July Parade, first established in 1894, is said to be the longest continuously celebrated such event in New Jersey and one of the oldest in the country. The village eliminated its July 4 fireworks in 2009, citing the $50,000 cost in the face of the difficult economy, but committed to retain its parade. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had an area of 1.919 square miles. The village borders Bogota, Hackensack, Leonia, Little Ferry, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the village include Overpeck and West View. As of the census of 2010, there were 12,729 people,4,851 households, the population density was 7,385.6 per square mile. There were 5,164 housing units at a density of 2,996.2 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36. 18% of the population,27. 7% 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 2.62 and the family size was 3.25. In the village, the population was out with 21. 9% under the age of 18,8. 5% from 18 to 24,28. 2% from 25 to 44,28. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 39.3 years, for every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 90.6 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $60,656 and the median family income was $83,189. Males had an income of $51,781 versus $47,714 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,893, about 3. 1% of families and 5. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5. 8% of those under age 18 and 10. 2% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 34 households in 2010, an increase from the 21 counted in 2000, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 12,873 people,5,012 households, and 3,242 families residing in the village
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Garden State Parkway
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The Garden State Parkway is a 172. 4-mile limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale to Cape May at the states southernmost tip. Its name refers to New Jerseys nickname, the Garden State, most New Jerseyans refer to it as simply the Parkway. The parkways official, but unsigned, designation is Route 444, at its north end, the parkway becomes the Garden State Parkway Connector, a component of the New York State Thruway system that connects to the Thruway mainline in Ramapo. The Parkway is primarily for vehicle use, with trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds prohibited north of Exit 105. The Parkway has been ranked as the busiest toll highway in the based on the number of toll transactions. At roughly 172 miles, the Parkway is the longest highway in the state, the Garden State Parkway begins in Lower Township at an interchange with Route 109. For the first 3 1⁄2 miles, the crosses over streams. At 3.48 miles, the crosses over Taylor Creek. Exit 4 is for Route 47 north to Rio Grande and Wildwoods. At 6.54 miles, parkway exit 6, for Route 147 and North Wildwood, leaves to the right of the lanes, there is no northbound exit, only an entrance. Previously, there were three at-grade interchanges for exits 9,10, and 11, construction on overpasses began in 2013 and was completed in 2016. The first is at exit 9 to Shellbay Avenue, the second is exit 10 to County Route 657, also known as Stone Harbor Boulevard. The Cape Regional Medical Center, the only hospital, is at this exit. Exit 11 is for U. S. Route 9 at the Cape May County Park & Zoo, an unsigned southbound exit and entrance at East Mechanics Street was removed in August 2011, between exits 9 and 10. The at-grade interchanges were reconstructed to put the parkway on overpasses above those roads, because this work is finished, there are no longer any traffic lights or other intersections on the entire length of the parkway. Exit 13 is for Avalon Boulevard, at 14.85 miles, the parkway enters Dennis Township after crossing Uncle Aarons Creek. At 17.5 miles, exit 17 leaves to the right for CR625, at milepost 19.38, the parkway enters its first toll, the Cape May Toll Plaza. A little more than 20 miles in, exit 20 leaves for Route 50, in Upper Township, exit 25 leaves for CR623
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Closter, New Jersey
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Closter /ˈkloʊstər/ is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The Lenni Lenape Native Americans tilled the soil, hunted in the woods, the Dutch settlers, though, left an indelible mark on the area. It is within these boundaries that lies what is now known as Closter. The northern half of this tract of land consisting of 1,030 acres was purchased by Barent and Resolvert Nagel on April 25,1710, in the Dutch language, Klooster means a quiet place, a monastery or cloister. This location was a place in 1710 when the Nagel brothers first settled it. The topography gave a sense of isolation and protection, tucked behind the highest point of the Palisades, alternatively, sources indicate that the name derives from an early settler named Frederick Closter. The name was pronounced with an ow sound, phonetically. And as a result the K in Klooster was dropped and was replaced with a C so the now growing village became known as Clooster. By 1795, with the emerging new American culture, the o in Clooster was dropped. Reminders of Closters early Dutch history abound - with local streets named after some of the families. Closters central location earned it the nickname Hub of the Northern Valley, Closter was formed as an incorporated municipality by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 1,1904, from portions of Harrington Township. On March 29,1904, Harrington Park was created from portions of Closter, Harrington Township, after the turn of the 20th century, Closter changed from being sprawling estates and farms into an upper middle class suburban town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had an area of 3.295 square miles. Closter borders the Bergen County municipalities of Alpine, Demarest, Emerson, Harrington Park, Haworth, as of the census of 2010, there were 8,373 people,2,747 households, and 2,327 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,646.0 per square mile, there were 2,860 housing units at an average density of 903.8 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5. 98% of the population,12. 9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the family size was 3.30. In the borough, the population was out with 26. 7% under the age of 18,6. 3% from 18 to 24,20. 5% from 25 to 44,33. 0% from 45 to 64
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Rockland County, New York
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Rockland County is the southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River in the U. S. state of New York, part of the New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is New City, the name derives from rocky land, as the area was described by early Dutch and English settlers. Rockland County is the smallest county by area in New York State outside of New York City and it comprises five towns and nineteen incorporated villages, with numerous unincorporated villages and hamlets. Rockland County is designated as a Preserve America Community, and roughly one-third of the county is parkland, the county has the largest Jewish population per capita of any U. S. county, with 31. 4%, or 90,000 residents, being Jewish. Rockland also ranks 9th on the list of counties by median household income in the United States with $75,306 according to the 2000 census. In 2015, Suffern was named as the best place to start a business in New York by NerdWallet, NerdWallet also included the villages of Haverstraw, West Haverstraw and Spring Valley in their report. On February 14,2017 Edwin J. Day, County Executive of Rockland County proclaim February 14,2017 as Rockland County Local History Day, the area that would become Rockland County was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Aboriginals, including Munsees, or Lenni Lenape. The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in the area and these settlers, eager to escape city life, moved from Manhattan to Rockland. A number of unique Dutch-style red sandstone houses still stand, when the Duke of York established the first twelve counties of New York in 1683, present-day Rockland County was part of Orange County known then as Orange County South of the Mountains. Orangetown was created at the time under a royal grant. Around this time, as the English began to colonize Nyack and Tappan, the natural barrier of the Ramapo Mountains and the size of the county made it difficult to carry out governmental activities. At one point there were twin governments, one on side of the Ramapo Mountains. For this reason, Rockland split off from Orange in 1798 to form its own county and that same year the county seat was transferred from Tappan to New City, where a new courthouse was built. Haverstraw was separated from Orangetown in 1719 and became a town in 1788, it included the present-day Clarkstown, Ramapo, Clarkstown and Ramapo became towns in 1791, followed by Stony Point in 1865. George Washington had headquarters for a time at John Sufferns tavern, British Major John André met with American traitor Benedict Arnold near Stony Point to buy the plans for the fortifications at West Point. André was captured with the plans in Tarrytown on his way back to the British lines, he was brought to Tappan for trial in the Tappan church, found guilty, two days later Washington visited Sir Guy aboard a British war vessel. On this day the Kings Navy fired its first salute to the flag of the United States of America, in the decades following the Revolution, Rockland became popular for its stone and bricks. These products, however, required quarrying in land that many believed should be set aside as a preserve
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