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Paramus, New Jersey

October 09, 2023

Paramus (/pəˈræməs/ pə-RAM-əs[20]) is a borough in the central portion of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A suburban bedroom community of New York City, Paramus is located 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Upper Manhattan. The Wall Street Journal characterized Paramus as "quintessentially suburban".[21] The borough is also a major commercial hub for North Jersey (home to Garden State Plaza and various corporate headquarters).[22]

Paramus, New Jersey
Borough
Route 17 from the overpass ramp to Route 4; both are heavily trafficked American corridors in Bergen County.
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Location of Paramus in Bergen County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Interactive map of Paramus, New Jersey
Paramus
Location in Bergen County
Paramus
Location in New Jersey
Paramus
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°56′50″N 74°04′13″W / 40.947299°N 74.070169°W / 40.947299; -74.070169[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBergen
IncorporatedApril 4, 1922
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorChristopher DiPiazza (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • AdministratorHector Olmo[5]
 • Municipal clerkAnnemarie Krusznis[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total10.51 sq mi (27.21 km2)
 • Land10.45 sq mi (27.05 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)  0.60%
 • Rank206th of 565 in state
2nd of 70 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total26,698
 • Estimate 
(2022)[10][12]
26,359
 • Rank95th of 565 in state
8th of 70 in county[13]
 • Density2,556.1/sq mi (986.9/km2)
  • Rank247th of 565 in state
49th of 70 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07652–07653[14][15]
Area code(s)201 and 551[16]
FIPS code3400355950[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885340[1][19]
Websitewww.paramusborough.org

As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 26,698,[10][11] an increase of 356 (+1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 26,342,[23][24] which in turn reflected an increase of 605 (+2.4%) from the 25,737 counted in the 2000 census.[25]

Paramus was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1922, and ratified by a referendum held on April 4, 1922, that passed by a vote of 238 to 10.[26][27] Paramus was created from portions of Midland Township, which now exists as Rochelle Park.[26][28] The borough's name is thought to have originated from the Unami language spoken by the Lenape Native Americans, derived from words meaning "land of the turkeys"[20] or "pleasant stream."[29]

Paramus has some of the most restrictive blue laws in the United States, dating back to the 17th century, banning nearly all white-collar and retail businesses from opening on Sundays except for gas stations, restaurants and grocery stores, and a limited number of other businesses.[30][31] Despite this, the borough is one of the largest shopping destinations in the country, generating over $6 billion in annual retail sales, more than any other ZIP Code in the United States.[32]

History Edit

Pre-settlement Edit

The area that ultimately became the present-day North Jersey had been occupied for thousands of years by prehistoric indigenous peoples. At the time of European encounter, it was settled by the Lenape Native Americans. The Lenape language word for the area, Peremessing, which meant that it had an abundant population of wild turkey, was anglicized to become the word "Paramus".[33][34] A large metal statue of a wild turkey in the Paramus Park mall commemorates this history.[34] Another alternative derivation is that the word means "pleasant stream".[35]

18th century Edit

Albrycht Zaborowski, whose descendants became known by the family name "Zabriskie",[36] immigrated from Poland via the Dutch ship Deb Ves[37] in 1662. He settled in the Dutch West Indies Company town of Ackensack, site of the present-day Hackensack. A son, Jacob, was captured by the Lenape and held for 15 years. When he was returned to his family, the Lenape explained to Saboroweski that they had taken the child in order to teach him their language so that he could serve as a translator. They granted Saboroweski approximately 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of land which became known as the "Paramus Patent".[38]

During the American Revolutionary War, the county included both Loyalists and Patriots, with Patriots "greatly outnumbering" Tories.[39] Although no major battles were fought in Bergen County, Paramus was part of the military activity, as colonial troops were stationed in Ramapo under the command of Aaron Burr.[40] In 1777, the British raided the Hackensack area and Burr marched troops to Paramus, where he attacked the British, forcing them to withdraw.[41] General George Washington was in Paramus several times during the War: December 1778; July 1780; and, December 1780.[42] Following the Battle of Monmouth, Washington established his headquarters in Paramus in July 1778.[43] Over the advice of his staff, Washington moved his headquarters to Westchester County, New York.[44]

A section of Paramus known as Dunkerhook, meaning dark corner in Dutch, was a free African-American community dating to the early 18th century. Although historical markers on the current site and local oral tradition maintain that this was a slave community, contemporary records document that it was a community of free blacks, not slaves.[45] A group of houses built on Dunkerhook Road by the Zabriskies in the late 18th to early 19th centuries was the center of a community of black farmers, who had been slaves held by the Zabriskie family.[46]

20th century Edit

In 1909, the Arcola Country Club and golf course was created in 1909 and the neighborhood by that name grew around it.[47] Farview Avenue, located at the highest elevation in Paramus, has a clear view of the Manhattan skyline.[48]

Paramus became one of the truck farming areas that helped New Jersey earn its nickname as the "Garden State".[49] By 1940, Paramus' population was just 4,000, with no town center and 94 retail establishments.[50] Although the opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 and the widening of Route 17 and Route 4 (which intersect in southern Paramus), made the area accessible to millions, "it was not until the 1950s that massive development hit this section of northern New Jersey".[51]

During the 1950s and 1960s, Paramus, lacking any master plan until 1969, was redeveloped into two shopping corridors when its farmers and outside developers saw that shopping malls were more lucrative than produce farming.[51] "It was a developer's dream: flat cleared land adjacent to major arterials and accessible to a growing suburban population and the country's largest city – with no planning restrictions".[51] New York had a state sales tax, but New Jersey had none, so with the opening of Manhattan department stores in the Bergen Mall (1957), the Garden State Plaza (1957) and Alexander's (1961), Paramus became the "first stop outside New York City for shopping".[51]

From 1948 to 1958, the population of Paramus nearly quadrupled, from 6,000 to 23,000, while the number of retail establishments tripled from 111 to 319, and annual retail sales increased twenty-fold in nominal dollars, from $5.5 million (equivalent to $67 million in 2022) to $112 million (equal to $1.1 billion in 2022).[51] By the 1980s, when the population had increased slightly over 1960s levels, retail sales had climbed to $1 billion.[51]

21st century Edit

Paramus was the scene of one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S. when an outbreak at the New Jersey Veterans Home resulted in 74 deaths, all former soldiers through May 2020, with some 60% of the home's 314 residents being infected.[52]

Geography Edit

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 10.51 square miles (27.21 km2), including 10.45 square miles (27.05 km2) of land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) of water (0.60%).[1][2]

The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Emerson, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Hackensack, Maywood, Oradell, Ridgewood, River Edge, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook and Washington Township.[53][54][55]

Named neighborhoods within the borough include Arcola, Bergen Place, Dunkerhook, Fairway Oaks, and Spring Valley.[56]

Demographics Edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900889—
1910779−12.4%
19201,32169.6%
19302,649100.5%
19403,68839.2%
19506,26870.0%
196023,238270.7%
197028,38122.1%
198026,474−6.7%
199025,067−5.3%
200025,7372.7%
201026,3422.4%
202026,6981.4%
2022 (est.)26,359[10][12]−1.3%
Population sources:
1930[57] 1900–1900–2020[58][59]
2000[60][61] 2010[23][24] 2020[10][11]

2010 census Edit

The 2010 United States census counted 26,342 people, 8,630 households, and 6,939 families in the borough. The population density was 2,516.0 per square mile (971.4/km2). There were 8,915 housing units at an average density of 851.5 per square mile (328.8/km2). The racial makeup was 72.29% (19,042) White, 1.42% (374) Black or African American, 0.11% (28) Native American, 22.28% (5,869) Asian, 0.05% (13) Pacific Islander, 1.39% (366) from other races, and 2.47% (650) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.26% (1,913) of the population.[23] 6.9% of residents self-identified as being Korean American, which makes it the largest ethnic minority group in the borough.[23]

Of the 8,630 households, 33.8% had children under the age of 18; 68.4% were married couples living together; 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 19.6% were non-families. Of all households, 17.8% were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.32.[23]

21.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.7 males.[23]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $104,986 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,111) and the median family income was $123,848 (+/− $7,952). Males had a median income of $77,325 (+/− $5,222) versus $52,702 (+/− $4,983) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $40,024. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.[62]

Same-sex couples headed 35 households in 2010, more than double the 17 counted in the 2000 census.[63]

2000 census Edit

As of the 2000 United States census[17] there were 25,737 people, 8,082 households, and 6,780 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,457.7 inhabitants per square mile (948.9/km2). There were 8,209 housing units at an average density of 783.9 per square mile (302.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 79.19% White, 1.13% African American, 0.05% Native American, 17.23% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.87% of the population.[60][61]

There were 8,082 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 14.4% 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 3.00 and the average family size was 3.32.[60][61]

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.[60][61]

The median income for a household in the borough was $76,918, and the median income for a family was $84,406. Males had a median income of $56,635 versus $37,450 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,295. About 1.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.[60][61]

Economy Edit

Corporate headquarters Edit

Paramus was home to the America regional headquarters of Hanjin Shipping, located on the eastbound side of Route 4 before it declared bankruptcy in 2017.[64] Hudson City Bancorp had its headquarters located at West 80 Century Road until its acquisition by M&T Bank, which was completed in 2015.[65][66] Movado Group Inc. is a watchmaker with its headquarters on From Road.[67] Suez North America, founded as Hackensack Water Company in 1869 and later named United Water, is an American water service company headquartered in Paramus.[68] Coach USA is a large tour operator with its headquarters in Paramus, at the offices of its Community Coach subsidiary.[69] Kristian Regale is a non-alcoholic beverage company based in Paramus.[70]

Paramus was the former headquarters location for Toys "R" Us before the company relocated to Wayne, New Jersey, in 2002 and went bankrupt.[71] Paramus was also the headquarters of Magic Solutions, a defunct computer software company that specialized in help desk automation and asset management software.[72]

Malls Edit

 
Garden State Plaza
 
Paramus Park
 
Bergen Town Center
 
Fashion Center

Paramus is known for its multitude of stores and malls. It has five major indoor shopping centers, serving residents in the areas of Bergen County and Passaic County in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York. New Jersey does not levy a sales tax on clothes and shoes, which makes it an attractive shopping destination for people even further away in New York City, who pay sales tax on clothing items above $110 in price, in addition to the lower standard rate of 6.625% in New Jersey, compared to 8.875% in New York City.[73][74] The borough is one of the largest shopping destinations in the country, generating over $6 billion in annual retail sales, more than any other ZIP Code in the United States despite the county's blue laws.[32] At the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 is Garden State Plaza, the largest and best-known mall in the borough. Westfield Garden State Plaza is the largest mall in the Westfield Group's global portfolio and the largest in New Jersey, with a gross leasable area of 2,128,402 square feet (200,000 m2).[75] On Route 4, are Bergen Town Center (known as the Bergen Mall until 2006), Paramus Place and The Shoppes on IV. On Route 17, are Paramus Park, Paramus Towne Square, Paramus Design Center, and the Fashion Center.

Many national chain stores have at least one location in Paramus. Nordstrom's Paramus location was its first New York area store when it opened in September 1990, with strong sales volume.[76] There are 25 retailers that occupy multiple stores in Paramus, including Macy's, which had outlets in three malls for a period of time. Some retail analysts view Paramus as being two distinct markets, centered on the two major highways. Lord & Taylor had locations at both Westfield Garden State Plaza and Fashion Center, giving Paramus the distinction of being the only town with more than one Lord & Taylor location. However, by 2021, both locations closed, due to the company's bankruptcy from the COVID-19 pandemic. Toys "R" Us had two locations: at the Fashion Center, and at a location on the eastbound side of Route 4 near Forest Avenue. Paramus also housed a Babies "R" Us on the northbound side of Route 17, but it closed in 2018. Later that year, the Fashion Center and Route 4 Toys "R" Us locations both closed due to the company's bankruptcy. In 1983, Paramus was the location of one of the first Kids "R" Us stores.[77] When Toys "R" Us was revived in 2019 after emerging from bankruptcy, the first new Toys "R" Us store opened at Garden State Plaza on November 27, 2019. However, it closed again on January 26, 2021, as a result of financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[78][79] H&M has two locations in Paramus: Westfield Garden State Plaza, and The Outlets at Bergen Town Center.[80]

Blue laws Edit

In addition to the state blue laws that apply to all of Bergen County,[81][82][83] Paramus has even stricter restrictions, preventing stores selling non-food items from opening at all on Sundays.[84][85] These laws were enacted shortly after Garden State Plaza opened, out of fear that the mall would cause high levels of congestion in the borough.[86] It is one of the last places in the United States to have such an extensive blue law. This law was called into question when a BJ's Wholesale Club opened at the junction between Routes 4/17. BJ's was allowed to open on Sundays, but is only allowed to sell food and basic necessities. The store has been structured to restrict access to items that cannot be purchased on Sunday.

Local blue laws in Paramus were first proposed in 1957, while the Bergen Mall and Garden State Plaza were both under construction. The legislation was motivated by fears that the two new malls would increase the already-severe highway congestion caused by local retail operations along the borough's highways.[31]

The Paramus Borough Code forbids the performance of any "worldly employment" on Sunday, with exceptions for charity, and the sale of newspapers, medicinal drugs, meals, prepared food and cigarettes, among a limited numbers of exceptions. Even work performed inside one's own home is prohibited on Sundays.[84] In spite of its six-day shopping week, Paramus consistently has the most retail sales of any ZIP Code in the United States.[87]

More than 63% of Bergen County voters rejected a referendum on the ballot in 1993 that would have repealed the county's blue laws, though the Paramus restrictions would have remained in place.[88] An unsuccessful 2010 proposal by Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie would have ended the state's blue laws, now only enforced in Bergen County, with the governor citing industry estimates that the $1.1 billion in added retail revenue on Sundays would generate an additional $65 million in sales taxes for the state.[89]

In November 2012, Governor Chris Christie issued an executive order temporarily suspending the blue laws in both Bergen County and Paramus due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, a decision that was upheld despite a court challenge by the Borough of Paramus.[90] The blue law suspension was in effect on Sunday, November 11, but was back in effect the following Sunday.[91]

Timeline of malls and shopping centers Edit

  • 1957 – Garden State Plaza was built by Muscarelli Construction Company on 198 acres (0.80 km2) at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17.
  • 1957 – The Bergen Mall was built on 101 acres (41 ha) on an area east of the Plaza on Route 4.
  • 1963 – Paramus Place was built on the north side of Route 4 across from Bergen Mall.[92]
  • 1967 – The Fashion Center was built on a 33-acre (13 ha) site of old celery farms, aimed at quality-oriented shoppers by developer Associated Dry Goods, with a 135,000-square-foot (12,500 m2) Lord & Taylor and a 176,000-square-foot (16,400 m2) B. Altman as anchors and 25 other retailers sandwiched in between[93] The owners originally referred to its location as being in Ridgewood/Paramus to appeal to the Ridgewood population.
  • 1972 – The 35 Plaza Shopping Center is built on Route 4, just located 2 minutes away from Paramus Place.[94]
  • 1974 – Paramus Park was built by the Rouse Company, offering a gross leasable area of 755,000 square feet (70,100 m2). The most recent of the large centers was built on 66 acres (270,000 m2) in the middle of an area where the old farms were located.[95]
  • 1986 – The Shoppes on IV opened up and was built on 236 acres (96 ha) in the westbound area of Route 4.[96]
  • 1998 – The Paramus Towne Square opened up and was built on the north side of Route 17.[97]
  • 2003 – IKEA opens a 370,000-square-foot (34,000 m2) store, its second-largest location in North America, at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 on the site of the old Alexander's department store.[98] It was joined the next year by three other retailers, Bed Bath and Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, and Sports Authority to form a shopping center with a combined gross leasable area of 719,226 square feet (66,818.3 m2). However, when Sports Authority went out of business in 2016, the store was closed.[99]
  • 2015 – The Paramus Design Center opens up on the northbound side of Route 17.[100]
  • 2018 – The Paramus Crossroads shopping center, located on the southbound side of Route 17, officially opened in summer 2018.[101]

Due to the stricter version of the blue laws in Paramus, malls (and almost all retail establishments) in the borough are closed on Sunday except for restaurants and other exempted establishments. Stores may not open before 7:00 AM or remain open after 11:00 PM.[102]

Arts and culture Edit

One of the earliest drive-in theaters opened in Paramus, featuring what was said to be the world's largest and brightest screen, located behind what is now Westfield Garden State Plaza. The Paramus Drive-In closed in 1987 after the last movie presentation, a double-feature of "Crocodile" Dundee and The Untouchables.[103]

Currently, Paramus' lone movie theater complex is a 16-screen AMC Theatres located in an area of new construction at Westfield Garden State Plaza. Prior to the opening of the AMC complex, a number of theatres were closed in the borough, including the Route 4 Tenplex and the Cineplex Odeon Route 17 Triplex, once located next to Westfield Garden State Plaza on Route 17. The Triplex and Tenplex theatres was opened on October 12, 1965, by Century Theatres and was closed on May 24, 2007, by Loews Cineplex Entertainment.[104] On May 25, 2007, the new AMC Theatres opened at Westfield Garden State Plaza.[105] The Paramus Picture Show, known as Cinema 35 until 1997,[106] closed in December 2004 in the wake of declining attendance.[107] A 12-screen Regal Cinemas was planned to open at Paramus Park as part of renovations that would have replaced the Sears store with a Stew Leonard's location.[108][109][110][111] However, the plans were cancelled after Stew Leonard's took up more space than expected.[112]

The Bergen Town Center had a performing arts theater called "Playhouse on the Mall". It had a seating capacity of 635 seats and was opened in 1960. From 1960 to 1970, author Robert Ludlum was the manager of the theater. The theater closed in 1982 due to rising costs and low attendance and was converted into retail space in 1986.[113]

In 2016, the Garden State Plaza added a Bergen Performing Arts Center performance area for shows and performances located near Macy's, which took up the former space of the Venetian carousel. There was also a Bergen PAC ticket center located near the performance area. The Bergen PAC performance area, however, was short lived as it was replaced by a video game theater, then it became a lounge area in 2017.[114]

The glam metal band, Trixter, formed in Paramus.[115] The hardcore/punk rock band The Escape Engine formed in the borough from 2002 to 2006.[116]

Parks and recreation Edit

 
Bergen County Zoo at Van Saun County Park
 
A welcome sign in Paramus, celebrating its status as a social stigma-free borough and home of the 2011 New Jersey State Little League Baseball Champions

Paramus is the home to two county parks. On the eastern side of the borough is Van Saun County Park, a 146-acre (59 ha) park that features Bergen County's only zoo, home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals living in recreated habitats natural to each species.[117] Van Saun Park also has a playground, train ride, carousel, athletic fields, and pony rides. The Washington Spring site in the park takes its name from reports that General Washington drank water from the spring here while his troops were encamped nearby, west of the Hackensack River.[118] The Continental Army is reported to have utilized the old spring at the base of these slopes during the September encampment west of the Hackensack River.

On the western side of the borough is Saddle River County Park which features a 6-mile (9.7 km) bike path reaching from Ridgewood to Rochelle Park.[119]

The borough has four golf courses. Two are open to the public, with the Paramus Golf Course operated by the borough[120] and Orchard Hills County Golf Course operated by the county.[121] The two private golf course located in Paramus are the Ridgewood Country Club and Arcola Country Club. Ridgewood Country Club was ranked as the #6 Center Ranked Among Top 500 Holes in the World Golf Magazine – 2000 and Ranked # 84 on the list of Most Prestigious Clubs in America Golf Connoisseur – 2006.

In 2008, the Paramus Golf Course opened a miniature golf course that is themed after the borough of Paramus as well as the state of New Jersey. Turkey statues are scattered around the course to celebrate Paramus as the "land of the wild turkeys."[122]

Paramus has an outdoor municipal swimming pool complex on Van Binsberger Boulevard. It has three pools: a main pool, a pool for younger swimmers, and a baby pool.[123] Paramus Little League were the 2011 New Jersey State Little League Baseball Champions.[124]

Arcola Park was an outdoor amusement park built in 1926. It had a huge swimming pool, a convention hall, a dance pavilion, an auditorium, and rides. A fire in 1929 destroyed the entire park, with the exception of the pool. The pool was destroyed by another fire in 1970 and closed down for good.[125] The park site was replaced by a Ramada Inn, the hotel extending into a small portion of Rochelle Park.[126]

Annual events Edit

 
The Paramus Fire Department in the Paramus 4th of July parade, c. 2017

During the week of the 4th of July, Paramus holds its own Independence Day celebration. First, there is the performance of the Paramus Community Orchestra at the Paramus Bandshell which takes place on July 2. Next, on the 3rd, there is a softball game between the Paramus Fire Department and the Paramus Police Department, held annually since 2011. On the 4th, there is a parade. The parade route starts at the intersection of Century Road and Farview Avenue and ends at Memorial Elementary School. On the 5th, there is a fireworks display at the Cliff Gennarelli Paramus Sportsplex.[127]

Paramus also holds its own Memorial Day parade every year.[128]

Paramus hosts an annual National Night Out. The event typically includes games and activities as well as a concert. The borough's fire, rescue, police, and ambulance vehicles are also displayed.[129]

The Paramus Rescue Squad and Fire Department Companies 2 & 3 host a Halloween party every October called, "Safe Halloween" to ensure every child has a safe and fun Halloween.[130]

The Paramus Fire Department also has its annual "Santa Detail" every December. The fire department drives throughout the borough on the Sunday before Christmas with Santa riding atop the fire apparatus. Members of the department accompany Santa and give out lollipops to residents who come outside during the tour.

Government Edit

Local government Edit

Paramus is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[131] The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, 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 is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[7] The borough form of government used by Paramus 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.[132][133]

As of 2023, the mayor is Republican Christopher DiPiazza, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Borough Council members are Council President Jeanne T. Weber (R, 2025), Ace A. Antonio (R, 2024), Maria Elena Bellinger (D, 2023), Robert Kaiser (R, 2024), Al Nadera (R, 2023; appointed to serve an unexpired term) and Jorge E. Quintana (R, 2025).[3][134][135][136][137][138] In February 2023, the borough council appointed Al Nadera to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that became vacant when Chris DiPiazza took office as mayor.[139]

In October 2015, Moody's Investors Service upgraded general obligation debt of the Borough of Paramus from Aa1 to Aaa, in light of the low levels of debt and the strength of the borough's financial operations, reserve levels, tax base, management practices and levels of wealth.[140]

Federal, state and county representation Edit

Paramus is located in the 5th Congressional District[141] and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.[142][143][144]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).[145][146] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[147] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[148][149]

For the 2022–2023 session, the 38th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana (D, Paramus) and in the General Assembly by Lisa Swain (D, Fair Lawn) and Chris Tully (D, Bergenfield).[150]

Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive, with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November; a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Chairman Pro Tempore are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2023, the county executive is Democratic James J. Tedesco III of Paramus, whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.[151] Bergen County's Commissioners are Chairman Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2025; term as chair ends 2023),[152] Vice Chairman Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[153] Chair Pro Tempore Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2023),[154] Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[155] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2023; appointed to serve an unexpired term),[156] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2024)[157] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2024).[158][159][160][161][162][163][164][165]

Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[166][167]Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2025)[168][169]Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).[170][171][161][172]

Politics Edit

As of March 2011, there were a total of 16,874 registered voters in Paramus, of which 4,454 (26.4% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 3,474 (20.6% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 8,938 (53.0% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 8 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[173] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 64.1% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 81.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[173][174]

In the 2016 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump received 6,565 votes (49.5% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 6,312 votes (47.6% vs. 54.2%) and other candidates with 389 votes (2.9% vs. 4.6%), among the 13,434 ballots cast by the borough's 18,526 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.5% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).[175] In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 6,123 votes here (50.0% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 5,907 votes (48.3% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 105 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 12,234 ballots cast by the borough's 17,617 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.4% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[176][177] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 6,885 votes here (51.1% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 6,386 votes (47.4% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 106 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 13,470 ballots cast by the borough's 17,747 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.9% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[178][179] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 6,868 votes here (52.3% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 6,103 votes (46.5% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 87 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 13,123 ballots cast by the borough's 17,206 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.3% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[180]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 64.4% of the vote (4,888 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 34.8% (2,641 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (60 votes), among the 7,809 ballots cast by the borough's 17,083 registered voters (220 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.7%.[181][182] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,298 votes here (49.7% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 3,857 votes (44.6% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 376 votes (4.3% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 32 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 8,656 ballots cast by the borough's 17,354 registered voters, yielding a 49.9% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[183]

Education Edit

The Paramus Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2019–20 school year, the eight-school district had an enrollment of 3,760 students and 332.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.[184] Schools in the district, with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics,[185] are Memorial Elementary School[186] (302 students in grades K–4), Midland Elementary School[187] (177 students in grades K–4), Parkway Elementary School[188] (314 students in grades Pre-K–4), Ridge Ranch Elementary School[189] (337 students in grades K–4), Stony Lane Elementary School[190] (186 students in grades K–4), East Brook Middle School[191] (575 students in grades 5–8), West Brook Middle School[192] (577 students in grades 5–8) and Paramus High School[193] (1,253 students in grades 9–12).[194][195]

Three of the district's schools have been formally recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence: Paramus High School in 1988–1989, Parkway Elementary School in 1987–1988 and Ridge Ranch Elementary School in 1998–1999.[196][197]

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 Bergen Tech campus in 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.[198][199]

Paramus is home to many private religious schools. Paramus Catholic High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school founded in 1965 and operated by the Archdiocese of Newark.[200] With more than 1,500 students, it has the largest enrollment of any Roman Catholic high school in the state of New Jersey.[201] It is also the location of Visitation Academy, a Pre-K3–8 Catholic school also overseen by the Newark Archdiocese.[202]

K–8 co-ed Jewish day schools in Paramus include Yavneh Academy;[203] Yeshivat Noam, founded in 2001;[204] and Ben Porat Yosef, which was established in 2001 and relocated to Paramus in 2008.[205] Frisch School is a Modern Orthodox Jewish yeshiva serving grades 9–12 that describes itself as the nation's second-largest coed yeshiva high school.[206]

Bergen Community College is based in Paramus, with other satellite centers located around the county. The bulk of the college's 17,000 students working towards degrees are located at the main campus in Paramus.[207] The Bergen campus of Berkeley College is located in Paramus.[208] There is also a DeVry University campus located at the 35 Plaza Shopping Center in Paramus.[209] There is a Lincoln Tech campus at Bergen Town Center.[210]

Paramus is home to four special education schools. New Alliance Academy, located on Midland Ave, provides educational and ancillary therapeutic services for high school teenagers experiencing acute psychological distress.[211] The EPIC School (Educational Partnership for Instructing Children) is located on North Farview Avenue, next to the Our Lady of Visitation Church.[212] The Alpine Learning Group is located on County Route 62, close to Linwood Avenue,[213] and P.R.I.D.E. School, which is a part of the ECLC school, which serves three other locations in New Jersey, has a location on Sette Drive.[214] The Bergen County Special Services School District, which provides public special education services on a countywide basis, is headquartered in Paramus.[215]

Public library Edit

The borough's public library maintains two locations—the Main Library on Century Road and the Charles E. Reid Branch library on Midland Avenue, which was originally a four-room schoolhouse built in 1876.[216]

The borough's original public library, known locally as the Howland House, was originally located at the intersection of Spring Valley Road and Howland Avenue. It was demolished sometime in the late 1990s. A September 11, 2001 memorial park now exists at the site known as Howland Memorial Grove.[217]

Healthcare Edit

  • Atlantic Health System Paramus Pavillion – located at Paramus Park in the former Sears Auto Center. This facility offers services such as physical therapy and rehabilitation services.
  • New Bridge Medical Center – located at 230 East Ridgewood Avenue, this medical center is a 1,070-bed hospital that is a clinical affiliate of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. It was founded in 1916 and is the largest hospital and licensed nursing home in the entire state of New Jersey.[218]
  • Oradell Animal Hospital – located on Winters Avenue, across from Paramus Park, this facility provides medical care and treatments for all animals.[219]
  • Paramus has a St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center campus located on Century Road.
  • The Valley Hospital has a health and fitness center on the southbound side of Route 17 and is specialized in recovery physical therapy. Valley Hospital also has support offices at the Kraft Center, located on 15 Essex Avenue. In addition, the Luckow Pavilion, located at 1 Valley Health Plaza, near the Fashion Center, specializes in cancer treatment, fertility, gamma knife surgery, and pharmacy.

Transportation Edit

 
The Garden State Parkway in Paramus
 
The intersection of Route 17 and Route 4 in the commercial hub of Bergen County

Roads and highways Edit

As of July 2015, the borough had a total of 121.92 miles (196.21 km) of roadways, of which 90.93 miles (146.34 km) were maintained by the municipality, 18.86 miles (30.35 km) by Bergen County, 7.72 miles (12.42 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and 4.41 miles (7.10 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[220]

Highways in Paramus include Route 17,[221] Route 4[222] and the Garden State Parkway[223] (including the Paramus Toll Plaza at Interchange 165).[224]

Public transportation Edit

NJ Transit bus routes 144, 145, 148, 155, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165 and 168 serve the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 171 and 175 routes provide service to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station; and local service is offered on the 709, 722, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 758, 762 and 770 routes.[225][226] Nine of the 22 NJ Transit buses that serve Paramus do not provide service on Sundays. The 722 does not provide services on Saturdays and Sundays.

Coach USA provides bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal via Rockland Coaches routes 45/45A/45X from Pomona, New York, and via Short Line on Route 17.[227]

Spanish Transportation and several other operators provide frequent jitney service along Route 4 between Paterson, New Jersey, and the George Washington Bridge Bus Station.[228][229]

Points of interest Edit

Historic sites Edit

 
Harmon Van Dien House

Paramus is home to the following locations on the National Register of Historic Places:[230]

  • Easton Tower – Intersection of Red Mill Road and Paramus Road (added 2007). The tower was built in 1899 and was originally housed as a water pump that sits alongside the Saddle River. The tower was named after businessman Edward D. Easton.[231]
  • Midland School – 239 W. Midland Avenue (added 1978). The school was constructed in 1876, and was used as a branch of the Paramus Public Library after Midland School was moved.[232]
  • Terhune House – 470 Paramus Road (added 1996). An 18th-century Dutch Colonial home constructed of sandstone, that was later modified to add Victorian features, including a mansard roof.[233]
  • Terhune-Gardner-Lindenmeyr House – 218 Paramus Road (added 1972). A Federal Period home constructed on the last remaining portion of untouched land from Terhune's farm, as taken from the original Zabriskie patent. The oldest known portion that can be reliably dated is from 1807 to 1808, with an older adjoining section of the house dating back as far as 1707.[234]
  • Harmon Van Dien House – 449 Paramus Road (added 1983).[235]
  • Albert J. Zabriskie Farmhouse – 7 East Ridgewood Avenue (added 1977).[236]
  • Zabriskie Tenant House – 273 Dunkerhook Road (added 1984). The house was demolished in July 2012 by a housing developer who owned the property, after efforts to preserve or relocate the house failed.[237]

Other points of interest Edit

  • Buehler Challenger and Science Center, located on the campus of Bergen Community College, is a space museum where children learn about outer space and missions through simulations. The science center is also available to adults and educators.[238]
  • Fritz Behnke Historical Museum, located on Paramus Road. It is open every Sunday and has exhibits about Paramus' past.[239]
  • New Jersey Children's Museum. Opened in 1992, it featured hands-on exhibits for children such as a fire truck, a news studio, a helicopter, and other fun pretend attractions that drew 700,000 visitors per year. It closed in 2014 after Valley Hospital bought the property near its Ridgewood location.[240]

Emergency services Edit

Fire and rescue services Edit

The Paramus Fire Department is a volunteer fire department that has a total of about 130 members who are on call around-the-clock, 365 days a year. Over the last several years, the number of calls for service that the fire department has responded to averages about 1,300 calls per year. The mission of the Paramus Fire Department is to protect the lives and property of the community. The fire department comprises four fire companies:[241]

  • Fire Company 1 (Engine 1 and Ladder Truck 1) is located at East Firehouse Lane, across from the Fashion Center.
  • Fire Company 2 (Engine 2 and Engine 22-a spare) is located on Spring Valley Road, and is nicknamed "Spring Valley Fire Company #2."
  • Fire Company 3 (Engine 3, HazMat 3 – staffed by HazMat Technicians from all four fire companies, Utility 3, and Foam 3 – which carries AFFF firefighting foam) is located at 198 West Midland Avenue.
  • Fire Company 4 (Engine 4, Ladder Truck 4, and Engine 44 – a mini-pumper) is on Farview Avenue, and is nicknamed "Farview Fire Company #4."

Paramus also has a separate volunteer rescue squad (Rescue 7 & Rescue 9) located on West Jockish Square that specializes in motor vehicle extrication, as well as a marine unit for responses involving water rescues.[242]

Ambulance and police Edit

The borough's Emergency Medical Services department is staffed 24 hours a day.[243] A separate volunteer Ambulance Corps exists, largely for stand-by purposes at large events. The Volunteer Ambulance Corps station is located on East Midland Avenue.[244] The Paramus Police Department, which responds to 60,000 calls annually, is located on Carlough Drive right next to borough hall.[245]

Emergency management Edit

The borough of Paramus has an emergency management department that is required by state and law to develop emergency plans to protect people and property in the event of any emergency or disaster. The Emergency Management offices are located on Carlough Drive in the Paramus Life Safety Complex next to borough hall, the police department, and the rescue squad.[246]

In popular culture Edit

Notable people Edit

See also: Category:People from Paramus, New Jersey

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

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Paramus p e ˈ r ae m e s pe RAM es 20 is a borough in the central portion of Bergen County in the U S state of New Jersey A suburban bedroom community of New York City Paramus is located 15 to 20 miles 24 to 32 km northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately 8 miles 13 km west of Upper Manhattan The Wall Street Journal characterized Paramus as quintessentially suburban 21 The borough is also a major commercial hub for North Jersey home to Garden State Plaza and various corporate headquarters 22 Paramus New JerseyBoroughRoute 17 from the overpass ramp to Route 4 both are heavily trafficked American corridors in Bergen County SealLocation of Paramus in Bergen County highlighted in red left Inset map Location of Bergen County in New Jersey highlighted in orange right Interactive map of Paramus New JerseyParamusLocation in Bergen CountyShow map of Bergen County New JerseyParamusLocation in New JerseyShow map of New JerseyParamusLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 56 50 N 74 04 13 W 40 947299 N 74 070169 W 40 947299 74 070169 1 2 Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyBergenIncorporatedApril 4 1922Government 7 TypeBorough BodyBorough Council MayorChristopher DiPiazza R term ends December 31 2026 3 4 AdministratorHector Olmo 5 Municipal clerkAnnemarie Krusznis 6 Area 8 Total10 51 sq mi 27 21 km2 Land10 45 sq mi 27 05 km2 Water0 06 sq mi 0 16 km2 0 60 Rank206th of 565 in state2nd of 70 in county 1 Elevation 9 49 ft 15 m Population 2020 10 11 Total26 698 Estimate 2022 10 12 26 359 Rank95th of 565 in state8th of 70 in county 13 Density2 556 1 sq mi 986 9 km2 Rank247th of 565 in state49th of 70 in county 13 Time zoneUTC 05 00 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 Eastern EDT ZIP Codes07652 07653 14 15 Area code s 201 and 551 16 FIPS code3400355950 1 17 18 GNIS feature ID0885340 1 19 Websitewww wbr paramusborough wbr orgAs of the 2020 United States census the borough s population was 26 698 10 11 an increase of 356 1 4 from the 2010 census count of 26 342 23 24 which in turn reflected an increase of 605 2 4 from the 25 737 counted in the 2000 census 25 Paramus was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2 1922 and ratified by a referendum held on April 4 1922 that passed by a vote of 238 to 10 26 27 Paramus was created from portions of Midland Township which now exists as Rochelle Park 26 28 The borough s name is thought to have originated from the Unami language spoken by the Lenape Native Americans derived from words meaning land of the turkeys 20 or pleasant stream 29 Paramus has some of the most restrictive blue laws in the United States dating back to the 17th century banning nearly all white collar and retail businesses from opening on Sundays except for gas stations restaurants and grocery stores and a limited number of other businesses 30 31 Despite this the borough is one of the largest shopping destinations in the country generating over 6 billion in annual retail sales more than any other ZIP Code in the United States 32 Contents 1 History 1 1 Pre settlement 1 2 18th century 1 3 20th century 1 4 21st century 2 Geography 3 Demographics 3 1 2010 census 3 2 2000 census 4 Economy 4 1 Corporate headquarters 4 2 Malls 4 2 1 Blue laws 4 3 Timeline of malls and shopping centers 5 Arts and culture 6 Parks and recreation 7 Annual events 8 Government 8 1 Local government 8 2 Federal state and county representation 8 3 Politics 9 Education 9 1 Public library 10 Healthcare 11 Transportation 11 1 Roads and highways 11 2 Public transportation 12 Points of interest 12 1 Historic sites 12 2 Other points of interest 13 Emergency services 13 1 Fire and rescue services 13 2 Ambulance and police 13 3 Emergency management 14 In popular culture 15 Notable people 16 References 16 1 Citations 16 2 General sources 17 External linksHistory EditPre settlement Edit The area that ultimately became the present day North Jersey had been occupied for thousands of years by prehistoric indigenous peoples At the time of European encounter it was settled by the Lenape Native Americans The Lenape language word for the area Peremessing which meant that it had an abundant population of wild turkey was anglicized to become the word Paramus 33 34 A large metal statue of a wild turkey in the Paramus Park mall commemorates this history 34 Another alternative derivation is that the word means pleasant stream 35 18th century Edit Albrycht Zaborowski whose descendants became known by the family name Zabriskie 36 immigrated from Poland via the Dutch ship Deb Ves 37 in 1662 He settled in the Dutch West Indies Company town of Ackensack site of the present day Hackensack A son Jacob was captured by the Lenape and held for 15 years When he was returned to his family the Lenape explained to Saboroweski that they had taken the child in order to teach him their language so that he could serve as a translator They granted Saboroweski approximately 2 000 acres 8 1 km2 of land which became known as the Paramus Patent 38 During the American Revolutionary War the county included both Loyalists and Patriots with Patriots greatly outnumbering Tories 39 Although no major battles were fought in Bergen County Paramus was part of the military activity as colonial troops were stationed in Ramapo under the command of Aaron Burr 40 In 1777 the British raided the Hackensack area and Burr marched troops to Paramus where he attacked the British forcing them to withdraw 41 General George Washington was in Paramus several times during the War December 1778 July 1780 and December 1780 42 Following the Battle of Monmouth Washington established his headquarters in Paramus in July 1778 43 Over the advice of his staff Washington moved his headquarters to Westchester County New York 44 A section of Paramus known as Dunkerhook meaning dark corner in Dutch was a free African American community dating to the early 18th century Although historical markers on the current site and local oral tradition maintain that this was a slave community contemporary records document that it was a community of free blacks not slaves 45 A group of houses built on Dunkerhook Road by the Zabriskies in the late 18th to early 19th centuries was the center of a community of black farmers who had been slaves held by the Zabriskie family 46 20th century Edit In 1909 the Arcola Country Club and golf course was created in 1909 and the neighborhood by that name grew around it 47 Farview Avenue located at the highest elevation in Paramus has a clear view of the Manhattan skyline 48 Paramus became one of the truck farming areas that helped New Jersey earn its nickname as the Garden State 49 By 1940 Paramus population was just 4 000 with no town center and 94 retail establishments 50 Although the opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 and the widening of Route 17 and Route 4 which intersect in southern Paramus made the area accessible to millions it was not until the 1950s that massive development hit this section of northern New Jersey 51 During the 1950s and 1960s Paramus lacking any master plan until 1969 was redeveloped into two shopping corridors when its farmers and outside developers saw that shopping malls were more lucrative than produce farming 51 It was a developer s dream flat cleared land adjacent to major arterials and accessible to a growing suburban population and the country s largest city with no planning restrictions 51 New York had a state sales tax but New Jersey had none so with the opening of Manhattan department stores in the Bergen Mall 1957 the Garden State Plaza 1957 and Alexander s 1961 Paramus became the first stop outside New York City for shopping 51 From 1948 to 1958 the population of Paramus nearly quadrupled from 6 000 to 23 000 while the number of retail establishments tripled from 111 to 319 and annual retail sales increased twenty fold in nominal dollars from 5 5 million equivalent to 67 million in 2022 to 112 million equal to 1 1 billion in 2022 51 By the 1980s when the population had increased slightly over 1960s levels retail sales had climbed to 1 billion 51 21st century Edit Paramus was the scene of one of the worst COVID 19 outbreaks in the U S when an outbreak at the New Jersey Veterans Home resulted in 74 deaths all former soldiers through May 2020 with some 60 of the home s 314 residents being infected 52 Geography EditAccording to the United States Census Bureau the borough had a total area of 10 51 square miles 27 21 km2 including 10 45 square miles 27 05 km2 of land and 0 06 square miles 0 16 km2 of water 0 60 1 2 The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Emerson Fair Lawn Glen Rock Hackensack Maywood Oradell Ridgewood River Edge Rochelle Park Saddle Brook and Washington Township 53 54 55 Named neighborhoods within the borough include Arcola Bergen Place Dunkerhook Fairway Oaks and Spring Valley 56 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 1900889 1910779 12 4 19201 32169 6 19302 649100 5 19403 68839 2 19506 26870 0 196023 238270 7 197028 38122 1 198026 474 6 7 199025 067 5 3 200025 7372 7 201026 3422 4 202026 6981 4 2022 est 26 359 10 12 1 3 Population sources 1930 57 1900 1900 2020 58 59 2000 60 61 2010 23 24 2020 10 11 2010 census Edit The 2010 United States census counted 26 342 people 8 630 households and 6 939 families in the borough The population density was 2 516 0 per square mile 971 4 km2 There were 8 915 housing units at an average density of 851 5 per square mile 328 8 km2 The racial makeup was 72 29 19 042 White 1 42 374 Black or African American 0 11 28 Native American 22 28 5 869 Asian 0 05 13 Pacific Islander 1 39 366 from other races and 2 47 650 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7 26 1 913 of the population 23 6 9 of residents self identified as being Korean American which makes it the largest ethnic minority group in the borough 23 Of the 8 630 households 33 8 had children under the age of 18 68 4 were married couples living together 9 1 had a female householder with no husband present and 19 6 were non families Of all households 17 8 were made up of individuals and 13 3 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 92 and the average family size was 3 32 23 21 5 of the population were under the age of 18 7 1 from 18 to 24 19 2 from 25 to 44 30 2 from 45 to 64 and 21 9 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 46 3 years For every 100 females the population had 94 9 males For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91 7 males 23 The Census Bureau s 2006 2010 American Community Survey showed that in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars median household income was 104 986 with a margin of error of 9 111 and the median family income was 123 848 7 952 Males had a median income of 77 325 5 222 versus 52 702 4 983 for females The per capita income for the borough was 40 024 About 1 6 of families and 2 8 of the population were below the poverty line including 3 0 of those under age 18 and 4 1 of those age 65 or over 62 Same sex couples headed 35 households in 2010 more than double the 17 counted in the 2000 census 63 2000 census Edit As of the 2000 United States census 17 there were 25 737 people 8 082 households and 6 780 families residing in the borough The population density was 2 457 7 inhabitants per square mile 948 9 km2 There were 8 209 housing units at an average density of 783 9 per square mile 302 7 km2 The racial makeup of the borough was 79 19 White 1 13 African American 0 05 Native American 17 23 Asian 0 01 Pacific Islander 0 89 from other races and 1 51 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4 87 of the population 60 61 There were 8 082 households out of which 37 0 had children under the age of 18 living with them 73 3 were married couples living together 8 0 had a female householder with no husband present and 16 1 were non families 14 4 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 3 00 and the average family size was 3 32 60 61 In the borough the population was spread out with 23 2 under the age of 18 5 5 from 18 to 24 24 7 from 25 to 44 25 0 from 45 to 64 and 21 5 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 43 years For every 100 females there were 94 4 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90 4 males 60 61 The median income for a household in the borough was 76 918 and the median income for a family was 84 406 Males had a median income of 56 635 versus 37 450 for females The per capita income for the borough was 29 295 About 1 4 of families and 3 3 of the population were below the poverty line including 3 4 of those under age 18 and 5 0 of those age 65 or over 60 61 Economy EditCorporate headquarters Edit Paramus was home to the America regional headquarters of Hanjin Shipping located on the eastbound side of Route 4 before it declared bankruptcy in 2017 64 Hudson City Bancorp had its headquarters located at West 80 Century Road until its acquisition by M amp T Bank which was completed in 2015 65 66 Movado Group Inc is a watchmaker with its headquarters on From Road 67 Suez North America founded as Hackensack Water Company in 1869 and later named United Water is an American water service company headquartered in Paramus 68 Coach USA is a large tour operator with its headquarters in Paramus at the offices of its Community Coach subsidiary 69 Kristian Regale is a non alcoholic beverage company based in Paramus 70 Paramus was the former headquarters location for Toys R Us before the company relocated to Wayne New Jersey in 2002 and went bankrupt 71 Paramus was also the headquarters of Magic Solutions a defunct computer software company that specialized in help desk automation and asset management software 72 Malls Edit nbsp Garden State Plaza nbsp Paramus Park nbsp Bergen Town Center nbsp Fashion Center Paramus is known for its multitude of stores and malls It has five major indoor shopping centers serving residents in the areas of Bergen County and Passaic County in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York New Jersey does not levy a sales tax on clothes and shoes which makes it an attractive shopping destination for people even further away in New York City who pay sales tax on clothing items above 110 in price in addition to the lower standard rate of 6 625 in New Jersey compared to 8 875 in New York City 73 74 The borough is one of the largest shopping destinations in the country generating over 6 billion in annual retail sales more than any other ZIP Code in the United States despite the county s blue laws 32 At the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 is Garden State Plaza the largest and best known mall in the borough Westfield Garden State Plaza is the largest mall in the Westfield Group s global portfolio and the largest in New Jersey with a gross leasable area of 2 128 402 square feet 200 000 m2 75 On Route 4 are Bergen Town Center known as the Bergen Mall until 2006 Paramus Place and The Shoppes on IV On Route 17 are Paramus Park Paramus Towne Square Paramus Design Center and the Fashion Center Many national chain stores have at least one location in Paramus Nordstrom s Paramus location was its first New York area store when it opened in September 1990 with strong sales volume 76 There are 25 retailers that occupy multiple stores in Paramus including Macy s which had outlets in three malls for a period of time Some retail analysts view Paramus as being two distinct markets centered on the two major highways Lord amp Taylor had locations at both Westfield Garden State Plaza and Fashion Center giving Paramus the distinction of being the only town with more than one Lord amp Taylor location However by 2021 both locations closed due to the company s bankruptcy from the COVID 19 pandemic Toys R Us had two locations at the Fashion Center and at a location on the eastbound side of Route 4 near Forest Avenue Paramus also housed a Babies R Us on the northbound side of Route 17 but it closed in 2018 Later that year the Fashion Center and Route 4 Toys R Us locations both closed due to the company s bankruptcy In 1983 Paramus was the location of one of the first Kids R Us stores 77 When Toys R Us was revived in 2019 after emerging from bankruptcy the first new Toys R Us store opened at Garden State Plaza on November 27 2019 However it closed again on January 26 2021 as a result of financial losses caused by the COVID 19 pandemic 78 79 H amp M has two locations in Paramus Westfield Garden State Plaza and The Outlets at Bergen Town Center 80 Blue laws Edit In addition to the state blue laws that apply to all of Bergen County 81 82 83 Paramus has even stricter restrictions preventing stores selling non food items from opening at all on Sundays 84 85 These laws were enacted shortly after Garden State Plaza opened out of fear that the mall would cause high levels of congestion in the borough 86 It is one of the last places in the United States to have such an extensive blue law This law was called into question when a BJ s Wholesale Club opened at the junction between Routes 4 17 BJ s was allowed to open on Sundays but is only allowed to sell food and basic necessities The store has been structured to restrict access to items that cannot be purchased on Sunday Local blue laws in Paramus were first proposed in 1957 while the Bergen Mall and Garden State Plaza were both under construction The legislation was motivated by fears that the two new malls would increase the already severe highway congestion caused by local retail operations along the borough s highways 31 The Paramus Borough Code forbids the performance of any worldly employment on Sunday with exceptions for charity and the sale of newspapers medicinal drugs meals prepared food and cigarettes among a limited numbers of exceptions Even work performed inside one s own home is prohibited on Sundays 84 In spite of its six day shopping week Paramus consistently has the most retail sales of any ZIP Code in the United States 87 More than 63 of Bergen County voters rejected a referendum on the ballot in 1993 that would have repealed the county s blue laws though the Paramus restrictions would have remained in place 88 An unsuccessful 2010 proposal by Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie would have ended the state s blue laws now only enforced in Bergen County with the governor citing industry estimates that the 1 1 billion in added retail revenue on Sundays would generate an additional 65 million in sales taxes for the state 89 In November 2012 Governor Chris Christie issued an executive order temporarily suspending the blue laws in both Bergen County and Paramus due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy a decision that was upheld despite a court challenge by the Borough of Paramus 90 The blue law suspension was in effect on Sunday November 11 but was back in effect the following Sunday 91 Timeline of malls and shopping centers Edit 1957 Garden State Plaza was built by Muscarelli Construction Company on 198 acres 0 80 km2 at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 1957 The Bergen Mall was built on 101 acres 41 ha on an area east of the Plaza on Route 4 1963 Paramus Place was built on the north side of Route 4 across from Bergen Mall 92 1967 The Fashion Center was built on a 33 acre 13 ha site of old celery farms aimed at quality oriented shoppers by developer Associated Dry Goods with a 135 000 square foot 12 500 m2 Lord amp Taylor and a 176 000 square foot 16 400 m2 B Altman as anchors and 25 other retailers sandwiched in between 93 The owners originally referred to its location as being in Ridgewood Paramus to appeal to the Ridgewood population 1972 The 35 Plaza Shopping Center is built on Route 4 just located 2 minutes away from Paramus Place 94 1974 Paramus Park was built by the Rouse Company offering a gross leasable area of 755 000 square feet 70 100 m2 The most recent of the large centers was built on 66 acres 270 000 m2 in the middle of an area where the old farms were located 95 1986 The Shoppes on IV opened up and was built on 236 acres 96 ha in the westbound area of Route 4 96 1998 The Paramus Towne Square opened up and was built on the north side of Route 17 97 2003 IKEA opens a 370 000 square foot 34 000 m2 store its second largest location in North America at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 on the site of the old Alexander s department store 98 It was joined the next year by three other retailers Bed Bath and Beyond Christmas Tree Shops and Sports Authority to form a shopping center with a combined gross leasable area of 719 226 square feet 66 818 3 m2 However when Sports Authority went out of business in 2016 the store was closed 99 2015 The Paramus Design Center opens up on the northbound side of Route 17 100 2018 The Paramus Crossroads shopping center located on the southbound side of Route 17 officially opened in summer 2018 101 Due to the stricter version of the blue laws in Paramus malls and almost all retail establishments in the borough are closed on Sunday except for restaurants and other exempted establishments Stores may not open before 7 00 AM or remain open after 11 00 PM 102 Arts and culture EditOne of the earliest drive in theaters opened in Paramus featuring what was said to be the world s largest and brightest screen located behind what is now Westfield Garden State Plaza The Paramus Drive In closed in 1987 after the last movie presentation a double feature of Crocodile Dundee and The Untouchables 103 Currently Paramus lone movie theater complex is a 16 screen AMC Theatres located in an area of new construction at Westfield Garden State Plaza Prior to the opening of the AMC complex a number of theatres were closed in the borough including the Route 4 Tenplex and the Cineplex Odeon Route 17 Triplex once located next to Westfield Garden State Plaza on Route 17 The Triplex and Tenplex theatres was opened on October 12 1965 by Century Theatres and was closed on May 24 2007 by Loews Cineplex Entertainment 104 On May 25 2007 the new AMC Theatres opened at Westfield Garden State Plaza 105 The Paramus Picture Show known as Cinema 35 until 1997 106 closed in December 2004 in the wake of declining attendance 107 A 12 screen Regal Cinemas was planned to open at Paramus Park as part of renovations that would have replaced the Sears store with a Stew Leonard s location 108 109 110 111 However the plans were cancelled after Stew Leonard s took up more space than expected 112 The Bergen Town Center had a performing arts theater called Playhouse on the Mall It had a seating capacity of 635 seats and was opened in 1960 From 1960 to 1970 author Robert Ludlum was the manager of the theater The theater closed in 1982 due to rising costs and low attendance and was converted into retail space in 1986 113 In 2016 the Garden State Plaza added a Bergen Performing Arts Center performance area for shows and performances located near Macy s which took up the former space of the Venetian carousel There was also a Bergen PAC ticket center located near the performance area The Bergen PAC performance area however was short lived as it was replaced by a video game theater then it became a lounge area in 2017 114 The glam metal band Trixter formed in Paramus 115 The hardcore punk rock band The Escape Engine formed in the borough from 2002 to 2006 116 Parks and recreation Edit nbsp Bergen County Zoo at Van Saun County Park nbsp A welcome sign in Paramus celebrating its status as a social stigma free borough and home of the 2011 New Jersey State Little League Baseball ChampionsParamus is the home to two county parks On the eastern side of the borough is Van Saun County Park a 146 acre 59 ha park that features Bergen County s only zoo home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals living in recreated habitats natural to each species 117 Van Saun Park also has a playground train ride carousel athletic fields and pony rides The Washington Spring site in the park takes its name from reports that General Washington drank water from the spring here while his troops were encamped nearby west of the Hackensack River 118 The Continental Army is reported to have utilized the old spring at the base of these slopes during the September encampment west of the Hackensack River On the western side of the borough is Saddle River County Park which features a 6 mile 9 7 km bike path reaching from Ridgewood to Rochelle Park 119 The borough has four golf courses Two are open to the public with the Paramus Golf Course operated by the borough 120 and Orchard Hills County Golf Course operated by the county 121 The two private golf course located in Paramus are the Ridgewood Country Club and Arcola Country Club Ridgewood Country Club was ranked as the 6 Center Ranked Among Top 500 Holes in the World Golf Magazine 2000 and Ranked 84 on the list of Most Prestigious Clubs in America Golf Connoisseur 2006 In 2008 the Paramus Golf Course opened a miniature golf course that is themed after the borough of Paramus as well as the state of New Jersey Turkey statues are scattered around the course to celebrate Paramus as the land of the wild turkeys 122 Paramus has an outdoor municipal swimming pool complex on Van Binsberger Boulevard It has three pools a main pool a pool for younger swimmers and a baby pool 123 Paramus Little League were the 2011 New Jersey State Little League Baseball Champions 124 Arcola Park was an outdoor amusement park built in 1926 It had a huge swimming pool a convention hall a dance pavilion an auditorium and rides A fire in 1929 destroyed the entire park with the exception of the pool The pool was destroyed by another fire in 1970 and closed down for good 125 The park site was replaced by a Ramada Inn the hotel extending into a small portion of Rochelle Park 126 Annual events Edit nbsp The Paramus Fire Department in the Paramus 4th of July parade c 2017During the week of the 4th of July Paramus holds its own Independence Day celebration First there is the performance of the Paramus Community Orchestra at the Paramus Bandshell which takes place on July 2 Next on the 3rd there is a softball game between the Paramus Fire Department and the Paramus Police Department held annually since 2011 On the 4th there is a parade The parade route starts at the intersection of Century Road and Farview Avenue and ends at Memorial Elementary School On the 5th there is a fireworks display at the Cliff Gennarelli Paramus Sportsplex 127 Paramus also holds its own Memorial Day parade every year 128 Paramus hosts an annual National Night Out The event typically includes games and activities as well as a concert The borough s fire rescue police and ambulance vehicles are also displayed 129 The Paramus Rescue Squad and Fire Department Companies 2 amp 3 host a Halloween party every October called Safe Halloween to ensure every child has a safe and fun Halloween 130 The Paramus Fire Department also has its annual Santa Detail every December The fire department drives throughout the borough on the Sunday before Christmas with Santa riding atop the fire apparatus Members of the department accompany Santa and give out lollipops to residents who come outside during the tour Government EditLocal government Edit Paramus is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government which is used in 218 municipalities of the 564 statewide making it the most common form of government in New Jersey 131 The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council 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 is comprised of six members elected to serve three year terms on a staggered basis with two seats coming up for election each year in a three year cycle 7 The borough form of government used by Paramus 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 132 133 As of 2023 update the mayor is Republican Christopher DiPiazza whose term of office ends December 31 2026 Borough Council members are Council President Jeanne T Weber R 2025 Ace A Antonio R 2024 Maria Elena Bellinger D 2023 Robert Kaiser R 2024 Al Nadera R 2023 appointed to serve an unexpired term and Jorge E Quintana R 2025 3 134 135 136 137 138 In February 2023 the borough council appointed Al Nadera to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that became vacant when Chris DiPiazza took office as mayor 139 In October 2015 Moody s Investors Service upgraded general obligation debt of the Borough of Paramus from Aa1 to Aaa in light of the low levels of debt and the strength of the borough s financial operations reserve levels tax base management practices and levels of wealth 140 Federal state and county representation Edit Paramus is located in the 5th Congressional District 141 and is part of New Jersey s 38th state legislative district 142 143 144 For the 118th United States Congress New Jersey s Fifth Congressional District is represented by Josh Gottheimer D Wyckoff 145 146 New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker Newark term ends 2027 147 and Bob Menendez Englewood Cliffs term ends 2025 148 149 For the 2022 2023 session the 38th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana D Paramus and in the General Assembly by Lisa Swain D Fair Lawn and Chris Tully D Bergenfield 150 Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected at large to three year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis with either two or three seats coming up for election each November a Chairman Vice Chairman and Chairman Pro Tempore are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January As of 2023 update the county executive is Democratic James J Tedesco III of Paramus whose four year term of office ends December 31 2026 151 Bergen County s Commissioners are Chairman Thomas J Sullivan Jr D Montvale term as commissioner ends December 31 2025 term as chair ends 2023 152 Vice Chairman Germaine M Ortiz D Emerson 2025 153 Chair Pro Tempore Joan Voss D Fort Lee 2023 154 Mary J Amoroso D Mahwah 2025 155 Rafael Marte D Bergenfield 2023 appointed to serve an unexpired term 156 Steven A Tanelli D North Arlington 2024 157 and Tracy Silna Zur D Franklin Lakes 2024 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 Bergen County s constitutional officials are Clerk John S Hogan D Northvale 2026 166 167 Sheriff Anthony Cureton D Englewood 2025 168 169 Surrogate Michael R Dressler D Cresskill 2026 170 171 161 172 Politics Edit As of March 2011 there were a total of 16 874 registered voters in Paramus of which 4 454 26 4 vs 31 7 countywide were registered as Democrats 3 474 20 6 vs 21 1 were registered as Republicans and 8 938 53 0 vs 47 1 were registered as Unaffiliated There were 8 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens 173 Among the borough s 2010 Census population 64 1 vs 57 1 in Bergen County were registered to vote including 81 6 of those ages 18 and over vs 73 7 countywide 173 174 In the 2016 presidential election Republican Donald Trump received 6 565 votes 49 5 vs 41 1 countywide ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton with 6 312 votes 47 6 vs 54 2 and other candidates with 389 votes 2 9 vs 4 6 among the 13 434 ballots cast by the borough s 18 526 registered voters for a turnout of 72 5 vs 72 5 in Bergen County 175 In the 2012 presidential election Republican Mitt Romney received 6 123 votes here 50 0 vs 43 5 countywide ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 5 907 votes 48 3 vs 54 8 and other candidates with 105 votes 0 9 vs 0 9 among the 12 234 ballots cast by the borough s 17 617 registered voters for a turnout of 69 4 vs 70 4 in Bergen County 176 177 In the 2008 presidential election Republican John McCain received 6 885 votes here 51 1 vs 44 5 countywide ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 6 386 votes 47 4 vs 53 9 and other candidates with 106 votes 0 8 vs 0 8 among the 13 470 ballots cast by the borough s 17 747 registered voters for a turnout of 75 9 vs 76 8 in Bergen County 178 179 In the 2004 presidential election Republican George W Bush received 6 868 votes here 52 3 vs 47 2 countywide ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 6 103 votes 46 5 vs 51 7 and other candidates with 87 votes 0 7 vs 0 7 among the 13 123 ballots cast by the borough s 17 206 registered voters for a turnout of 76 3 vs 76 9 in the whole county 180 In the 2013 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 64 4 of the vote 4 888 cast ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 34 8 2 641 votes and other candidates with 0 8 60 votes among the 7 809 ballots cast by the borough s 17 083 registered voters 220 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 45 7 181 182 In the 2009 gubernatorial election Republican Chris Christie received 4 298 votes here 49 7 vs 45 8 countywide ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 3 857 votes 44 6 vs 48 0 Independent Chris Daggett with 376 votes 4 3 vs 4 7 and other candidates with 32 votes 0 4 vs 0 5 among the 8 656 ballots cast by the borough s 17 354 registered voters yielding a 49 9 turnout vs 50 0 in the county 183 Education EditThe Paramus Public Schools serve students in pre kindergarten through twelfth grade As of the 2019 20 school year the eight school district had an enrollment of 3 760 students and 332 7 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 11 3 1 184 Schools in the district with 2019 20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics 185 are Memorial Elementary School 186 302 students in grades K 4 Midland Elementary School 187 177 students in grades K 4 Parkway Elementary School 188 314 students in grades Pre K 4 Ridge Ranch Elementary School 189 337 students in grades K 4 Stony Lane Elementary School 190 186 students in grades K 4 East Brook Middle School 191 575 students in grades 5 8 West Brook Middle School 192 577 students in grades 5 8 and Paramus High School 193 1 253 students in grades 9 12 194 195 Three of the district s schools have been formally recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence Paramus High School in 1988 1989 Parkway Elementary School in 1987 1988 and Ridge Ranch Elementary School in 1998 1999 196 197 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 Bergen Tech campus in 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 198 199 Paramus is home to many private religious schools Paramus Catholic High School is a co educational Roman Catholic high school founded in 1965 and operated by the Archdiocese of Newark 200 With more than 1 500 students it has the largest enrollment of any Roman Catholic high school in the state of New Jersey 201 It is also the location of Visitation Academy a Pre K3 8 Catholic school also overseen by the Newark Archdiocese 202 K 8 co ed Jewish day schools in Paramus include Yavneh Academy 203 Yeshivat Noam founded in 2001 204 and Ben Porat Yosef which was established in 2001 and relocated to Paramus in 2008 205 Frisch School is a Modern Orthodox Jewish yeshiva serving grades 9 12 that describes itself as the nation s second largest coed yeshiva high school 206 Bergen Community College is based in Paramus with other satellite centers located around the county The bulk of the college s 17 000 students working towards degrees are located at the main campus in Paramus 207 The Bergen campus of Berkeley College is located in Paramus 208 There is also a DeVry University campus located at the 35 Plaza Shopping Center in Paramus 209 There is a Lincoln Tech campus at Bergen Town Center 210 Paramus is home to four special education schools New Alliance Academy located on Midland Ave provides educational and ancillary therapeutic services for high school teenagers experiencing acute psychological distress 211 The EPIC School Educational Partnership for Instructing Children is located on North Farview Avenue next to the Our Lady of Visitation Church 212 The Alpine Learning Group is located on County Route 62 close to Linwood Avenue 213 and P R I D E School which is a part of the ECLC school which serves three other locations in New Jersey has a location on Sette Drive 214 The Bergen County Special Services School District which provides public special education services on a countywide basis is headquartered in Paramus 215 Public library Edit The borough s public library maintains two locations the Main Library on Century Road and the Charles E Reid Branch library on Midland Avenue which was originally a four room schoolhouse built in 1876 216 The borough s original public library known locally as the Howland House was originally located at the intersection of Spring Valley Road and Howland Avenue It was demolished sometime in the late 1990s A September 11 2001 memorial park now exists at the site known as Howland Memorial Grove 217 Healthcare EditAtlantic Health System Paramus Pavillion located at Paramus Park in the former Sears Auto Center This facility offers services such as physical therapy and rehabilitation services New Bridge Medical Center located at 230 East Ridgewood Avenue this medical center is a 1 070 bed hospital that is a clinical affiliate of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences It was founded in 1916 and is the largest hospital and licensed nursing home in the entire state of New Jersey 218 Oradell Animal Hospital located on Winters Avenue across from Paramus Park this facility provides medical care and treatments for all animals 219 Paramus has a St Joseph s Regional Medical Center campus located on Century Road The Valley Hospital has a health and fitness center on the southbound side of Route 17 and is specialized in recovery physical therapy Valley Hospital also has support offices at the Kraft Center located on 15 Essex Avenue In addition the Luckow Pavilion located at 1 Valley Health Plaza near the Fashion Center specializes in cancer treatment fertility gamma knife surgery and pharmacy Transportation Edit nbsp The Garden State Parkway in Paramus nbsp The intersection of Route 17 and Route 4 in the commercial hub of Bergen CountyRoads and highways Edit As of July 2015 update the borough had a total of 121 92 miles 196 21 km of roadways of which 90 93 miles 146 34 km were maintained by the municipality 18 86 miles 30 35 km by Bergen County 7 72 miles 12 42 km by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 4 41 miles 7 10 km by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority 220 Highways in Paramus include Route 17 221 Route 4 222 and the Garden State Parkway 223 including the Paramus Toll Plaza at Interchange 165 224 Public transportation Edit NJ Transit bus routes 144 145 148 155 157 162 163 164 165 and 168 serve the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan the 171 and 175 routes provide service to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station and local service is offered on the 709 722 751 752 753 755 756 758 762 and 770 routes 225 226 Nine of the 22 NJ Transit buses that serve Paramus do not provide service on Sundays The 722 does not provide services on Saturdays and Sundays Coach USA provides bus service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal via Rockland Coaches routes 45 45A 45X from Pomona New York and via Short Line on Route 17 227 Spanish Transportation and several other operators provide frequent jitney service along Route 4 between Paterson New Jersey and the George Washington Bridge Bus Station 228 229 Points of interest EditHistoric sites Edit nbsp Harmon Van Dien HouseParamus is home to the following locations on the National Register of Historic Places 230 Easton Tower Intersection of Red Mill Road and Paramus Road added 2007 The tower was built in 1899 and was originally housed as a water pump that sits alongside the Saddle River The tower was named after businessman Edward D Easton 231 Midland School 239 W Midland Avenue added 1978 The school was constructed in 1876 and was used as a branch of the Paramus Public Library after Midland School was moved 232 Terhune House 470 Paramus Road added 1996 An 18th century Dutch Colonial home constructed of sandstone that was later modified to add Victorian features including a mansard roof 233 Terhune Gardner Lindenmeyr House 218 Paramus Road added 1972 A Federal Period home constructed on the last remaining portion of untouched land from Terhune s farm as taken from the original Zabriskie patent The oldest known portion that can be reliably dated is from 1807 to 1808 with an older adjoining section of the house dating back as far as 1707 234 Harmon Van Dien House 449 Paramus Road added 1983 235 Albert J Zabriskie Farmhouse 7 East Ridgewood Avenue added 1977 236 Zabriskie Tenant House 273 Dunkerhook Road added 1984 The house was demolished in July 2012 by a housing developer who owned the property after efforts to preserve or relocate the house failed 237 Other points of interest Edit Buehler Challenger and Science Center located on the campus of Bergen Community College is a space museum where children learn about outer space and missions through simulations The science center is also available to adults and educators 238 Fritz Behnke Historical Museum located on Paramus Road It is open every Sunday and has exhibits about Paramus past 239 New Jersey Children s Museum Opened in 1992 it featured hands on exhibits for children such as a fire truck a news studio a helicopter and other fun pretend attractions that drew 700 000 visitors per year It closed in 2014 after Valley Hospital bought the property near its Ridgewood location 240 Emergency services EditFire and rescue services Edit The Paramus Fire Department is a volunteer fire department that has a total of about 130 members who are on call around the clock 365 days a year Over the last several years the number of calls for service that the fire department has responded to averages about 1 300 calls per year The mission of the Paramus Fire Department is to protect the lives and property of the community The fire department comprises four fire companies 241 Fire Company 1 Engine 1 and Ladder Truck 1 is located at East Firehouse Lane across from the Fashion Center Fire Company 2 Engine 2 and Engine 22 a spare is located on Spring Valley Road and is nicknamed Spring Valley Fire Company 2 Fire Company 3 Engine 3 HazMat 3 staffed by HazMat Technicians from all four fire companies Utility 3 and Foam 3 which carries AFFF firefighting foam is located at 198 West Midland Avenue Fire Company 4 Engine 4 Ladder Truck 4 and Engine 44 a mini pumper is on Farview Avenue and is nicknamed Farview Fire Company 4 Paramus also has a separate volunteer rescue squad Rescue 7 amp Rescue 9 located on West Jockish Square that specializes in motor vehicle extrication as well as a marine unit for responses involving water rescues 242 Ambulance and police Edit The borough s Emergency Medical Services department is staffed 24 hours a day 243 A separate volunteer Ambulance Corps exists largely for stand by purposes at large events The Volunteer Ambulance Corps station is located on East Midland Avenue 244 The Paramus Police Department which responds to 60 000 calls annually is located on Carlough Drive right next to borough hall 245 Emergency management Edit The borough of Paramus has an emergency management department that is required by state and law to develop emergency plans to protect people and property in the event of any emergency or disaster The Emergency Management offices are located on Carlough Drive in the Paramus Life Safety Complex next to borough hall the police department and the rescue squad 246 In popular culture EditRock band Black Sabbath made stops in Paramus during their Paranoid Tour in 1970 and 1971 247 Rockapella the a cappella group best known for performing on the children s game show Where in The World Is Carmen Sandiego had their first public gig at the former Bamberger s store currently Macy s at Garden State Plaza on October 11 1986 after performing at a private party in Oradell six months earlier 248 The 1993 Saturday Night Live spin off movie Coneheads is set in Paramus 249 Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin s characters decide to move to and permanently reside in the borough so daughter Michelle Burke can attend Paramus High School Aykroyd s character Beldar Conehead spends his days in Paramus giving driving lessons and playing golf Scenes from the 2008 film Burn After Reading by the Coen Brothers were filmed in Paramus at the site of the old Tower Records annex building located on Route 17S that had been transformed into Hardbodies Fitness Center 250 A scene from the 1996 film Ransom was filmed on Route 4 in Paramus where Mullen is driving to Stone Quarry 251 Paramus was one of the filming locations in the 1986 film Something Wild 252 Several episodes of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos used Paramus locations Throughout the series Garden State Plaza and the Ramsey Outdoor store on Route 17 were both featured and a character was whacked at the remnants of the Old Mill Bathing Beach on Paramus Road 253 In the series finale a scene with Paulie Gualtieri was filmed in Paramus in which he drove past a gas station 254 Avril Lavigne performed at Westfield Garden State Plaza on March 17 2004 as part of her Live by Surprise Tour The 2005 Sesame Street direct to video All Star Alphabet featuring Stephen Colbert and Nicole Sullivan was filmed on location at Garden State Plaza 255 The former Paramus Bowling Center was the filming site of the bowling competition shows Make That Spare and Championship Bowling 256 Hanson s 1997 video Tulsa Tokyo amp the Middle of Nowhere features the band travelling to Paramus Park on May 7 1997 performing in the food court in front of 600 screaming fans 257 The performance was their first public appearance after the release of MMMBop 258 Garden State Plaza is the setting for Tricia Sullivan s science fiction novel Maul 2002 The novel takes its title from the way that the word mall is pronounced with the New Jersey accent In the novel three teenage girls start a shoot out with a local gang 259 American ska punk band Less Than Jake has a song entitled 24 Hours in Paramus on their 1995 album Losers Kings and Things We Don t Understand The ABC situational hidden camera show What Would You Do filmed some episodes in Paramus at the Tom Sawyer Diner 260 261 Notable people EditSee also Category People from Paramus New Jersey People who were born in residents of or otherwise closely associated with Paramus include John Bancker Aycrigg 1798 1856 member of the United States Congress from New Jersey 262 Joe Benigno born 1953 sports radio personality on WFAN on Joe amp Evan show with Evan Roberts 263 Chase Blackburn born 1983 linebacker for the New York Giants and a member of the Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI champion Giants 264 Juwann Bushell Beatty born 1996 offensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League 265 Galit Chait born 1975 ice dancer who represented Israel internationally from 1995 to 2006 266 Lizabeth Cohen born 1952 historian college professor and author whose 2003 work A Consumer s Republic builds on her experience growing up in post war Paramus 267 Joseph Coniglio born 1943 former member of the New Jersey Senate 268 Paul Contillo born 1929 politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature after serving on the Paramus Borough Council from 1971 to 1973 269 Stacey Dash born 1967 film and television actress who appeared in the 1995 film Clueless and its TV spinoff 270 Spero Dedes born 1979 Los Angeles Lakers radio commentator NFL Network television host and CBS NCAA tournament basketball announcer 271 Bill DeMott born 1966 retired professional wrestler and road agent best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling as Hugh Morrus and World Wrestling Federation Entertainment under his real name 272 Jim Dray born 1986 tight end who has played for the Arizona Cardinals 273 Warren Farrell born 1943 educator gender equality activist and author 274 Fat Joe born 1970 rapper actor CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment and member of musical groups D I T C and Terror Squad 275 276 Mark Fields born c 1961 former Ford Motor Company President and Chief Executive Officer 277 Dean Friedman born 1955 one hit wonder with the top tune Ariel in 1977 which includes lyrics mentioning the waterfall in Paramus Park 278 279 Fred C Galda c 1918 1997 former mayor of Paramus who oversaw the implementation of the borough s blue laws in 1958 280 Peter Gennaro 1919 2000 Tony Award winning dancer and choreographer 281 Matt Ghaffari born 1961 Olympic wrestler 282 Jamie Gold born 1969 winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker 283 284 Victoria Herrmann polar geographer and climate change communicator 285 Matt Hunter born 1998 singer songwriter and voice actor 286 Charles Samuel Joelson 1916 1999 politician who represented New Jersey s 8th congressional district 287 Louis F Kosco born 1932 politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate 288 Joseph Lagana born 1978 member of the New Jersey Senate since 2018 289 Lloyd Levin born 1958 film producer whose work includes United 93 290 Tony Lip 1930 2013 actor who appeared on The Sopranos playing the role of Carmine Lupertazzi 291 and whose story was dramatized in the Oscar winning film Green Book Howard Lorber born 1948 CEO of the Vector Group 292 Herbert F Maddalene born 1928 architect best known for his work designing churches with the firm of Genovese amp Maddalene 293 Trisha Meili the Central Park jogger a 28 year old woman who was raped and beaten while jogging in New York City s Central Park in 1989 294 Bob Menendez born 1954 U S Senator 295 Liv Morgan born 1994 professional wrestler 296 Dean Obeidallah born 1969 Arab Italian American comedian 297 George Olsen 1893 1971 bandleader and proprietor of Olsen s Restaurant in the 1950s and 1960s 298 Ken Oringer born 1965 chef 299 John Bartow Prevost 1766 1825 first Judge of the Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans 300 John Robertson born 1993 quarterback for the Villanova Wildcats football team who won the 2014 Walter Payton Award 301 Ira Rubin 1930 2013 world champion professional contract bridge player 302 Gary Stein born 1933 attorney and former Associate Justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court who served for 17 years where he wrote over 365 published opinions 303 Nick Suriano born 1997 freestyle and folkstyle wrestler NCAA wrestling champion at Rutgers and Michigan 304 Kazbek Tambi born 1961 former professional soccer player 305 Steven H Temares born 1958 Chief Executive Officer of Bed Bath amp Beyond 306 Theodore Trautwein 1920 2000 judge who sentenced a reporter from The New York Times to 40 days in jail in the Dr X trial of Mario Jascalevich 307 Connie Wagner born 1948 member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008 to 2013 308 Yoojin Grace Wuertz born 1980 novelist who wrote the 2017 book Everything Belongs To Us 309 Elaine Zayak born 1965 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New York Times February 16 1966 Accessed October 16 2018 Paramus pronounced puh RAHM us with the accent on the second syllable may have taken its name from perremus or perymus Indian for land of the turkey Minaya Ezequiel Paramus the Quintessential Suburb Residents say the Bergen County borough has a small town feel Archived February 5 2018 at the Wayback Machine The Wall Street Journal April 29 2016 Accessed May 30 2018 Paramus in New Jersey s Bergen County is quintessentially suburban but without a main street downtown lined with stores and restaurants and maybe a theater Lynn Kathleen Paramus N J Low Taxes and Lots of Shopping Archived May 4 2022 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times April 7 2021 Accessed May 3 2022 a b c d e f DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 for Paramus borough Bergen County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed December 25 2011 a b Table DP 1 Profile of General Demographic 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Library Commission May 1945 Accessed September 8 2015 A law from the 1600s will keep retail shops closed on Sundays at the nation s newest shopping mall CNBC October 20 2019 Archived from the original on January 28 2022 Retrieved January 28 2022 a b Tompkins John Sunday Selling Plaguing New Jersey Archived October 24 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times June 2 1957 Accessed December 18 2017 The battle over whether retailers should be allowed to sell on Sunday is becoming more intense in New Jersey as lobbyists on both sides increase their efforts a b Pries Allison Inside the N J town where retail spending beats Hollywood and tourism rivals Disney Archived October 30 2019 at the Wayback Machine NJ Advance Media for NJ com March 10 2019 updated June 19 2019 Accessed October 6 2019 The former farming community already sees more retail sales than any other ZIP Code in the country More than 6 billion in retail sales happen in Paramus each year Citizens Semi Centennial Assoc 1919 Ridgewood Bergen County New Jersey Past and Present Archived September 30 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 3 Accessed October 6 2019 The name Paramus is said to be derived from the Indian Peremessing descriptive of the fact that the country abounded in wild turkey The first white settlers called it Peremesse from which the transition was gradually made to the present form Paramus a b Cheslow Jerry If You re Thinking of Living In Paramus In Shopping Mecca Houses Sell Well Too Archived April 24 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times April 15 2001 Accessed May 23 2012 Hutchinson Viola L The Origin of New Jersey Place Names Archived November 15 2015 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Public Library Commission May 1945 Accessed November 13 2015 The Zabriskie House built in 1796 in nearby Ho Ho Kus New Jersey is an area landmark Paramus or land of the wild turkey Archived from the original on May 7 2012 Retrieved July 22 2011 History of Bergen and Passaic Counties New Jersey Archived September 30 2023 at the Wayback Machine pp 321 322 Accessed October 6 2019 Ridgewood Past and Present p 4 Hamilton Alexander The Papers of Alexander Hamilton Columbia University Press 1977 p 296 While stationed in Ramapo Burr met the woman he later married The 1782 ceremony was held in Paramus Ridgewood Past and Present p 7 Ridgewood Past and Present p 6 Bake William Spohn Itinerary of General Washington from June 15 1775 to December 23 1783 J B Lippincott Company 1892 p 137 Leiby Adrian Coulter The Revolutionary War in the Hackensack Valley Archived September 30 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 158 Rutgers University Press 1980 ISBN 9780813508986 Accessed October 6 2019 Dunkerhook Slave Community Archived September 27 2006 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 11 2006 Cardwell Diane For House Telling Paramus s History End May Be Near Archived November 23 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times June 27 2011 Accessed December 25 2011 The two houses at 273 and 263 Dunkerhook and a third one down the road and just over the line in Fair Lawn were originally built historians say by one of the founding families of Bergen County the Zabriskies The house at 273 Dunkerhook dates to around 1790 the one at 263 Dunkerhook dates to 1803 As the Paramus houses passed from the Zabriskies to black farmers believed to be former Zabriskie slaves they helped seed a thriving black settlement of several houses and a church that lasted into the 1930s Craffey Jim How Arcola Came To Be An Abridged History Archived February 27 2022 at the Wayback Machine Arcola Country Club Accessed March 18 2022 Staff Flat In Jersey City Resold To Investor Patrick J Kennedy Acquires the Comfort Apartment on Bergen Avenue Acreage Deal At Paramus Two Yonkers Plots Are Included in Westchester Transfers Building Projects Archived July 22 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times March 28 1928 Accessed December 25 2011 Conrad Roes bought fourteen acres on the west side of Farview Avenue Paramus in Bergen County The property is said to have the second highest elevation in the county and overlooks the Manhattan skyline Satterthwaite Ann Going Shopping Consumer Choices and Community Consequence Yale University Press 2001 p 256 Going Shopping p 256 a b c d e f Going Shopping p 257 Tully Tracey The Whole Place Is Sick Now 74 Deaths at a Home for U S Veterans Archived May 23 2022 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times May 10 2020 updated September 25 2020 Accessed May 25 2022 But nowhere has the devastation been starker than at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus a state run home for former members of the U S military where on Tuesday 74 deaths had been linked to virus The virus has swept through the facility which in late March had 314 residents infecting 60 percent of its patients Areas touching Paramus Archived May 14 2018 at the Wayback Machine MapIt Accessed March 2 2020 Bergen County Map of Municipalities Archived December 2 2020 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 2 2020 New Jersey Municipal Boundaries Archived December 4 2003 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed November 15 2019 Locality Search Archived July 9 2016 at the Wayback Machine State of New Jersey Accessed May 21 2015 Fifteenth Census of the United States 1930 Population Volume I Archived July 27 2023 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau p 714 Accessed December 25 2011 Table 6 New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality 1940 2000 Archived October 5 2022 at the Wayback Machine Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network August 2001 Accessed May 1 2023 Historical Population Trends in Bergen County 1900 2020 Archived May 28 2023 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County New Jersey Department of Planning and Engineering 2022 Accessed May 1 2023 a b c d e Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic Social Economic Housing Characteristics for Paramus borough New Jersey Archived February 1 2015 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed July 16 2012 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 Census 2000 Summary File 1 SF 1 100 Percent Data for Paramus borough Bergen County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed July 16 2012 DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates for Paramus borough Bergen County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed December 25 2011 Lipman Harvy and Sheingold Dave North Jersey sees 30 growth in same sex couples The Record August 14 2011 backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3 2013 Accessed October 24 2014 Office Network Archived August 10 2015 at the Wayback Machine Hanjin Shipping Accessed August 11 2015 Institution History for Hudson City Bancorp Inc 2367556 Archived December 8 2015 at the Wayback Machine National Information Center Accessed December 2 2015 Ensign Rachel Louise M amp T Bank Completes Acquisition of Hudson City After 3 Year Delay Delay stalled deal making in the banking sector as M amp T worked to improve controls Archived March 12 2017 at the Wayback Machine Wall Street Journal November 2 2015 Accessed January 7 2017 M amp T Bank Corp completed its acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp Inc on Sunday after a three year delay that chilled appetite for deal making in the banking sector Movado Group Inc Corporate Office Archived April 15 2016 at the Wayback Machine CorporateOffice com Accessed June 19 2016 Moss Linda United Water moving to Paramus from Harrington Park Archived May 13 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Record July 23 2014 Accessed April 13 2016 United Water Inc is moving its headquarters from Harrington Park to Paramus signing a 20 year lease for 116 360 square feet at a Mack Cali Realty Corp office building Working at Coach USA Archived April 25 2016 at the Wayback Machine Glassdoor Accessed April 13 2016 Kristian Regale Archived from the original on July 6 2022 Retrieved July 21 2022 DeMasters Karen Briefing Business Toys R Us Layoffs Archived May 31 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times February 3 2002 Accessed August 10 2015 Toys R Us will move its corporate headquarters from Paramus to Wayne close 64 stores nationwide and lay off 1 900 employees the company announced last week Company Overview of Magic Solutions International Inc Archived March 7 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bloomberg com Accessed April 13 2016 The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Paramus New Jersey City of New York New York Sales and Use Tax Archived November 5 2013 at the Wayback Machine Accessed November 4 2013 The City Sales Tax rate is 4 5 NY State Sales and Use Tax is 4 and the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District surcharge of 0 375 for a total Sales and Use Tax of 8 875 percent Belson Ken and Schweber Nate Sales Tax Cut in City May Dim Allure of Stores Across Hudson Archived May 14 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times January 18 2007 Accessed August 22 2011 For years shoppers from New York City have played a game of retail arbitrage traveling to the many malls in northern New Jersey a state where there is no tax on clothing and shoes Even accounting for tolls gas and time shoppers could save money by visiting the Westfield Garden State Plaza and other malls here escaping the 8 375 percent sales tax they must pay in New York City on clothing and shoes that cost more than 110 per item Westfield Garden State Plaza Archived February 24 2012 at the Wayback Machine Westfield Group Accessed December 25 2011 Total retail space 2 128 402ft2 or 197 728m2 approx Barmash Isadore Sales Strong for Jersey Nordstrom s Archived July 2 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times October 9 1990 Accessed August 11 2015 Nordstrom Inc s store here its first in the New York metropolitan area appears to be off to a strong start in its first month industry analysts and company executives say Nordstrom executives refused to give details on the store s sales but said it had had the best initial sales volume of any of the company s three East Coast stores Our History Archived April 18 2019 at the Wayback Machine Toys R Us Accessed August 11 2015 In 1983 the company branched out into children s clothing when it opened its first Kids R Us stores in Paramus New Jersey and Brooklyn New York Toys R Us opens new kind of store with its first US location in Garden State Plaza Archived November 28 2019 at the Wayback Machine NorthJersey com Accessed November 27 2019 Toys R Us retrenches again shutters its last 2 US stores Archived January 30 2021 at the Wayback Machine ABC7NY com Accessed January 29 2021 Store Locator Archived April 1 2023 at the Wayback Machine H amp M Accessed March 31 2023 Mack Paramus Co v Mayor and Council Archived November 30 2022 at the Wayback Machine Casetext Accessed November 30 2022 The State s statutory Sunday blue law as incorporated in the Code restricts the sale on Sunday of only five categories of goods N J S A 2A 171 5 18 The provisions of the State law are not operative unless the voters of a county adopt the State law by referendum upon which the statutory prohibition will be applicable on a county wide basis N J S A 2A 171 5 12 The voters in Bergen County in which Midland Park and Paramus are located have adopted the State Sunday blue law The Sunday Closing Law Archived February 7 2018 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County New Jersey Accessed January 28 2018 Bergen County has by referendum become the last county in New Jersey to retain the Sunday Closing Law N J S A 2A 171 5 8 et seq As a result the sale of certain items is still prohibited and the law should still be enforced Brennan John 11 things you might not know about Bergen County s blue laws Archived December 9 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Record June 23 2017 Accessed January 28 2018 A key moment in time was the 1959 vote to allow each of New Jersey s 21 counties to make individual decisions on blue laws Ten counties preferred the status quo at first Hudson County voters decided in 1985 to become the 20th of 21 counties to repeal the state s blue laws a b Paramus Borough Code Chapter 391 Sunday Activities Archived April 25 2023 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Paramus Accessed April 25 2023 391 2 Sunday activities restricted No worldly employment or business except works of necessity and charity shall be performed or practiced by any person within the Borough on the first day of the week commonly called and hereinafter designated as Sunday Brennan John 11 things you might not know about Bergen County s blue laws Archived December 9 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Record June 23 2017 Accessed December 18 2017 In Jan 1986 Gov Tom Kean signed a bill into law that allowed Bergen municipalities to have their own blue laws even if the county at some point removed its bans The state Supreme Court upheld that option six months later That decision allowed Paramus to maintain even stricter blue laws than in the rest of the county Staff Sunday Selling Plaguing Jersey Local Businesses Pushing Fight Against Activities of Stores on Highways Archived October 24 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times June 2 1957 Accessed January 28 2018 Paramus 07652 Archived May 17 2008 at the Wayback Machine GlobeSt Retail October 3 2005 Staff The 1993 Elections Ballots Measures New Brooms Sweep In Power of Recall and Term Limits as Well as Candidates Archived March 7 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times November 4 1993 Accessed December 25 2011 Residents of Bergen County decided that they wanted to keep the state s only countywide blue laws which prohibit most shopping on Sunday Voters rejected the effort to repeal the laws by 63 percent to 37 percent with 99 percent of the county s precincts reporting Gartland Michael Christie s blue law repeal proposal criticized The Record March 17 2010 Accessed June 29 2011 Macy s declined to comment referring questions to the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association which supports lifting the blue laws The association said that Sunday hours would generate 1 1 billion a year in extra business for Bergen County retailers along with 65 million in state sales tax revenues Verdon Joan Judge sides with county executive over Bergen blue laws Archived October 4 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Record November 9 2012 Accessed November 19 2012 Paramus must set aside its blue laws this Sunday due to the unprecedented damage caused by Superstorm Sandy a Bergen County Superior Court Judge ruled today Sullivan S P Bergen County exec makes clear Blue laws are back this weekend Archived November 20 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Star Ledger November 16 2012 Accessed November 19 2012 Paramus Place in Paramus NJ shopping mall Archived July 1 2015 at the Wayback Machine MallsDb com Accessed June 28 2015 Barmash Isadore Stores for the Quality Minded Rise on Site of Former Celery Farms Shopping Center Opens In Paramus Lord amp Taylor and Altman Lead Quality Complex Archived July 22 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times February 15 1967 Accessed October 30 2013 Paramus N J Feb 14 A new shopping center for the quality minded The Fashion Center will open here to the public tomorrow in a 33 acre hollow scooped out of former celery farms on Route 17 at Ridgewood Avenue Plaza to Celebrate Alvin and Susan Sauer on Friday Archived March 4 2016 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Patch Accessed June 29 2015 McQuaid Kevin L Rouse Co buys out partner in Paramus Park mall in N J Archived November 1 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Baltimore Sun August 30 1995 Accessed October 30 2013 The stake in the Paramus Park Mall from Rodamco N V a Dutch investment firm marks the fourth time this year that Rouse has solidified its ownership of a retail property With the purchase a Rouse subsidiary will control the entire 755 000 square foot mall Paramus Park completed in 1974 and anchored by Sears Roebuck amp Co and Macy s is typically one of the best performers in Rouse s 75 property retail portfolio Shoppes at IV in Paramus NJ shopping mall Archived June 23 2015 at the Wayback Machine MallsDb com Accessed October 9 2015 Paramus Towne Square in Paramus NJ shopping mall Archived July 1 2015 at the Wayback Machine MallsDb com Accessed October 9 2015 Sloan Carole Ikea adds breathing space in Paramus Archived November 2 2013 at the Wayback Machine Furniture Today August 10 2003 Accessed October 30 2013 More lifestyle vignettes fewer rigid product displays and more places for shoppers to relax are key elements in the furniture presentation at the just opened Ikea store in Paramus N J said Ian Wrling U S deputy manager North America The store at 370 000 square feet is the second largest of Ikea s North American units and offers us the opportunity to give customers breathing space in what had been a very rigid furniture presentation he said Paramus IKEA Shopping Center Archived March 4 2016 at the Wayback Machine Malls and Outlets Accessed June 1 2015 Paramus Design Center Archived January 11 2016 at the Wayback Machine Accessed January 6 2016 Hubbard Daniel New Shopping Dining Center Approved For Route 17 In Paramus Breaking Paramus Crossroads will be located very near the Westfield Garden State Plaza Archived September 17 2017 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Patch Accessed May 8 2017 Accessed December 18 2017 Paramus Crossroads a new 40 000 square foot retail and dining center on Route 17 is slated to open in summer 2018 Paramus Borough Code Chapter 191 BUSINESSES Article II Retail Business Closing Hours Archived November 2 2013 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Paramus Accessed October 30 2013 Every retail business within the Borough of Paramus shall be closed to the public and business with the public therein shall be and is hereby prohibited after the hour of 11 00 p m and before the hour of 7 00 a m of any day Ervolino Bill Paramus parking lot was once a cinema under the stars The Record September 6 2012 Accessed August 10 2013 70mm Equipped Theatre Pictures Archived March 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine From Script to DVD Accessed November 4 2017 Stanley Warner Route Four opened on October 12 1965 Gartland Michael Epic theater soon to play its final reel The Record May 19 2007 Accessed August 2 2015 The AMC Paramus Route 4 10 known affectionately to locals simply as the Tenplex will run its projectors for the last time Thursday just one day before a bigger more advanced cineplex opens down the road at the Garden State Plaza Brody Leslie No Need To Go Into Manhattan Paramus Gets Art Cinema The Record July 25 1997 Accessed August 2 2015 The Paramus Picture Show will be in the spot known for 20 years as Cinema 35 a discount movie house that sold tickets for 3 Spelling Ian Theater closing down with a hunger benefit The Record December 3 2004 Accessed August 2 2015 Unfortunately too few people turned out to see such shows and Paramus Picture Show will close Dec 13 Grand Openings Archived October 11 2016 at the Wayback Machine Regal Entertainment Group Accessed September 24 2016 Verdon Joan Paramus Park awaits its renaissance Archived October 9 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Record February 7 2016 Accessed February 26 2016 In 2014 before the Sears deal was struck Paramus Park received approval from the borough of Paramus for an expansion project that included a 13 screen movie theater and several restaurants Sullivan S P Paramus Park Mall moving forward with 13 screen movie theater addition plan Archived September 17 2016 at the Wayback Machine NJ Advance Media for NJ com May 24 2013 Accessed September 26 2016 The Paramus Park Mall will move forward with plans to add a 13 screen movie theater to its stable of retails stores after a unanimous vote from the local zoning board Thursday Paramus Patch reported Verdon Joan Stew Leonard s to replace Paramus Sears Archived October 14 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Record October 13 2017 Accessed October 16 2017 The Sears department store that has been an anchor of the Paramus Park mall since it opened in 1974 will be replaced by a Stew Leonard s farm style supermarket and a 12 screen movie theater under a plan submitted to Paramus zoning officials Thursday NJ com Allison Pries NJ Advance Media for December 29 2019 These 8 N J malls are all upping their game See the new plans nj Archived from the original on December 29 2019 Retrieved November 20 2020 Garvie Glenn Remembering Playhouse on the Mall Archived July 21 2015 at the Wayback Machine 201 magazine Accessed August 2 2015 Garden State Plaza carousel stops spinning NorthJersey com Archived February 4 2016 at the Wayback Machine Accessed February 2 2016 Jaeger Barbara Paramus Band Feels At Home In The Studio The Record July 17 1992 Accessed October 15 2007 For all those Trixter fans who ve been wondering when the Paramus based band will be releasing a new album guitarist Steve Brown has these encouraging words Pryor Terrance The Escape Engine announce new album amp reunion show Archived October 24 2014 at the Wayback Machine FakeWalls com March 21 2012 Accessed October 24 2014 Paramus rock group The Escape Engine have announced the release of their sophomore album When You Dance With The Devil Van Saun County Park Archived May 9 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County Parks Accessed June 1 2015 Revolutionary War Sites in Paramus New Jersey Archived March 24 2016 at the Wayback Machine Revolutionary War New Jersey Accessed June 19 2016 Saddle River County Park Archived October 7 2019 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County Parks Accessed July 6 2022 Multi use pathway Bicycle Pedestrian Path This bike and pedestrian path travels from Ridgewood to Rochelle Park and is approximately 6 miles in length This continuous path runs through Ridgewood Glen Rock Fair Lawn Paramus Saddle Brook and Rochelle Park and under Route 4 Golf Course Borough of Paramus Accessed December 25 2011 Orchard Hills Golf Course Archived June 7 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County New Jersey Accessed June 1 2015 Home Page Archived July 7 2022 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Mini Golf Borough of Paramus Accessed July 6 2022 Pool Archived July 23 2022 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Paramus Accessed July 6 2022 New Jersey State Tournament Major Baseball Division Archived September 25 2015 at the Wayback Machine Unpage Accessed September 24 2015 Early 1900s A New Town Emerges Archived June 29 2014 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed June 1 2015 of Paramus Historical Overview Early 1900s htm Early 1900s A New Town Emerges permanent dead link Paramus Public Schools Accessed April 9 2014 Home Page Archived July 5 2015 at the Wayback Machine Paramus 4th of July Celebration Accessed July 4 2015 Fabrikant Mel Paramus Memorial Day A Ceremony To Remember Archived July 5 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Paramus Post May 26 2015 Accessed August 2 2015 National Night Out 2015 Archived September 19 2015 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Regional Chamber of Commerce Accessed July 26 2015 Safe Halloween in Paramus The Town Cares Archived November 17 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Paramus Post November 2 2014 Accessed November 15 2015 Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey Archived June 1 2023 at the Wayback Machine Rutgers University Center for Government Studies July 1 2011 Accessed June 1 2023 Cerra Michael F Forms of Government Everything You ve Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask Archived September 24 2014 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey State League of Municipalities Accessed November 30 2014 Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey Archived June 4 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 6 Rutgers University Center for Government Studies Accessed June 1 2023 2022 Municipal Data Sheet Archived February 3 2023 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Paramus Accessed February 3 2023 2023 County and Municipal Directory Archived May 1 2023 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County New Jersey March 2023 Accessed June 1 2023 Bergen County November 8 2022 General Election Statement of Vote Archived March 13 2023 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County New Jersey Clerk updated November 21 2022 Accessed January 1 2023 Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2 2021 Official results Archived May 3 2022 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County New Jersey updated November 17 2021 Accessed January 1 2022 Precinct Summary Results Report Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election November 3 2020 Official Results Archived December 9 2020 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County New Jersey December 3 2020 Accessed January 1 2021 Noda Stephanie Paramus swears in Filipino councilman who hopes to be a voice for the borough s diversity Archived September 30 2023 at the Wayback Machine The Record February 3 2023 Accessed February 3 2023 I m very excited to work with the residents of Paramus improve their quality of care and improve the state of the borough said Al Nadera who was sworn into office on Tuesday Nadera a Republican was appointed to fill the one year remaining in the term of Chris DiPiazza who became mayor last month after winning the November election Rating Action Moody s upgrades Paramus NJ s GO to Aaa from Aa1 Archived March 4 2016 at the Wayback Machine Moody s Investors Service October 8 2015 Accessed October 25 2015 Moody s Investors Service has upgraded the borough of Paramus NJ to Aaa from Aa1 The upgrade to Aaa rating reflects the borough s strong financial operations with healthy reserve levels sizeable tax base conservative management practices strong socioeconomic wealth levels and low debt burden Plan Components Report Archived February 19 2020 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Redistricting Commission December 23 2011 Accessed February 1 2020 Municipalities Sorted by 2011 2020 Legislative District Archived November 20 2021 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Accessed February 1 2020 2019 New Jersey Citizen s Guide to Government Archived November 5 2019 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey League of Women Voters Accessed October 30 2019 Districts by Number for 2011 2020 Archived July 14 2019 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Legislature Accessed January 6 2013 Directory of Representatives New Jersey United States House of Representatives Accessed January 3 2019 Biography Congressman Josh Gottheimer Accessed January 3 2019 Josh now lives in Wyckoff New Jersey with Marla his wife who was a federal prosecutor and their two young children Ellie and Ben U S Sen Cory Booker cruises past Republican challenger Rik Mehta in New Jersey PhillyVoice Accessed April 30 2021 He now owns a home and lives in Newark s Central Ward community Biography of Bob Menendez United States Senate January 26 2015 Menendez who started his political career in Union City moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison s new apartment buildings near the town s PATH station Home sweet home Bob Menendez back in Hudson County nj com Accessed April 30 2021 Booker Cory A D NJ Class II Menendez Robert D NJ Class I Legislative Roster for District 38 New Jersey Legislature Accessed January 11 2022 County Executive Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Vice Chairman Commissioner Chairman Thomas J Sullivan Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Commissioner Vice Chairwoman Germaine M Ortiz Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Commissioner Chair Pro Tempore Dr Joan M Voss Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Commissioner Mary J Amoroso Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Cattafi Kristie Democrats pick Bergenfield councilman to fill vacancy on Bergen County commissioners board The Record March 13 2023 Accessed March 16 2023 A Democratic councilman from Bergenfield will be sworn in as a Bergen County commissioner Wednesday night filling a vacancy on the governing body for almost 1 million residents Rafael Marte will serve until Dec 31 taking on the unexpired term left by former Commissioner Ramon Hache a Democrat who resigned last week to lead the Ridgewood YMCA as its chief executive officer Commissioner Steven A Tanelli Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Board of County Commissioners Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 2022 County Data Sheet Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 a b 2022 County and Municipal Directory Bergen County New Jersey March 2022 Accessed January 30 2023 Bergen County November 8 2022 General Election Statement of Vote Bergen County New Jersey Clerk updated November 21 2022 Accessed January 1 2023 Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2 2021 Official results Bergen County New Jersey updated November 17 2021 Accessed January 1 2022 Precinct Summary Results Report Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election November 3 2020 Official Results Bergen County New Jersey December 3 2020 Accessed January 1 2021 Bergen County November 5 2019 General Election Statement of Vote Bergen County New Jersey Clerk updated December 10 2019 Accessed January 1 2020 About the Clerk Bergen County Clerk Accessed March 16 2023 Clerks Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Sheriff Anthony Cureton Bergen County Sheriff s Office Accessed March 16 2023 Sheriffs Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Michael R Dressler Bergen County Surrogate s Court Accessed March 16 2023 Surrogates Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 Constitutional Officers Bergen County New Jersey Accessed March 16 2023 a b Voter Registration Summary Bergen Archived September 25 2018 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections March 23 2011 Accessed December 12 2013 GCT P7 Selected Age Groups 2010 State County Subdivision 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed December 12 2013 Presidential November 8 2016 General Election Results Bergen County Archived November 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections November 8 2016 Accessed May 24 2020 Presidential November 6 2012 General Election Results Bergen County Archived December 7 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections March 15 2013 Accessed December 14 2013 Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6 2012 General Election Results Bergen County Archived December 7 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections March 15 2013 Accessed December 14 2013 2008 Presidential General Election Results Bergen County Archived September 27 2018 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 23 2008 Accessed December 12 2013 2008 General Election Results for Paramus Archived October 5 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Record Accessed August 22 2011 2004 Presidential Election Bergen County Archived September 27 2018 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 13 2004 Accessed December 12 2013 Governor Bergen County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections January 29 2014 Archived PDF from the original on November 28 2018 Retrieved December 24 2014 Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5 2013 General Election Results Bergen County PDF New Jersey Department of Elections January 29 2014 Archived PDF from the original on November 28 2018 Retrieved December 24 2014 2009 Governor Bergen County Archived December 7 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections December 31 2009 Accessed December 12 2013 District information for Paramus Public School District Archived November 12 2020 at the Wayback Machine National Center for Education Statistics Accessed April 1 2020 School Data for the Paramus Public Schools Archived February 3 2023 at the Wayback Machine National Center for Education Statistics Accessed December 7 2016 Memorial Elementary School Archived May 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed May 21 2020 Midland Elementary School Archived May 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed May 21 2020 Parkway Elementary School Archived May 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed May 21 2020 Ridge Ranch Elementary School Archived May 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed May 21 2020 Stony Lane Elementary School Archived May 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed May 21 2020 Eastbrook Middle School Archived May 20 2020 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed May 21 2020 Westbrook Middle School Archived May 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed May 21 2020 Paramus High School Archived May 20 2020 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed May 21 2020 Our Schools Archived May 4 2020 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Schools Accessed May 21 2020 New Jersey School Directory for the Paramus Public Schools Archived January 1 2017 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Education Accessed December 29 2016 Glovin David Two Bergen Schools Pocket National Awards The Record May 22 1999 Accessed June 29 2011 The Cherry Hill School in River Edge and the Ridge Ranch School in Paramus were among the 266 public and private elementary schools that were named 1998 99 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U S Education Department Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 1983 through 1999 2002 PDF Archived March 26 2009 at the Wayback Machine United States Department of Education pp 53 54 Accessed March 27 2011 About Us Archived October 14 2013 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County Technical Schools Accessed December 12 2013 Admissions Archived March 5 2017 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County Technical Schools Accessed December 29 2016 Bergen County Catholic High Schools Archived August 12 2017 at the Wayback Machine Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Accessed July 20 2016 Alex Patricia Pope held special spot in hearts of youth The Record April 5 2005 Accessed August 21 2008 Today a memorial Mass will be celebrated at the school the largest Catholic school in the state and the rosary will be said in 10 languages Bergen County Catholic High Schools Archived August 14 2015 at the Wayback Machine Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark Accessed June 1 2015 Mission Statement Yavneh Academy Accessed December 26 2011 Capital Campaign Yeshivat Noam Accessed December 25 2011 Lipowsky Josh Ben Porat Yosef headed for Paramus Archived January 27 2020 at the Wayback Machine Jewish Standard August 22 2008 Accessed January 27 2020 After seven years of renting space in a Leonia synagogue Yeshiva Ben Porat Yosef is moving into the old Frisch building rather than the Jewish Center of Teaneck as its board had planned Ben Porat Yosef had held classes in Sons of Israel since the school was founded in 2001 and needed more space each year as it added grades When the prospect arose for BPY to move the entire school to Paramus however the yeshiva had to take it said Yehuda Kohn BPY s vice president Thirty Fifth Annual Dinner Journal Archived March 26 2012 at the Wayback Machine Frisch School February 7 2009 p 18 Accessed June 29 2011 Under his direction our school has grown to be the second largest coed yeshiva high school in the United States About Bergen Community College Archived May 19 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bergen Community College Accessed June 1 2015 Founded in 1965 to satisfy the region s need for a convenient affordable and comprehensive higher education destination Bergen Community College now enrolls nearly 17 000 students in its academic degree programs The College s three sites in Paramus main campus Hackensack Ciarco Learning Center and Lyndhurst Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands serve more than 32 000 students in degree continuing education and adult education programs Paramus Archived October 24 2014 at the Wayback Machine Berkeley College Accessed October 24 2014 Paramus Archived July 9 2015 at the Wayback Machine DeVry University Accessed August 1 2015 Lincoln Tech Paramus NJ Campus Archived August 12 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed August 14 2015 Overview Archived November 7 2017 at the Wayback Machine New Alliance Academy Accessed October 6 2019 Home Page Archived May 6 2014 at the Wayback Machine EPIC School Accessed October 24 2014 History Archived October 25 2014 at the Wayback Machine Alpine Learning Group Accessed October 24 2014 Contact Us Archived October 31 2016 at the Wayback Machine ECLC of New Jersey Accessed October 31 2016 About Us Archived September 23 2020 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County Special Services School District Accessed October 6 2019 Home page Archived August 25 2008 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Public Library Accessed August 24 2008 Paramus Municipal Parks Borough of Paramus Accessed June 29 2011 Acute and Ambulatory Care Substance Abuse Treatment Behavioral Health Long Term Care Archived July 14 2018 at the Wayback Machine New Bridge Health Accessed August 5 2018 Oradell Animal Hospital Emergency Veterinarian NJ Animal Hospital Paramus NJ Veterinarian Paramus Archived August 6 2018 at the Wayback Machine Oradell Animal Hospital Accessed August 5 2018 Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction Archived July 17 2018 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Transportation July 2015 Accessed April 28 2016 Route 17 Straight Line Diagram Archived February 1 2023 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Transportation updated May 2017 Accessed January 31 2023 Route 4 Straight Line Diagram Archived October 28 2022 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Transportation updated May 2017 Accessed January 31 2023 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram Archived March 7 2023 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Transportation updated August 2014 Accessed January 31 2023 Travel Resources Interchanges Service Areas amp Commuter Lots Archived December 13 2007 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Turnpike Authority Accessed October 30 2013 Bergen County Bus Rail Connections NJ Transit backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22 2009 Accessed November 24 2011 Bergen County System Map Archived August 6 2019 at the Wayback Machine NJ Transit Accessed September 14 2016 Available Schedules from Paramus NJ to New York NY permanent dead link Coach USA Accessed December 12 2013 Jitney Transportation Along New Jersey s Route 4 Corridor Archived November 2 2013 at the Wayback Machine Columbia University Urban Transportation Policy December 2006 Accessed September 14 2016 Paterson George Washington Bridge Archived February 25 2017 at the Wayback Machine Jitney Buses of New Jersey Accessed September 14 2016 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Archived May 16 2013 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office updated August 17 2017 Accessed September 24 2017 Easton Tower Archived August 28 2017 at the Wayback Machine Bergen County New Jersey Accessed September 24 2017 Midland School Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places received December 12 1977 Accessed October 30 2013 Terhune House Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places received June 14 1995 Accessed October 30 2013 Terhune Gardner Lindenmeyr House Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places received December 7 1971 Accessed October 30 2013 Harmon Van Dien House Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places Accessed June 11 2014 Albert J Zabriskie Farmhouse Nomination Form National Register of Historic Places received April 21 1977 Accessed June 11 2014 Ensslin John C Preservation effort falls short as Zabriskie house demolition begins video Archived July 17 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Record July 13 2012 Accessed July 18 2012 An irreplaceable link to Bergen s County s early history particularly for African Americans vanished in a cloud of dust on Friday as a backhoe clawed at the splintered wood and brownstone remains of the Zabriskie Tenant House a 1780s building that later became home to generations of former slaves and their descendents Buehler Challenger amp Science Center Archived June 5 2016 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 29 2016 About Us Archived August 3 2015 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Fritz Behnke Historical Museum Accessed August 13 2015 Pries Allison New Jersey Children s Museum to close next month Archived September 22 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Record August 15 2014 Accessed August 13 2015 It was just another familiar fun moment for young imaginations at the New Jersey Children s Museum a community touchstone for thousands of North Jersey children parents and grandparents over the past 22 years The site the museum operates out of was sold in February to Valley Health Systems which will convert it to its needs Sumers said Volunteer Fire Department Archived October 6 2019 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Paramus Accessed October 6 2019 Rescue Squad Archived January 22 2023 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Paramus Accessed January 22 2023 Emergency Medical Services department Archived May 24 2018 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Paramus Accessed May 30 3018 About Us Archived May 8 2016 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Volunteer Ambulance Corps Accessed May 30 2018 Home page Archived June 3 2012 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Police Department Accessed November 18 2012 Office of Emergency Management Archived January 22 2023 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Paramus Accessed January 22 2023 Paranoid Tour Black Sabbath Online Archived January 19 2022 at the Wayback Machine Accessed March 19 2022 Rockapella Past Tour Dates Archived February 18 2022 at the Wayback Machine Accessed February 18 2022 Wiggins Ovetta Cone Town Usa Ask Any Alien It s A Great Place To Live Pointed Praise The Record July 24 1993 Accessed May 28 2007 Levy Emanuel Burn After Reading Shooting a Joel and Ethan Coen Wild Comedy Archived July 14 2014 at the Wayback Machine Emanuel Levy Cinema 24 7 August 24 2008 Accessed December 12 2013 The unit soon decamped to Paramus New Jersey where all the scenes that transpire at Hardbodies Fitness Center the workplace of Linda Chad and Ted were filmed At an abandoned building that had until recently housed a Tower Records Gonchor and his department with a fitness equipment assist from Gym Source transformed the newly emptied space into a working gym Schager Nick The 10 Best Movies Set in New Jersey A state that deserves more cinematic recognition Archived December 1 2015 at the Wayback Machine Esquire June 20 2014 Accessed September 7 2015 Much of Ron Howard s Ransom was filmed in and around New York and New Jersey and Mel Gibson s first attempt to hand over money in exchange for his kidnapped son is clearly set at a Haledon New Jersey quarry a location that Gibson arrives at after driving from Manhattan to Jersey City via the Holland Tunnel and then on through Paramus Barth Jack Roadside Hollywood The Movie Lover s State By State Guide to Film Locations Celebrity Hangouts Celluloid Tourist Attractions and More p 192 Contemporary Books 1991 ISBN 9780809243266 Accessed April 13 2016 Directed by New Jersey s Susan Seidelman Something Wild Rahway Paramus Ringwood New Jersey Turnpike Jersey City 1986 Parrilo Rosemary The Locations Archived May 15 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Star Ledger March 4 2001 Accessed September 10 2013 The Sopranos location guide Archived March 9 2014 at the Wayback Machine Accessed October 10 2013 Nash Margo Footlights All About A And Don t Forget Z Archived July 25 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times September 4 2005 Accessed October 16 2018 When it came time to choose a shopping center the video s makers headed quite naturally to New Jersey Mr Colbert dressed as a big blue letter Z and Ms Sullivan appearing as a big red A are shown in the video ambling around the Garden State Mall sic asking people if they know any words with their letters in them Ms Sullivan got a lot more responses than Mr Colbert Galant Debra Bowling Once a First Date Now Takes Back Seat Archived September 25 2015 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times December 10 2000 Accessed September 30 2015 Even people who never set foot there remember seeing Paramus Lanes on the 1950s television shows Make That Spare and Championship Bowling hanson events 1997 Archived May 28 2019 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 30 2018 Macatee Rebecca Why Hanson s Scary Choices Worked Zac Hanson Talks 20 Years of MMMBop and His Future With Taylor and Isaac Archived April 7 2018 at the Wayback Machine E May 6 2017 Accessed May 30 2018 The first girls we heard screaming were not at Paramus Park Mall in New Jersey when we did our first public performance after MMMBop came out the father of four adds with a laugh Sullivan Tricia Maul Archived July 6 2018 at the Wayback Machine Publishers Weekly Accessed July 6 2018 Paramus professor shows what she would do on hidden camera show Archived October 29 2020 at the Wayback Machine NorthJersey com Accessed October 26 2020 Olympic star Adam Rippon joins What Would You Do scenario about coming out Archived August 22 2020 at the Wayback Machine ABCNews com Accessed October 26 2020 John Bancker Aycrigg Archived October 25 2012 at the Wayback Machine Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed February 8 2011 Zeitchik Steven In Person Meet Joe Fan Archived December 27 2013 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times January 23 2005 Accessed December 25 2011 Amid the swirl of the New York region s media personalities most people have probably never heard of Mr Benigno But as the longtime host of WFAN s overnight program the Garfield born Paramus bred broadcaster combined an uncommon mix of black humor esoteric knowledge and incredulity to become a cult figure Football players make a difference at NFL Alumni s Charity Golf Classic Archived June 25 2010 at the Wayback Machine June 21 2010 Our time in the league typically doesn t last too long but the impact we can make sure can said Blackburn who drove up from Paramus New Jersey Juwann Bushell Beatty Archived December 1 2021 at the Wayback Machine Michigan Wolverines football Accessed December 7 2021 Hometown Paramus N J High School Paramus Catholic Wilner Barry via Associated Press Boundaries Melt As Skating Pair Unites Archived October 24 2012 at the Wayback Machine Rocky Mountain News January 12 1992 Accessed February 8 2011 Galit Chait a 16 year old from Paramus N J and Maxim Sevostianov of Cheljabinsk Russia weren t close to the best dancers at the event They were among the most intriguing Oshinsky David M Charge It Archived August 10 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times March 2 2003 Accessed September 15 2011 Cohen belongs to the postwar baby boom generation Raised in Paramus N J an epicenter of tract housing and highway shopping malls she has used the experience of the Garden State to probe the larger issues of postwar economic change Whelan Jeff S Former state Sen Coniglio indicted on corruption charges Archived October 14 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Star Ledger February 14 2008 Accessed February 8 2011 Coniglio a Bergen County Democrat allegedly helped Hackensack University Medical Center obtain millions of dollars in state funding in exchange for a 5 000 per month job as a hospital relations consultant according to the indictment The 65 year old retired plumber from Paramus had no prior experience for such a job authorities said Ensslin John C Former lawmaker Paul Contillo named to fill interim Assembly seat Archived September 25 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Record October 20 2013 Accessed September 24 2015 A Brooklyn native Contillo founded and ran two New York printing firms He has lived since 1955 in Paramus where he served on the borough council from 1971 to 1973 He previously served in the Assembly from 1973 to 1979 Toribio Elyse Paramus High School Grad and Clueless Actress Stacey Dash Gets Backlash for Romney Support Archived June 1 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Beat of North Jersey October 10 2012 Accessed June 1 2015 The 46 year old Paramus High School graduate took to the Piers Morgan Show on CNN Tuesday night to express her surprise at all the negative commentary and reiterate her endorsement of Romney Smith Marcia C Behind the scenes with voice of Lakers Archived October 16 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Orange County Register April 22 2010 Accessed May 26 2010 Levine Cecilia Paramus Pro Wrestler Who Lost Daughter Has New Purpose End Drunk Driving Archived November 24 2017 at the Wayback Machine Paramus Daily Voice October 21 2017 Accessed November 18 2017 Oct 10 2015 was the day life both stopped and started for Paramus native Bill DeMott DeMott graduated from Paramus High School in 1983 and went on to become a pro wrestler earning himself the title of world heavyweight champion and more Ditrani Vinny Paramus Jim Dray looks to sway NFL teams at combine Archived July 14 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Record February 26 2010 Accessed February 16 2011 Former Bergen Catholic and Stanford star Jim Dray is among the better blocking tight ends at this year s NFL combine Farrell Warren and Gray John The Boy Crisis Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It Archived September 30 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 222 BenBella Books 2018 ISBN 9781946885807 Accessed March 26 2020 Like Gabriel I had just moved to a new neighborhood in Waldwick New Jersey and had spent too much time talking positively about my old neighborhood in Paramus Fat Joe Archived March 12 2016 at the Wayback Machine MTV Cribs Accessed March 22 2016 Pinto Fausto Giovanny The hip hop homes of Bergen County Archived July 30 2019 at the Wayback Machine NJ Advance Media for NJ com September 2016 Accessed July 30 2019 The Terror Squad founder and Lean Back lyricist s Paramus home was featured on a 2004 episode of MTV Cribs in which he licked the bottom of a pair of Air Jordan sneakers valued at 5 000 Maynard Micheline Private Sector Rising at Ford Without Fanfare Archived March 5 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times May 5 2002 Accessed December 25 2011 Born in Brooklyn and raised in Paramus N J Mr Fields has an atypical automotive career he came to Ford from a series of marketing positions at I B M Hicks Robert American songwriter finds success in United Kingdom permanent dead link Daily Record April 20 2007 Accessed May 28 2007 Friedman grew up in Paramus Goulis Thalia and Jablonski Marc Paramus permanent dead link p 112 Arcadia Publishing 2015 ISBN 9781439649671 Accessed December 18 2017 The glam rock band Trixter popular in the 1990s was formed by four of the town s residents and Dean Friedman best known for the 1977 hit Ariel included lyrics in his song about a girl standing by the water fall in Paramus Park and references the town as the bosom of suburbia Saxon Wolfgang Fred C Galda 79 Retired Judge Archived December 27 2017 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times August 19 1997 Accessed December 25 2011 Fred C Galda a retired New Jersey Superior Court judge and former prosecutor and Mayor of Paramus N J died on Thursday at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood N J He was 79 and a resident of Saddle River N J Shanley John P Gennaro Como s Dancing Master Archived October 16 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times October 15 1961 Accessed October 16 2018 They live in a converted barn in Paramus N J with their children Michael 11 years old and Liza 3 Robbins Liz Olympics Beating Unbeatable Foe Makes a Dream Possible Archived March 5 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times June 23 2000 Accessed December 25 2011 The Iranian born Greco Roman heavyweight who moved to Paramus N J at 15 stood on the podium feeling as if he had let down the United States Friess Steve Tournament Winner Says He Was Wrong Archived November 30 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times February 24 2007 Accessed December 25 2011 In his first interview since the settlement Gold a 38 year old Hollywood producer from Paramus N J said the lawsuit was not difficult to resolve although the agreement bars him from disclosing the fate of the record setting 12 million purse Troncone Tom 6M of record poker pot at stake Archived October 6 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Record September 20 2006 Accessed July 18 2012 On one side of the table sits Jamie Gold a former Paramus resident who dominated the competition en route to the coveted World Series of Poker championship last month Goldrich Lois Activist helps indigenous communities adapt to changing climate Survivor s granddaughter pursues a personal commitment to human rights Archived August 25 2021 at the Wayback Machine Jewish Standard December 7 2017 Accessed August 30 2021 Growing up in Paramus Victoria Herrmann heard a lot of stories from her grandfather Fair Lawn s Siegfried Herrmann Jordan Chris From Paramus to the world How Matt Hunter became a Latin music star Archived July 29 2019 at the Wayback Machine The Record July 29 2019 Accessed July 30 2019 Meet Matt Hunter a contemplative 21 year old from Paramus who makes them scream in Colombia Mexico Chile and beyond Charles Samuel Joelson Archived July 20 2006 at the Wayback Machine Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed February 8 2011 Louis F Kosco New Jersey Legislature archived by the Internet Archive on February 25 1998 Accessed May 26 2010 Assemblyman Joseph A Lagana Archived November 2 2015 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Legislature New Jersey Legislature Accessed September 24 2015 Beckerman Jim Hollywood weighs in on 9 11 The Record April 23 2006 Accessed May 26 2010 you re particularly sensitive and you re out for an evening of fun and the trailer catches you unaware it could be upsetting says Levin a Paramus native Coutros Evonne Who s the boss now Paramus actor worked his way up to role he couldn t refuse The Record February 9 2003 Accessed October 14 2007 Staff The Closing Howard Lorber Archived July 4 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Real Deal July 1 2006 Accessed February 8 2011 Where were you born and where did you grow up I was born in the Bronx and grew up in Paramus N J until I moved to Long Island for college Staff Ex Mayor Others Are Sued By U S Archived November 1 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Philadelphia Inquirer July 21 1983 Accessed October 30 2013 Also named in the action was Herbert Maddalene of Paramus who was not charged in the racketeering case About Trisha Archived February 28 2015 at the Wayback Machine CentralParkJogger com Accessed March 3 2015 Born and raised in Paramus New Jersey and Pittsburgh Trisha was a Phi Beta Kappa economics major at Wellesley College and a double graduate degree recipient M B A and M A at Yale University Maag Christopher Sen Menendez moves to Bergen County The Record July 5 2014 Accessed October 24 2014 Menendez first talked publicly about his move at a political fundraiser in Edgewater on Wednesday night where he announced not only that he will support Democrat James Tedesco s campaign for Bergen County executive he ll also be voting for Tedesco in the November election Yes that is correct He lives in Paramus now said Steven Sandberg a spokesman for Menendez Liv Morgan Archived March 1 2017 at the Wayback Machine Online World of Wrestling Accessed April 13 2016 Hometown Paramus New Jersey USA Fujimori Sachi Edgewater comedian works to counter stereotypes of Muslims Archived October 10 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Record January 17 2011 Accessed December 25 2011 WHAT The Big Brown Comedy Hour hosted by Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi and featuring Maysoon Zayid Dean Obeidallah grew up in Lodi and Paramus and others Staff George Olsen 78 Bandleader Of the 20s and 30s Is Dead Archived July 11 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times March 19 1971 Accessed December 18 2017 Paramus N J March 18 George Olsen musician and band leader perhaps best known as an recording star of the 1920s and 1930s died here today on his 78th birthday He lived at 711 Paramus Road Pennington Juliet Ken Oringer is hungry for street food a good walk Archived September 25 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Boston Globe December 6 2014 Accessed September 24 2015 When he isn t working at his flagship Clio or one of his other five eateries Oringer enjoys his time at home in the South End with his wife Celine daughter Verveine and son Luca We caught up with Oringer 49 a Paramus N J native to talk about all things travel Staff The New York genealogical and biographical record Volumes 11 13 Archived April 8 2023 at the Wayback Machine p 28 New York Genealogical and Biographical Society 1880 Accessed February 8 2011 Mills Ed College football Honors aplenty for Paramus native John Robertson Archived December 22 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Record December 18 2014 Accessed December 21 2014 The honors just keep pouring in for John Robertson And the former Paramus High School standout certainly has earned them with exceptional double duty displays of skill and hard work Levin Jay Ira Rubin world champion bridge player dies at 82 Archived March 10 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Record February 7 2013 Accessed January 6 2015 Ira Rubin who lived in Paramus for 35 years and in Fair Lawn before that is survived by his children Loribeth Kimmel Eric Rubin and Jeffrey Rubin and his former wife Harriet Rubin Sullivan Joseph F Man In The News Agile Nominee For Jersey High Court Archived November 28 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times October 11 1984 Accessed November 17 2017 He also became interested in local politics in Paramus where he moved after he married and made an unsuccessful run for Mayor in 1964 Nick Suriano Archived September 30 2023 at the Wayback Machine National Wrestling Hall of Fame Accessed January 1 2023 Nick Suriano of Paramus New Jersey is a four time New Jersey High School state champion and only the second wrestler in history to finish his career without a loss going 159 0 for Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell New Jersey Bell Jack U S Women s Coach Pleads for Better Players Archived September 28 2010 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times May 18 2009 Accessed February 8 2011 They ve made a concerted effort to bring loads of Brazilian players and coaches and have followed the Brazilian philosophy which is about having great technical skills and playing a beautiful game Tambi said during a recent interview at his home in Paramus N J Rutgers Receives 1 5 Million Gift for Neuroscience Brain Health Faculty Position as Part of Our Rutgers Our Future CampaignDonation answers call to 27 million challenge to establish 18 endowed chairs Archived November 2 2013 at the Wayback Machine Rutgers Today March 7 2012 Accessed October 30 2013 Temares who graduated from Rutgers with a bachelor s degree in economics and went on to earn a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School was born in the Bronx and grew up in Paramus Corcoran David Theodore Trautwein Judge in Landmark Press Case Dies at 80 Archived January 12 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times September 2 2000 Accessed October 6 2019 Theodore Walter Trautwein was born on March 29 1920 in Paramus N J Assemblywoman Connie Wagner Archived June 3 2012 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Legislature Accessed February 8 2011 Passow Sam Passing Down Stories Oradell resident Yoojin Grace Wuertz Archived June 18 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Record April 4 2017 Accessed June 5 2017 Wuertz who lives in Oradell after growing up in Paramus and Ridgefield Park released Everything Belongs to Us in February Bondy Filip Figure Skating Zayak s Biggest Jump A Leap Into the Past Archived January 17 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times May 16 1993 Accessed October 14 2007 Her father Richard Zayak would drive from their home in Paramus N J to her New York practice rinks in Farmingdale or Monsey and offer his daughter 1 per perfect jump General sources Edit Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey according to Counties prepared by the Division of Local Government Department of the Treasury New Jersey December 1 1958 Behnke Fritz Paramus The Way We Were 1922 1960 Destiny Image Publishers 1997 ISBN 9781560432043 Clayton W Woodford and Nelson William History of Bergen and Passaic Counties New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men Philadelphia Everts and Peck 1882 Harvey Cornelius Burnham ed Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties New Jersey New York New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co 1900 Van Valen James M History of Bergen County New Jersey New 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