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Edgewater, New Jersey
Borough
Borough of Edgewater
Edgewater, New Jersey in the foreground, overlooking Manhattan, New York City across the Hudson River in the background
Edgewater, New Jersey in the foreground, overlooking Manhattan, New York City across the Hudson River in the background
Official seal of Edgewater, New Jersey
Seal
Map highlighting Edgewater's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Map highlighting Edgewater's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Edgewater, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Edgewater, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°49′26″N 73°58′27″W / 40.8238°N 73.974237°W / 40.8238; -73.974237Coordinates: 40°49′26″N 73°58′27″W / 40.8238°N 73.974237°W / 40.8238; -73.974237[1][2]
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated December 7, 1894 as Undercliff
Renamed November 8, 1899 as Edgewater
Government[8]
 • Type Borough
 • Body Borough Council
 • Mayor Michael McPartland (D, term ends December 31, 2019)[3][4]
 • Administrator Gregory S. Franz[5][6]
 • Municipal clerk Annamarie O'Connor[7]
Area[1]
 • Total 2.421 sq mi (6.272 km2)
 • Land 0.935 sq mi (2.422 km2)
 • Water 1.486 sq mi (3.850 km2)  61.38%
Area rank 379th of 566 in state
39th of 70 in county[1]
Elevation[9] 3 ft (0.9 m)
Population (2010 Census)[10][11][12]
 • Total 11,513
 • Estimate (2016)[13] 12,044
 • Rank 212th of 566 in state
29th of 70 in county[14]
 • Density 12,312.0/sq mi (4,753.7/km2)
 • Density rank 20th of 566 in state
6th of 70 in county[14]
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 07020[15][16]
Area code(s) 201[17]
FIPS code 3400320020[1][18][19]
GNIS feature ID 0885203[1][20]
Website www.edgewaternj.org

Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a population of 11,513,[10][11][12] reflecting an increase of 3,836 (+50.0%) from the 7,677 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,676 (+53.5%) from the 5,001 counted in the 1990 Census.[21]

The borough's history has featured the founding of the first colony in Bergen County, contribution to the Revolutionary War, a period as a "sleepy, pastoral little town"[22] with resort hotels in the 19th century,[23] industrialization in the early 20th century, and a transition to a rapidly growing residential community in the late 20th century.[24]

Edgewater was incorporated as a municipality on December 7, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township as the Borough of Undercliff, based on the results of a referendum that passed two days earlier.[25] 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.[26] The borough's name was changed to Edgewater on November 8, 1899.[25][27] The borough was named for its location on the Hudson River.[28]

History[edit]

Native American people are known to have lived in the vicinity before the arrival of colonists in the 17th century. The Lenape were a local tribe of Native Americans associated with the neighboring borough of Fort Lee.[29] David Pietersz Devries (also transliterated as David Pietersen de Vries), the first European settler, bought 500 acres (202 ha) of land from the Tappan tribe and established the settlement of Vriessendael in what is now Edgewater.[30] A historical plaque placed in Veteran's Field by the Bergen County Historical Society names Vriessendael as the first known colony in Bergen County with a founding date of 1640. Vriessendael was destroyed in 1643 in Kieft's War by Indians reacting to foolish actions by the Director General of the Dutch West India Company, who lived across the river in New Amsterdam, as Manhattan was then known.[31] In pioneer days, River Road was known as the Hackensack Turnpike,[32] and Ox [sic] Hill Road was an important route to the top of the Palisades Cliff.[33] While Oxen Hill Road still exists as a thoroughfare, another Colonial hallmark and major local industry[33] has only recently disappeared: shad fishing. The Undercliff section in the northern section of Edgewater was originally a colony of fishermen.[34] In the 1980s there were still about 100 commercial fishermen in New Jersey harvesting shad from their annual spring run from the Atlantic Ocean up the Hudson River to spawn. Now there are none.[35]

Etienne Burdett began ferry service between north Edgewater and the island of Manhattan in 1758. His gambrel-roofed house in what is now the Edgewater Colony stood until 1899.[36] The ferry service at Burdett's Landing, which was located at the southern base of the bluff of Fort Lee, proved valuable to the American cause during the Revolutionary War. The ferry functioned as the link for supplies, information and transportation between Fort Lee on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River and Fort Washington on the New York side.[37] In the century following the Revolutionary war, north Edgewater developed into a resort area with large hotels built in the mid- and late 19th century.[23] It was in the 19th century that Burdett's Landing became known as "Old Stone Dock", as cobblestones quarried from the Palisades Cliffs by Russell & Read were shipped across the Hudson to fill the demand for paving Manhattan streets.[38] Concern over the destruction caused by quarrying operations led to the formation of the Palisades Interstate Park in 1900, which was effective in preserving the cliffs.[39] Although the first chemical plant was founded in 1843 in the south section of the borough,[40] throughout the 19th century the town retained a bucolic character.[38] Early in the 20th century the addition of landfill to the Hudson River changed the borough's appearance. Until that time, the Hudson River lay closer to River Road from just above Veteran's field southward to what is now the Binghamton Ferry Plaza.[41]

The 20th century brought great change to Edgewater with industrialization, which overwhelmed the borough[42] and filled 3 miles (4.8 km) of the shoreline with its operations. Transportation of factory goods was facilitated when the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway cut the Edgewater Tunnel through the Palisades in 1894 to connect the borough to its main line.[43] Edgewater was also well situated for shipping, with deep water piers on the Hudson River and access to abundant labor from Manhattan.[40] Generally, industrial development occurred in the southern end of the borough, while the northern end remained residential.[33] As industrialization increased in the borough, picnic grounds lost their appeal and resort hotels faded.[44] By 1918, there were 8,044 workers employed by Edgewater's manufacturing facilities, producing primarily chemicals, dyes, and confectionery products such as oils and sugars. Prominent industries of Edgewater included a Ford assembly plant, Alcoa, Valvoline, and the American Can Company.[40][45] Railroad trains served various factories, traversing tracks laid in River Road.[42] During the first 30 years of the century, Edgewater's population quadrupled, and the transient workforce increased tenfold.[44] Eventually the factories closed. The reasons were varied, but they included the globalization of industry, obsolete facilities[40] and the replacement of railroad shipping by trucking,[35] which could not run its large tractor trailer trucks on Edgewater's narrow streets.[43]

Joseph Mitchell's essay The Rivermen, which was published in The New Yorker and is included in his book The Bottom of the Harbor, provides an evocative portrait of life in Edgewater in the early 20th century.[46]

1930 Fortune magazine photo of industrial and chemical operations in south Edgewater.[40] Today this land is a Superfund site.

The late 20th century history of Edgewater was one of change from an industrialized town to a residential one. With the closing of the factories, development initially came to Edgewater in the 1960s[47] and grew exponentially in the early 1980s, as developers began projects to convert the industrial sites that had historically led to Edgewater not being considered as an option for development.[48] As condominiums were built along the Hudson where industry had formerly operated,[49] the population of Edgewater grew rapidly. The population had been mostly in the 4,000 to 5,000 range from 1930 to 1990, then increased by 50% to 7,677 in 2000 and again by 50% to 11,513 in the 2010 Census.[10] Borough council members and residents acknowledge that population growth has exacerbated the problem of increased traffic.[24][43] With the transition from industrial to residential, crime statistics were down, with the police chief describing how bar fights between factory workers were commonplace in the early 1970s,[43] while real estate values are up. Because of the expense of buying property, some currently refer to Edgewater as part of the Gold Coast.[40] A photographic history of Edgewater describes the population and demographics change and its possible consequence this way:

Now a good number of residents live on the river in condominiums and rental apartments and town houses on land that was once the province of heavy industry. Some see this as the creation of a town divided, with the newcomers living on the east side of River Road by the Hudson River and the old-timers living on the west side of River Road.[49]

A southward view of Edgewater (foreground) from the George Washington Bridge, with the skyline of Jersey City in the background

Although the borough is unrecognizable as the industrial town it once was, growing pains have left marks. When the old Alcoa plant site from 1916 began to be converted to condominiums, construction was forced to halt for cleanup of industrial contaminants, including excessively high concentrations of PCBs.[43] In another case, construction of a condominium/shopping center in south Edgewater was interrupted for six months by safety measures to protect workers from chemical exposure in the lead- and arsenic-riddled soil.[24] Next to this structure, behind a chain link fence lies a Superfund site.[40] Operational Hess Oil tanks, beside the derelict Alcoa rolling mill, once the second-largest in the world, are a reminder of the borough's industrial phase. The building, occupying 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2) of space, was designed in 1914 and was used to roll ingots of aluminum into sheets that were used to create everything from toothpaste tubes to aircraft frames, before the facility was abandoned in 1967 due to lack of space needed to expand the facility.[50][51][52]

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.421 square miles (6.272 km2), including 0.935 square miles (2.422 km2) of land and 1.486 square miles (3.850 km2) of water (61.38%).[1][2]

The River Walk in north Edgewater with a view of the Hudson River and George Washington Bridge in the background

The borough is a narrow strip of land along the Hudson River, with 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of waterfront.[53] The Palisades Cliff rises dramatically and forms a natural border on its western side, running roughly parallel to the Hudson. The towns atop the cliff are Fort Lee and Cliffside Park, north and south, respectively. Edgewater abuts Fort Lee Historic Park in the borough of Fort Lee on the north. On the south it shares a border with the township of North Bergen, which lies in Hudson County.

River Road, which overlooks the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline, runs into and out of the town from the north and south, lying just above the level of the Hudson. Three roads lead up the Palisades Cliff: Route 5, with one switchback, ascends to Palisades Avenue, which leads north into Fort Lee and south into Cliffside Park. Gorge Road and Edgewater Road, the latter still referred to by many local residents by its Colonial-era name as Oxen Hill Road, lead up the Palisades to Cliffside Park.[53]

The borough borders Cliffside Park and Fort Lee in Bergen County; North Bergen in Hudson County; and the New York City borough of Manhattan across the Hudson River.[54]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
19001,006—
19102,655163.9%
19203,53033.0%
19304,08915.8%
19404,028−1.5%
19503,952−1.9%
19604,1134.1%
19704,98721.2%
19804,628−7.2%
19905,0018.1%
20007,67753.5%
201011,51350.0%
Est. 201612,044[13][55]4.6%
Population sources:
1900-1920[56] 1900-1910[57]
1910-1930[58] 1900-2010[59][60][61]
2000[62][63] 2010[10][11][12]

As of March 2011 about 2,500 Japanese-Americans combined live in Edgewater and Fort Lee; this is the largest concentration of Japanese-Americans in New Jersey.[64]

Census 2010[edit]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,513 people, 5,637 households, and 3,021 families residing in the borough. The population density was 12,312.0 per square mile (4,753.7/km2). There were 6,282 housing units at an average density of 6,718.0 per square mile (2,593.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 53.29% (6,135) White, 4.95% (570) Black or African American, 0.14% (16) Native American, 35.47% (4,084) Asian, 0.06% (7) Pacific Islander, 3.35% (386) from other races, and 2.74% (315) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.10% (1,278) of the population.[10] Korean Americans accounted for 19.6% of the population.[10]

There were 5,637 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.76.[10] Same-sex couples headed 38 households in 2010, an increase from the 32 counted in 2000.[65]

In the borough, the population was spread out with 17.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 43.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.0 males.[10]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $83,602 (with a margin of error of +/- $8,791) and the median family income was $114,375 (+/- $19,887). Males had a median income of $82,248 (+/- $13,946) versus $57,971 (+/- $9,987) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $58,220 (+/- $5,463). About 7.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.[66]

Census 2000[edit]

As of the 2000 United States Census,[18] there were 7,677 people, 3,836 households, and 1,971 families residing in the borough. The population density was 9,060.6 people per square mile (3,487.2/km2). There were 4,277 housing units at an average density of 5,047.8 per square mile (1,942.8/km2). As of the 2000 census, the racial makeup of the borough was 67.12% White, 10.45% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 3.52% African American, 0.21% Native American, 23.12% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.94% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races.[62][63]

There were 3,836 households out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.70.[62][63]

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 15.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 46.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.[62][63]

The median income for a household in the borough was $63,455, and the median income for a family was $72,692. Males had a median income of $50,795 versus $49,238 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $42,650. About 6.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.[62][63]

In the 2000 Census, 11.83% of Edgewater's residents identified themselves as being of Korean ancestry, which was the ninth highest in the United States and seventh highest of any municipality in New Jersey, for all places with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.[67] 3.22% of residents identified themselves as being of Japanese ancestry, which was the third highest of any municipality in New Jersey, behind Fort Lee (6.09%) and Demarest (3.72%).[68] In the 2010 Census, those reporting Korean ancestry had increased to 19.6% of the population (2,258 residents), while the percentage of Japanese residents had risen to 4.9% (560 residents).[10]

Economy[edit]

Edgewater was the location of the Lever Brothers research center where chemist Vincent Lamberti, a holder of over 118 patents, spent most of his 40 years for the company, and where he invented Dove soap, the first soap not made with animal fat.[69][70]

Edgewater has five main shopping areas. From north to south they are Town Centre, the Binghamton Shopping Plaza, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Edgewater Commons and City Place. All are located on the river side of River Road and bordered by the River Walk. As recently as 1984 the town had no supermarket.[53] Now groceries may be purchased at Whole Foods Market in Town Centre, Trader Joe's at the Binghamton Plaza, Japanese-labeled groceries at Mitsuwa Marketplace and at Acme Markets in Edgewater Commons. Company-operated shuttle buses that ran on Wednesdays and Thursdays, bringing shoppers to Mitsuwa from Manhattan, were terminated as of December 31, 2014.[71]

Parks and recreation[edit]

Community Center with Little League field and track in foreground. Palisades Cliff in background.

22-acre (89,000 m2) Veterans' Field[24] offers residents recreational opportunities and provides space for a Community Center and American Legion Post 116. Veterans' Field is located on River Road (County Route 505) in the north section of Edgewater, lying along the Hudson River. It has indoor and outdoor basketball courts, three softball fields, a 1/3 mile-long track which accommodates runners, walkers and skaters; tennis courts, a Little League field and a playground. It is also the site of a large American flag which can easily be seen from across the river in Manhattan. A plaque commemorating the New Netherland plantation of David Pietersen de Vries, Vriessendael, is located at the entrance to the field on the west. Although the field extends well to the east, it did not exist in de Vries's day. In 1922, landfill was dumped into the Hudson River from the construction site of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, which gives Veteran's Field its current dimensions.[24] As of September 16, 2011, Veteran's Field was closed due to soil contamination in the fill brought to the site.[72]

Plaque by Binghamton Ferry
Edgewater Free Library

Arts and culture[edit]

Borough Hall, the Binghamton Ferry and the Edgewater Public Library are listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.[73] Constructed in 1904, Borough Hall was granted $406,000 by Senate and General Assembly of New Jersey in August 2009 for restoration of the building.[74] Among other renovations, the missing gargoyles were returned to the 1902 edifice.[75][76]

The Binghamton Ferry, permanently anchored at the Binghamton Shopping Plaza, was built in 1904–1905 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia.[35] The only double-ended steam-powered ferry boat still on the Hudson River, the Binghamton ferried passengers from New Jersey to Barclay Street in Manhattan for many years[77] and was retired in 1967.[43]

The last remaining of 15 Carnegie libraries in New Jersey[78] built with $15,000 in funds from the Carnegie Foundation,[79] the Edgewater Free Library was dedicated on February 8, 1916.[79][80] Edgewater opened its library in 1910, prior to the donation from the Carnegie Foundation, with 817 books on its shelves.[80]

In addition to these sites, the Eleanor Van Gelder School is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.[73]

The River Walk[edit]

River Walk near Edgewater Commons shopping center

The promenade along the Hudson is part of the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. In 1988, construction of a waterfront walkway was mandated by state law that would allow walkers a path along the Hudson River from Bayonne up to the George Washington Bridge.[81] Although property owners were required to build and maintain it, many gaps remain.[82] Of the 18.5 miles (29.8 km) called for, only 11 miles (18 km) are complete, and many of the gaps occur in Edgewater.[83] The completed stretches offer paths for walking along the Hudson River with views of Manhattan.

Edgewater parrots[edit]

Monk parakeets near Memorial Park

Edgewater is the home of a free-flying colony of monk parakeets, also known as Quaker parrots, which are native to South America. These small, green parrots have lived in Edgewater since at least 1980 and were numbered at 200 to 230 in a 2008 article in The New York Times.[84] They are easily seen in Memorial Park and its vicinity at River Road and Route 5. The parrots build large nests of twigs and down which become permanent residences.[85] Nests four-feet long can be seen near the intersection. How the birds came to Edgewater is unknown, though a widely accepted story traces their origin to an escape from a damaged crate at John F. Kennedy Airport in the 1960s.[84]

The birds have built nests against transformers on utility poles. Citing the risk of fire, the utility PSE&G has destroyed such nests. This has brought the utility into conflict with parrot advocates. As of 2008, PSE&G has agreed not to take down nests during breeding season.[84]

Government[edit]

Local government[edit]

Edgewater is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The governing body consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[8] The Borough form of government used by Edgewater, the most common system used in the state, is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[86][87]

As of 2017, the mayor of Edgewater is Democrat Michael McPartland, whose term of office ends December 31, 2019.[3] Members of the Edgewater Borough Council are Council President Anthony Bartolomeo (D, 2018), Duane Fischetti (D, 2019), Michael H. Henwood (D, 2017), Dolores Lawlor (D, 2018), Vincent J. Monte (D, 2019) and Jose Luis Vidal (D, 2017).[88][89][90][91][92][93]

In January 2015, Dolores Lawlor was selected from the Borough Council from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2015 of Kevin Doran, who resigned from office earlier that month after announcing that he was moving out of the borough.[94]

Democrat Agnes "Nancy" Merse, whose term as mayor was to expire on December 31, 2011, died due to complications from cancer on March 10, 2011.[95] Councilmember James Delaney was chosen in April 2011 to fill Merse's vacancy as mayor.[96] Michael H. Henwood was chosen to fill Delaney's vacant council seat, and served the remainder of that term until December 2011 before he was elected to serve a full term in office.[97]

The Edgewater administrative offices and police department moved from 916 River Road to the new Borough Hall, 55 River Road, in 2011, with a dedication ceremony on October 16. The new building includes 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of space, offering relief from cramped conditions with 150% more floor space, and expanded parking facilities.[98]

Federal, state and county representation[edit]

Edgewater is located in the 9th Congressional District[99] and is part of New Jersey's 32nd state legislative district.[11][100][101] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Edgewater had been in the 38th state legislative district.[102]

New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson).[103] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2021)[104] and Bob Menendez (Paramus, 2019).[105][106]

For the 2018–2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 32nd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nicholas Sacco (D, North Bergen) and in the General Assembly by Angelica M. Jimenez (D, West New York) and Pedro Mejia (d, Secaucus).[107][108] Mejia took office in April 2018 to succeed Vincent Prieto, who resigned from office in March to head the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.[109] The Governor of New Jersey is Phil Murphy (D, Middletown Township).[110] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Sheila Oliver (D, East Orange).[111]

Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. The freeholders are elected at-large in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year; a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Chairman Pro Tempore are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held each January.[112][113] As of 2018, the County Executive is Democratic James J. Tedesco III of Paramus, whose term of office ends December 31, 2018.[114] Bergen County's Freeholders are Freeholder Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan Jr., (D, Montvale, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as freeholder chairman ends 2018),[115] Freeholder Vice-Chairwoman Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as freeholder vice-chairwoman ends 2018),[116] Freeholder Chairman Pro-Tempore Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as freeholder chairman pro-tempore ends 2018),[117] David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn, 2020),[118] Steve Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2018),[119] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2020)[120] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2018),[121][122][123][112] Bergen County's constitutional officials are County Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2021),[124][125] Sheriff Michael Saudino (D, Emerson, 2019)[126][127] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2021).[128][129][112][130]

Politics[edit]

Borough Hall in early 20th-century postcard
Renovating "old" Borough Hall in 2009
New Borough Hall, dedicated 2011

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 5,120 registered voters in Edgewater, of which 2,250 (43.9% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 514 (10.0% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 2,352 (45.9% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered to other parties.[131] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 44.5% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 54.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[131][132]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,392 votes (68.1% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,031 votes (29.4% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 36 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,511 ballots cast by the borough's 5,877 registered voters, for a turnout of 59.7% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[133][134] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,694 votes (67.5% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,224 votes (30.7% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 23 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,989 ballots cast by the borough's 5,714 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.8% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[135][136] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,405 votes (65.1% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 1,237 votes (33.5% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 28 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,696 ballots cast by the borough's 5,135 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.0% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[137]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 49.9% of the vote (704 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 48.7% (687 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (19 votes), among the 1,446 ballots cast by the borough's 5,148 registered voters (36 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 28.1%.[138][139] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 1,282 ballots cast (61.3% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 692 votes (33.1% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 82 votes (3.9% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 12 votes (0.6% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,092 ballots cast by the borough's 5,482 registered voters, yielding a 38.2% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[140]

On the local level, Edgewater has its own two-party system, split between the Democratic Party and the Independent Coalition for a Better Edgewater.[141] The Republican Party has minimal presence and doesn't always run a slate in local elections. The perennial local political issue is managing growth.

Education[edit]

Eleanor Van Gelder Elementary School

The Edgewater Public Schools serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 1,334 students and 59.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 22.3:1.[142] With district enrollment increasing rapidly, George Washington School opened in September 2012, having been constructed with a third floor to accommodate enrollment growth in the district that was anticipated to rise from 628 in 2011 to as much as 925 in 2015.[143] Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[144]) are George Washington School[145] with 529 students in grades PreK-2 and Eleanor Van Gelder School[146] with 384 students in grades 3-6.[147][148]

For seventh through twelfth grades, 380 public school students from the borough are sent to the Leonia Public Schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[149][150] Schools in the district attended by Edgewater students (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[151]) are Leonia Middle School[152] for grades 7 and 8 (which had 482 students in grades 6 - 8), and Leonia High School[153] which had 696 students in grades 9 - 12.[154]

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[155][156]

In popular culture[edit]

Edgewater was used as a filming location for the 1997 feature film Cop Land, starring Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta.[157]

Transportation[edit]

Roads and highways[edit]

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 11.19 miles (18.01 km) of roadways, of which 6.38 miles (10.27 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.03 miles (6.49 km) by Bergen County and 0.78 miles (1.26 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[158]

County Route 505 is the main north-south road in the borough. Route 5 also passes through and ends at CR 505.

Interstate 95 (both the New Jersey Turnpike and George Washington Bridge), U.S. Routes 1/9, U.S. Route 46 and the Palisades Interstate Parkway are all nearby and accessible via CR 505 in Fort Lee.

Public transportation[edit]

Edgewater Landing on upriver side

New Jersey Transit buses include the 156, 158 and 159 routes serving the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 188 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal; and local service on the 751 and 755 routes.[159][160]

Ferry service to West Midtown Ferry Terminal in Manhattan is offered by NY Waterway at Edgewater Landing, located where Route 5 comes into River Road. Parking at the terminal is not allowed; however a shuttle bus operated by the borough is available to transport passengers to the landing.[161] In Manhattan there is free transfer to a network of buses operated by NY Waterways.[162]

Several ferries operated in Edgewater in the past,[163] with the old Edgewater Ferry Terminal historically located about 100 yards from the current ferry terminal. The last ferry in the 20th century crossed the river in 1950.[24] The borough was also the site of the trolley terminal for numerous electric lines in New Jersey.[33] Situated across River Road from the old Ferry Terminal, it met passengers arriving from Manhattan. Its service included transportation to the top of Palisades Cliff.[164] The trolley stopped running in 1938.[165]

Bike lanes on River Road were completed in July 2012, in connection with a road re-paving project.[166]

Notable people[edit]

See also: Category:People from Edgewater, New Jersey.

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Edgewater include:

Sources[edit]

See also[edit]

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  173. ^ Kameir, Rawiya. "Cardi B Did It Her Way; Cardi B engineered Instagram fame into reality TV stardom into a poppin' rap career. Now she's learning to juggle everything that comes with it.", The Fader, June / July 2017. Accessed August 9, 2017. "To put it in her own indelicate words, Cardi B really has to take a shit. She's curled up in the backseat of a black Denali that has been tasked with delivering us over the Hudson River, from midtown Manhattan to her apartment in Edgewater, New Jersey."
  174. ^ Staff. "Dancing with the Stars: Maksim Chmerkovskiy Has a Change of Heart ", BuddyTV, December 5, 2007. Accessed October 9, 2013. "He says now that he was mainly tired after the rigors of competition, and homesick from being away from his Edgewater, New Jersey, home."
  175. ^ Dietsche, Erica. "Local 'Dancing' pro, Ali all about fancy footwork", The Record (Bergen County), March 19, 2007. "Fans of Dancing With the Stars on ABC, which begins its fourth season tonight, haven't seen much of Edgewater-based dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy."
  176. ^ Rohan, Virginia. "Anchored in Edgewater", The Record (Bergen County), December 3, 2008, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 7, 2008. Accessed September 13, 2017.
  177. ^ Paige Conners / Evgeni Krasnopolski, International Skating Union. Accessed January 29, 2018.
  178. ^ Green, Penelope. "The Real Estate 'Queen' in Her Hive", The New York Times, September 25, 2005. Accessed September 13, 2017. "'I never saw myself as a protected person,' said Ms. Corcoran, adding that she grew up in a two-room apartment in Edgewater, N.J., the second of 10 children."
  179. ^ Spelling, Ian. "Person-to-Person: Edgewater's Harris Faulkner of Fox News is a self-described news junkie", (201) Magazine, January 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 8, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Faulkner, who is also a motivational speaker, lives in Edgewater with her husband, Tony, and their kids, Bella, 6, and Danika, 3."
  180. ^ Luke Higgins, NFL.com. Accessed September 13, 2017.
  181. ^ "This Week's Winners and Losers: JoJo", The Record (Bergen County), August 2, 2004, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 5, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "At 13, the Edgewater resident is the youngest solo artist to receive an MTV Video Music Award nomination."
  182. ^ Levin, Jay. "Peter Moraites, Assembly speaker derailed by prison", The Record (Bergen County), January 15, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "Peter Moraites, a Bergen County Republican who rose to Assembly speaker but whose promising political career ended in 1971 when he went to prison, died Jan. 7.... Mr. Moraites and his wife, Helen, moved to Edgewater eight years ago, and then to Tappan, N.Y."
  183. ^ Duell, Mark. "Census reveals African-American children are leaving large U.S. cities as their young parents head for better life in suburbs", The Daily Mail, June 30, 2011. Accessed September 17, 2017. "'I'd been in Harlem for 16 years, and when I first came, I was young, and I was excited and it was a Mecca. But progressively each year, it got rougher and rougher to be here,’ said Rachel Noerdlinger.... Finally, she decamped across the Hudson River to the suburban quietude of Edgewater, New Jersey, taking her 14-year-old son with her."
  184. ^ Nick Prisco, The Pro Football Archivesl. Accessed September 13, 2017.
  185. ^ "Geraldo Rivera sues over housing dispute", USA Today, September 13, 2004. Accessed September 13, 2017. "The Fox News senior correspondent owns two homes in the 26-acre Edgewater Colony, where residents own their homes but share ownership of the land.... 'I intend living here always, hopefully in peace and loving my neighbors.'"
  186. ^ Pennington, Bill. "Voice of Yankees Draws High Ratings and Many Critics", The New York Times, October 1, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2013. "Within 90 minutes of the final out, Sterling is usually at home in his apartment in Edgewater, N.J., where he lives alone."
  187. ^ Klapisch, Bob. "Covering All Bases: Radio's John Sterling, Edgewater, calls the hits for Yankee games", (201), August 2008, p. 40.
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  190. ^ Jenkins, Lee. "Global Warning: Born in Britain, nurtured in Nigeria and baptized for football in Alabama, Osi Umenyiora is ready to rock the Patriots' world", Sports Illustrated, January 29, 2008, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 31, 2009. Accessed September 13, 2017. "'I feel like I come from everywhere,' says Umenyiora, who now splits time between Atlanta and Edgewater, N.J."
  191. ^ Kinkhabwala, Aditi. "Wang at ease in two worlds", The Record (Bergen County), May 31, 2007, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 5, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017. "He likes walking around New York City ('nobody knows me') and he loves living in Edgewater ('everything there')."
  192. ^ Jim White, NFL.com. Accessed September 27, 2014.
  193. ^ Hall. Douglas E. "Edgewater recalls Football Hero of WWII Era", Edgewater Residential, March 1, 2014. Accessed February 7, 2016. "With the fury and excitement of the 48th Super Bowl just a few miles away in Giant Stadium in East Rutherford, it brings to mind the superb athletic accomplishments of an Edgewater man who was born in Edgewater Feb. 8, 1920 and no doubt played football in Edgewater more than 80 years ago. He is James Joseph William White – Jim White, a popular athletically inclined teen whose interest and football skills won him a position on the legendary Fighting Irish football team at Notre Dame University in 1942."
  194. ^ Fox, Margalit. "N. Joseph Woodland, Inventor of the Bar Code, Dies at 91", The New York Times, December 12, 2012. Accessed December 12, 2012. "N. Joseph Woodland, who six decades ago drew a set of lines in the sand and in the process conceived the modern bar code, died on Sunday at his home in Edgewater, N.J.

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