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Paterson, New Jersey

April 27, 2023

Paterson (/ˈpætərsən/ PAT-ər-sən[21]) is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[22] As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's third-most-populous municipality,[23] with a population of 159,732,[11][12][24] an increase of 13,533 (+9.3%) from the 2010 census count of 146,199,[25][26] which in turn reflected a decline of 3,023 (-2.0%) from the 149,222 counted in the 2000 census.[27] The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 157,794 in 2021,[11] ranking the city as the 163rd-most-populous in the country.[13]

Paterson, New Jersey
City
Downtown Paterson, June 2009
Seal
Coat of arms
Logo
Nickname: 
The Silk City[1]
Motto(s): 
Spe et Labore (Latin)
"By hope and effort"
Map of Paterson in Passaic County. Inset: Passaic County's location in New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Paterson, New Jersey
Interactive map of Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson
Location in Passaic County
Paterson
Location in New Jersey
Paterson
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°54′53″N 74°09′46″W / 40.914746°N 74.162826°W / 40.914746; -74.162826Coordinates: 40°54′53″N 74°09′46″W / 40.914746°N 74.162826°W / 40.914746; -74.162826[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyPassaic
EstablishedNovember 22, 1791
IncorporatedApril 11, 1831 (as township)
ReincorporatedApril 14, 1851 (as city)
Named forWilliam Paterson
Government
[8]
 • TypeFaulkner Act Mayor-Council
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorAndre Sayegh (term ends June 30, 2026)[4][5]
 • Business AdministratorKathleen Long[6]
 • Municipal clerkSonia Gordon[7]
Area
[9]
 • Total8.71 sq mi (22.55 km2)
 • Land8.41 sq mi (21.79 km2)
 • Water0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2)  3.38%
 • Rank224th of 565 in state
7th of 16 in county[2]
Elevation
[10]
112 ft (34.1376 m)
Population
 (2020)[11][12]
 • Total159,732
 • Estimate 
(2021)[11][13][14]
157,794
 • Rank163rd in country (as of 2021)[13]
3rd of 565 in state
1st of 16 in county[15]
 • Density18,986.3/sq mi (7,330.7/km2)
  • Rank11th of 565 in state
2nd of 16 in county[15]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes
07501-07505, 07508-07514, 07522, 07524, 07533, 07538, 07543, 07544[16]
Area code(s)201 and 973[17]
FIPS code3403157000[2][18][19]
GNIS feature ID0885343[2][20]
Websitewww.patersonnj.gov

Paterson has been known as the Silk City for its once-dominant role in silk production during the latter half of the 19th century.[1] It has since evolved into a major destination for Hispanic immigrants as well as for immigrants from Turkey, the Arab world, and South Asia. Paterson has the nation's second-largest per capita Muslim population.[28]

History

Further information: History of New Jersey

The area of Paterson was inhabited by the Algonquian-speaking Native American Acquackanonk tribe of the Lenape, also known as the Delaware Indians. The land was known as the Lenapehoking. The Dutch claimed the land as New Netherlands, followed by the British as the Province of New Jersey.[29]

Establishment

In 1791, Alexander Hamilton (1755/57–1804), first United States Secretary of the Treasury, helped found the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.), which helped encourage the harnessing of energy from the Great Falls of the Passaic River to secure economic independence from British manufacturers. The society founded Paterson, which became the cradle of the industrial revolution in America.[30] Paterson was named for William Paterson, statesman, signer of the Constitution and Governor of New Jersey, who signed the 1792 charter that established the Town of Paterson.[31][32]

Architect, engineer, and city planner Pierre L'Enfant (1754–1825), who had earlier developed the initial plans for Washington, D.C., was the first planner for the S.U.M. project.[33] His plan proposed to harness the power of the Great Falls through a channel in the rock and an aqueduct. The society's directors felt he was taking too long and was over budget, and he was replaced by Peter Colt, who used a less complicated reservoir system to get the water flowing to factories in 1794. Eventually, Colt's system developed some problems and a scheme resembling L'Enfant's original plan was used after 1846.[34][35]

Paterson was originally formed as a township from portions of Acquackanonk Township on April 11, 1831, while the area was still part of Essex County. It became part of the newly created Passaic County on February 7, 1837, and was incorporated as a city on April 14, 1851, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The city was reincorporated on March 14, 1861.[36]

Industrial growth

 
A view of Paterson c. 1880
 
The central business district of Paterson at the intersection of Market and Main Streets, 1911

The 77-foot (23 m) high Great Falls and a system of water raceways that harnessed the falls' power provided power for the mills in the area until 1914 and fostered growth of the city.[37] The district originally included dozens of mill buildings and other manufacturing structures associated with the textile industry and, later, the firearms, silk, and railroad locomotive manufacturing industries. In the latter half of the 19th century, silk production became the dominant industry and formed the basis of Paterson's most prosperous period, earning it the nickname "Silk City."[38]

In 1835, Samuel Colt began producing firearms in Paterson, but within a few years he moved his business to Hartford, Connecticut. Later in the 19th century, Paterson was the site of early experiments with submarines by Irish-American inventor John Philip Holland. Two of Holland's early models—one found at the bottom of the Passaic River—are on display in the Paterson Museum, housed in the former Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works near the Passaic Falls.[39]

Behind Newark and New York, the brewing industry was booming in Paterson in the late 1800s. Braun Brewery, Sprattler & Mennell, Graham Brewery, The Katz Brothers, and Burton Brewery merged in 1890 to form Paterson Consolidated Brewing Company. Hinchliffe Brewing and Malting Company, founded in 1861, produced 75,000 barrels a year from its state-of-the-art facility at 63 Governor Street. All the breweries closed during Prohibition.

The city was a mecca for immigrant laborers, who worked in its factories, particularly Italian weavers from the Naples region. Paterson was the site of historic labor unrest that focused on the six-month-long Paterson silk strike of 1913 that demanded the eight-hour day and better working conditions. It was defeated, with workers returning at the end of the strike without having negotiated any changes.

In 1919, Paterson was one of eight locations bombed by self-identified anarchists.[40]

According to the New Jersey Historical Commission, Paterson’s industrialism ended “as the economy and technological needs of the United States changed. By 1983, Paterson was the fifth poorest city in the United States. The town that had called itself Silk City, the Iron City, and the Cotton City, was in economic ruin.”[41] Once millwork and production left the city, Paterson’s poverty became reminiscent of what occurred in the towns surrounding the Appalachian Mountains once the coal mining industry ended. In 2020, 25.2% of Paterson residents lived in poverty.[11]

Athletics

From 1932 to 1933, Paterson constructed Hinchliffe Stadium, an Art Deco concrete stadium.[42] Originally called City Stadium, it was renamed in honor of Mayor John V. Hinchliffe and his uncle John Hinchliffe.[43] The New York Black Yankees of the Negro National League played at the stadium from 1933 to 1937 and from 1939 to 1945.[43] Professional football teams, including the Paterson Panthers, Newark Bears, and Jersey City Giants, played here.[43] The stadium was also a venue for other professional and high school athletic competitions, boxing matches, fireworks displays, and music concerts.[43][42] The comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello performed at Hinchliffe before boxing matches (Abbott was from the coastal New Jersey city of Asbury Park and Costello was a Paterson native).[44] The stadium was acquired by Paterson Public Schools since 1963 and closed in 1996.[42] It has fallen into disrepair, although preservation and restoration efforts have taken place.[43][42] The stadium is one of two surviving Negro league baseball stadiums, the other being Birmingham, Alabama's Rickwood Field.[43] Hinchliffe Stadium is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[44] The stadium is currently home to the New Jersey Jackals minor league baseball team.[45]

Post–World War II era

 
A Hooverville for the unemployed on the outskirts of Paterson, 1937

During World War II Paterson played an important part in the aircraft engine industry, but by the end of the war urban areas were in decline and Paterson was no exception. Since the late 1960s the city has suffered high unemployment rates and white flight.[46]

Competition from malls in upscale neighboring towns like Wayne and Paramus have forced the big chain stores out of Paterson's downtown. The biggest industries are now small businesses, with the decline of the city's industrial base. But the city still attracts many immigrants, who have revived its economy, especially through small businesses.[47]

The downtown area has been struck by massive fires several times, most recently on January 17, 1991. In this fire nearly a whole city block (bordered on the north and south by Main Street and Washington Street and on the east and west by Ellison Street and College Boulevard, a stretch of Van Houten Street dominated by Passaic County Community College) was engulfed in flames due to an electrical fire in the basement of a bar at 161 Main Street and spread to other buildings.[48] Firefighter John A. Nicosia, 28, of Engine 4 went missing in the fire, having gotten lost in the basement. His body was recovered two days later.[49] A plaque honoring his memory was later placed on a wall near the area. The area was so badly damaged that most of the burned buildings were demolished, with an outdoor mall standing in their place. The most notable of the destroyed buildings was the Meyer Brothers department store, which closed in 1987 and had since been parceled out.

Paterson includes numerous locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including museums, civic buildings such as City Hall, Hinchliffe Stadium, Public School Number Two and the Danforth Memorial Library, churches (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church), individual residences, such as Lambert Castle, and districts of the city, such as the Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District, the Great Falls/Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures Historic District and the Eastside Park Historic District.

In August 2011, Paterson was severely affected in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, particularly by flooding of the Passaic River, where waters rose to levels unseen for 100 years, leading to the displacement of thousands and the closure of bridges over the river.[50] Touring the area with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declared, "This is as bad as I've seen, and I've been in eight states that have been impacted by Irene." The same day, President Obama declared New Jersey a disaster area,[51] and announced that he would visit the city.[52][53][54]

Geography

 
Road map of Passaic County, with Paterson, showing rivers and lakes around towns

Paterson is in the southern part of Passaic County, which is near the north edge of New Jersey, as a county that spans some hilly areas and has dozens of lakes. The county covers a region about 30 × 20 miles wide (48 × 32 km). The region is split by major roads, including portions of Interstate 80, which runs through Paterson (see map at left). The Garden State Parkway (GSP) cuts across the south of Paterson, near Clifton, New Jersey. The Passaic River winds northeast past Totowa into Paterson, where the river then turns south to Passaic town, on the way to Newark, further south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 8.71 square miles (22.55 km2), including 8.41 square miles (21.79 km2) of land and 0.29 square miles (0.76 km2) of water (3.38%).[2][3]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Riverside and Totowa.[55]

The city borders the municipalities of Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Prospect Park, Totowa and Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson) in Passaic County; and both Elmwood Park (formerly East Paterson) and Fair Lawn in Bergen County.[56][57][58]

Neighborhoods

Paterson
neighborhoods
This box:
– Totowa Section
– Hillcrest
– Great Falls Historic District
– Stoney Road
– South Paterson
– Lakeview
– Near Eastside
– Manor Section
– Eastside Park Historic District
– Sandy Hill
– People's Park
– Riverside
– Downtown
– The Central Business District
– The Old Dublin District
– Little Italy
– Wrigley Park
– Northside
 
Paterson City Hall, April 2008
 
Paterson's skyline, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. The area along the river was formerly the site of most of the mills that flourished throughout Paterson's history.
 
House in Paterson's inner city, 1974

The Great Falls Historic District is the most famous neighborhood in Paterson because of the landmark Great Falls of the Passaic River. The city has attempted to revitalize the area in recent years, including the installation of period lamp posts and the conversion of old industrial buildings into apartments and retail venues. Many artists live in this section of Paterson. A major redevelopment project is planned for this district in the coming years. The Paterson Museum of Industrial History at Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works is situated in the Historic District.[59]

Downtown Paterson is the main commercial district of the city and was once a shopping destination for many who lived in northern New Jersey. After a devastating fire in 1902, the city rebuilt the downtown with massive Beaux-Arts-style buildings, many of which remain to this day. These buildings are usually four to seven stories tall. Downtown Paterson is home to Paterson City Hall and the Passaic County Courthouse Annex, two of the city's architectural landmarks. City Hall was designed by the New York firm Carrere and Hastings in 1894, and was modeled after the Hôtel de Ville (city hall) in Lyon, France, capital of the silk industry in Europe.[60]

The former Orpheum Theatre located on Van Houten Street has been converted to a mosque by the Islamic Foundation of New Jersey. The massive structure, now known as Masjid Jalalabad, can accommodate 1,500 worshipers.[61]

As with many other old downtown districts in the United States, Downtown Paterson suffered as shoppers and retailers moved to the suburban shopping malls of the region. Many historic buildings are in disrepair or are abandoned after years of neglect. In addition, Downtown Paterson is an Urban Enterprise Zone. The city has, in recent years, begun initiatives in hopes of reviving the downtown area with the centerpiece being the Center City Mall, constructed on a large parking lot spanning Ward Street from Main to Church Streets and features retail, entertainment, and commercial space. Downtown Paterson is located in the city's 1st Ward.

Eastside Park Historic District consists of about 1,000 homes in a variety of architectural styles, including Tudors, Georgian colonials, Victorians, Italianate villas and Dutch colonials. It is located east of downtown. Once the home of the city's industrial and political leaders, the neighborhood experienced a significant downturn as industry fled Paterson. In recent years, gentrification has begun to occur in the neighborhood and some of the area's historic houses have been restored.

The Eastside Park Historic District is a state and nationally registered historic place. The jewel of the neighborhood is Eastside Park and the mansions that surround it. This section of Paterson once had a large Jewish population that reached 40,000 at its peak; a synagogue still remains.[62] Eastside Park and what is commonly known as the Upper Eastside are located in Paterson's 3rd Ward.

East River Section is a section that is referred to by locals roughly bordering Riverside at 5th Avenue and extending south to Broadway, sandwiched in by Madison Avenue to McClean Boulevard (Route 20). However, the neighborhood's layout unofficially extends to the "Paterson-Newark/Hudson Route" of River Road in the Paterson-Memorial Park section of Fair Lawn whose house addresses are in alignment with the now-defunct Jewish synagogue on the corner of 33rd Street and Broadway, which connects Paterson to Newark/Hudson, and at one time was the main route through River Drive, which starts in Elmwood Park and rides north to south along the East Bank of the Passaic River in Paterson's original county.

Built when Paterson was still Bergen County, River Drive changes to River Road in the greater Eastside Sections of Upper Eastside-Manor Section, East River, and Riverside Sections, and turns into Wagaraw Road north of 1st Avenue / Maple Avenue in the old Bunker Hill extension of Columbia Heights in Fair Lawn an indication of not only entering the Industrial Section but also entering the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains in Hawthorne.

River Drive then turns into East Main Street to indicate that you have entered the Northside Section. The East River neighborhood which was and still maintains its "blue-collar" working-class identity, was at one time known for its large Jewish community, as well as a Neapolitan/Italian population and more recently other Mediterranean and Adriatic Europeans, Caribbean and South Americans, and other modern immigrant groups from all over the world, as well as African-Americans.

Manor Section is a residential neighborhood in Paterson. It is located east of East 33rd Street, north of Broadway, and south-west of Route 20 and the Passaic River. The Manor section of Paterson is located in the city's 3rd Ward. The layout and culture of the Manor Section also extends into the neighboring Lyncrest and Rivercrest sections of Fair Lawn, with all the addresses aligning themselves to the now-defunct Jewish Temple, located at the corner of 33rd and Broadway.

South Paterson, also known as Little Istanbul or Little Ramallah, is a diverse neighborhood with a growing number of immigrants from the Middle East, with significant Turkish and Arab communities. The neighborhood is located in the 6th Ward, east of Main Street and west of West Railway Avenue. A majority of the city's Arabs live in this section of Paterson. Many of the retail shops and restaurants cater to this community. The neighborhood is characterized by Halal meat markets which offer goat and lamb, and shop signs are in Arabic. South Paterson's Arab community is mostly made up of Jordanians, Palestinians,[63] Syrians,[64][65] and Lebanese.[66]

Lakeview is situated in the southern part of the city, and is a middle class neighborhood. Interstate 80 runs north of this district. Lakeview is home to the Paterson Farmers Market, where many people from across North Jersey come to buy fresh produce. The neighborhood is roughly 65% Hispanic, although this neighborhood also has sizable European, Middle-Eastern, African-American, and Asian populations, including a significant Filipino presence. Lakeview also shares some of the same characteristics as neighboring Clifton as they both share a neighborhood bearing the same name. The Lakeview section of Paterson is located in the city's 6th ward.

Hillcrest is a largely residential, middle class enclave, to the west of the downtown area. Its borders' limits are Preakness Avenue to the east, Cumberland Avenue to the west, and Totowa Avenue along with West Side Park and the Passaic River to the south. Hillcrest is one of Paterson's most desirable neighborhoods. The neighborhood is very diverse having significant Italian, Arab, and Asian populations. The Hillcrest section of Paterson is located in the city's 2nd Ward.[67]

People's Park is a neighborhood located north of 23rd Avenue and south of Market Street. Twenty-First Avenue, or "La Veinte y uno", as it is known by most of Paterson's Spanish-speaking community, is located in the People's Park section of Paterson. It is an active and vibrant retail strip featuring a variety of shops and services catering to a diverse clientele. Twenty-First Avenue used to have a large Italian population. Although there is still a significant Italian presence left in the neighborhood, it also has a large first-generation Hispanic population, particularly Colombian.

Wrigley Park is a neighborhood that has suffered from years of poverty, crime, and neglect. It is mostly African-American. Poverty, crime, open-air drug markets, prostitution, vacant lots, and boarded-up windows are all common in this area. However, new houses are being built, and crime has dropped in recent years. This neighborhood is located north of Broadway. It is also known as the '4th Ward'.[68] It was named for a Paterson paper manufacturing family.[69][70]

Sandy Hill is a neighborhood in the Eastside located roughly west of Madison Avenue, north of 21st Avenue, south of Park Avenue, and east of Straight Street. Due to Paterson's significant population turn-over, this neighborhood is now home to a large and growing Hispanic community, mostly first-generation Dominicans. The Sandy Hill section of Paterson is located in the city's 5th Ward. Roberto Clemente Park, which was originally known as Sandy Hill Park, is located in this neighborhood.

Part of the 5th Ward is called Near Eastside by residents to differentiate it from the Eastside Park Historic District to its immediate east.

 
Interstate 80 and the east side of Paterson from the Garrett Mountain Reservation

Northside, located north of Downtown, suffers from many of the social problems facing the Wrigley Park neighborhood, but to a lesser extent. This neighborhood borders the boroughs of Haledon and Prospect Park and is known for its hills and sweeping views of the New York City skyline. The Northside section of Paterson is located in the city's 1st Ward.

Totowa section is a large neighborhood located west of the Passaic River, south-west of West Broadway and north-east of Preakness Avenue. As the name implies, it borders the town of Totowa. It is mostly Hispanic but with an increasing South Asian community, mainly Bangladeshi. Many Bengali grocery and clothing stores are located on Union Avenue and the surrounding streets. Masjid Al-Ferdous is located on Union Avenue, which accommodates the daily Bangladeshi pedestrian population.

A large Italian presence remains in this neighborhood. Many Peruvian and other Latin American restaurants and businesses are located on Union Avenue. Colonial Village and Brooks Sloate Terraces are located in this neighborhood. The Totowa Section is located in parts of the 1st and 2nd Wards of Paterson.

Stoney Road is Paterson's most south-west neighborhood, bordering Woodland Park to the south and Totowa across the Passaic River to the west. This neighborhood is home to Pennington Park, Hayden Heights, Lou Costello Pool, the Levine reservoir, Murray Avenue, Mc Bride Avenue, and Garret Heights. A strong Italian presence remains in this neighborhood. The Stoney Road section of Paterson is located in the city's 2nd Ward.

Riverside is a larger neighborhood in Paterson and, as its name suggests, is bound by the Passaic River to the north and east, separating the city from Hawthorne and Fair Lawn. Riverside is a working-class neighborhood. The neighborhood is mostly residential with some industrial uses. Madison Avenue cuts through the heart of this district. Route 20 runs through the eastern border of Riverside, providing an easy commute to Route 80 East and New York City. This section is ethnically diverse with a growing Hispanic community concentrating mostly north and along River Street. Many Albanians make their home in the East 18th Street and River Street areas. River View Terrace is located in this neighborhood. Riverside is located in parts of the 3rd and 4th Wards of Paterson.

Bunker Hill is a mostly industrial area west of River Street and east of the Passaic River.

Westside Park located off Totowa Avenue and best known as the site of the Holland submarine, Fenian Ram, which was built from 1879 to 1881[71] for the Fenian Brotherhood. It became the target of graffiti artists because the fence surrounding it was too low and too close to the submarine itself. The sub is now located in Paterson Museum.[72]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cool to cold winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Paterson has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.[73] Despite the size of the city, it has no weather reporting station, and thus, no historic climate data. Paterson uses Newark's airport for its local weather.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18407,596—
185011,33449.2%
186019,58672.8%
187033,57971.4%
188051,03152.0%
189078,34753.5%
1900105,17134.2%
1910125,60019.4%
1920135,8758.2%
1930138,5131.9%
1940139,6560.8%
1950139,336−0.2%
1960143,6633.1%
1970144,8240.8%
1980137,970−4.7%
1990140,8912.1%
2000149,2225.9%
2010146,199−2.0%
2020159,7329.3%
2021 (est.)157,794[11][13][14]−1.2%
Population sources:
1800–1920[74] 1840–1900[75]
1840-1870[76] 1840[77] 1850[78]
1870[79] 1880-1890[80]
1890-1910[81] 1860-1930[82]
1930-1990[83] 2000[84][85]
2010[25][26][86] 2020[11][12]

According to then-Mayor Jose Torres, Paterson had 52 distinct ethnic groups in 2014.[87] By 2020, Paterson had the second-largest Muslim population in the United States by percentage.[28] Paterson's rapidly growing Bangladeshi American,[88] Turkish American, Arab American,[89] Albanian American, Bosnian American, Dominican American, and Peruvian American communities are among the largest and most prominent in the United States, the latter owing partially to the presence of the Consulate of Peru.[90] Paterson's Muslim population has been estimated at 25,000 to 30,000.[1] Paterson has become a prime destination for one of the fastest-growing communities of Dominican Americans, who have become the city's largest ethnic group.[91] The Puerto Rican population has established a highly significant presence as well.[92]

Demographic surveys and census data find Paterson has the highest percentage of disabled persons of any city with more than 100,000 residents, with about 30% of males and 29% of females not classified as poor listed as having a disability.

2020 census

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 146,199 people, 44,329 households, and 32,715 families in the city. The population density was 17,346.3 per square mile (6,697.4/km2). There were 47,946 housing units at an average density of 5,688.7 per square mile (2,196.4/km2). The racial makeup was 34.68% (50,706) White, 31.68% (46,314) Black or African American, 1.06% (1,547) Native American, 3.34% (4,878) Asian, 0.04% (60) Pacific Islander, 23.94% (34,999) from other races, and 5.26% (7,695) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.63% (84,254) of the population.[25]

Of the 44,329 households, 38.7% had children under the age of 18; 35.4% were married couples living together; 29.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.2% were non-families. Of all households, 21.0% were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.71.[25]

27.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.9 males.[25]

Same-sex couples headed 290 households in 2010, a decline from the 349 counted in 2000.[93]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $34,086 (with a margin of error of ±$1,705) and the median family income was $39,003 (±$2,408). Males had a median income of $30,811 (±$825) versus $28,459 (±$1,570) for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,543 (±$467). About 24.1% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.[94]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census[18] there were 149,222 people, 44,710 households, and 33,353 families residing in the city, for a population density of 17,675.4 per square mile (6,826.4/km2).[84][85] Among cities with a population higher than 100,000, Paterson was the second most densely populated large city in the United States, only after New York City.[95]

There were 47,169 housing units at an average density of 5,587.2 per square mile (2,157.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 32.90% African American, 13.20% White, 0.60% Native American, 1.90% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 27.60% from other races and 6.17% from two or more races. Latino people of any race were 50.1% of the population.[84][85] The majority of Latinos are Puerto Rican 14%, Dominican 10%, Peruvian 5% and Colombian 3%.[96]

There were 44,710 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 26.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.71.[84][85]

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.[84][85] The median income for a household in the city was $30,127, and the median income for a family was $32,983. Males had a median income of $27,911 versus $21,733 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,257. About 19.2% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over.[84][85]

Ethnic groups

See also: Little Istanbul and Little Lima
 
A map showing the diversity of Paterson's population, 2010

Waves of Irish, Germans, Dutch, and Jews settled in the city in the 19th century. Italian and Eastern Europe immigrants soon followed. As early as 1890, Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian immigrants also arrived in Paterson.

In addition to many African Americans of Southern heritage, more recent immigrants have come from the Caribbean and Africa. Paterson's black population increased during the Great Migration of the 20th century, but there have been Patersonians of African descent since before the Civil War. However, Paterson's black population declined between the years 2000 and 2010,[97] consistent with the overall return migration of African Americans from Northern New Jersey back to the Southern United States.[98] A house once existing at Bridge Street and Broadway was a station on the Underground Railroad. It was operated from 1855 to 1864 by abolitionists William Van Rensalier, a black engineer, and Josiah Huntoon, a white industrialist.[99] There is a memorial located at the site.[100][101] Many second- and third-generation Puerto Ricans have called Paterson home since the 1950s, including an estimated 10,000 who participated in the 2014 mayoral election, which was won by Jose "Joey" Torres, a Puerto Rican American who was one of three Hispanic candidates vying for the seat.[92] Today's Hispanic immigrants to Paterson are primarily Dominican, Peruvian, Colombian, Mexican, and Central American, with a resurgence of Puerto Rican migration as well. In 2014, more than 600 business people attended the annual Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey Convention in Paterson.[102]

Western Market Street, sometimes called Little Lima by tourists, is home to many Peruvian and other Latin-American businesses. In contrast, if one travels east on Market Street, a heavy concentration of Dominican-owned restaurants, beauty salons, barbershops, and other businesses can be seen. The Great Falls Historic District, Cianci Street, Union Avenue, and 21st Avenue have several Italian businesses. To the north of the Great Falls is a fast-growing Bangladeshi population. Park Avenue and Market Street between Straight Street and Madison Avenue are heavily Dominican and Puerto Rican.

Main Street, just south of downtown, is heavily Mexican with a resurgent Puerto Rican community.[103] Broadway, also called Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, is significantly black, as are the Fourth Ward and parts of Eastside and Northside, although Paterson's African American population is declining.[103] Costa Ricans and other Central American immigrant communities are growing in the Riverside and Peoples Park neighborhoods. Main Street between the Clifton border and Madison Avenue is heavily Turkish and Arab. 21st Avenue in the People's Park section is characterized by Colombian and other Latin American restaurants and shops.

Every summer, Patersonians conduct an African-American Day Parade, a Dominican Day Parade, a Puerto Rican Day Parade, a Peruvian Day Parade, and a Turkish-American Day Parade; budget cuts in 2011 have forced parade organizers to contribute to cover the costs of police and other municipal services.[104]

Paterson is widely considered the capital of the Peruvian diaspora in the U.S.[105] Little Lima, a Peruvian enclave in Downtown Paterson, is the largest Peruvian enclave outside of South America, home to approximately 10,000 Peruvian immigrants.[106][61] Paterson has named an area bordered by Mill, Market, Main, and Cianci streets "Peru Square".[107] Paterson's rapidly growing Peruvian community celebrates what is known as Señor de los Milagros ("Our Lord of Miracles" in English) on October 18 through 28th each year and every July participates in the annual Passaic County Peruvian Day Parade, which passes through Market Street and Main Street in the Little Lima neighborhood of Downtown Paterson.[108] In the 2000 Census, 4.72% of residents listed themselves as being of Peruvian American ancestry, the third-highest percentage of the population of any municipality in New Jersey and the United States, behind East Newark with 10.1% and Harrison with 7.01%.[109] The community includes both Quechua and Spanish speakers.[110]

Paterson is home to the third-largest Dominican-American Community in the United States, after New York City and Lawrence, Massachusetts. In the 2000 Census, 10.27% of residents listed themselves as being of Dominican American ancestry, the eighth highest percentage of the population of any municipality in the United States and the third-highest percentage in New Jersey, behind Perth Amboy's 18.81% and Union City's 11.46%.[111] Paterson renamed a section of Park Avenue in Sandy Hill to Dominican Republic Way to recognize the Dominican community, which is the largest Hispanic community in the city.[112]

Paterson is home to the largest Turkish-American immigrant community in the United States (known as Little Istanbul) and the second largest Arab-American community after Dearborn, Michigan.[89] Paterson has been also nicknamed Little Ramallah and contains a neighborhood with the same name in South Paterson, with an Arab American population estimated as high as 20,000 in 2015,[113][114] serving as the center of Paterson's growing Syrian American[64][65] and Palestinian American populations.[63] The Paterson-based Arab American Civic Association was reported in 2014 to have an Arabic language program in the Paterson Public Schools that served 125 students at School 9 on Saturdays.[115] Paterson is also home to the largest Circassian immigrant community in the United States.[116][self-published source]

The Greater Paterson area which includes the cities of Clifton and Wayne and the boroughs of Haledon, Prospect Park, North Haledon, Totowa, Woodland Park, and Little Falls, is home to the nation's largest North Caucasian population, mostly Circassians, Karachays, and small Chechen and Dagestani communities. Reflective of these communities, Paterson and Prospect Park public schools observe Muslim holidays.[117]

Paterson has incorporated a rapidly growing Bangladeshi American community, which is estimated to number 15,000,[118] the largest in the United States outside New York City.[119] Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman was ultimately certified as the winner of the 2012 city council race in the Second Ward, making him North Jersey's first Bangladeshi-American elected official.[120]

A branch of the Sonali Exchange Company Inc. has opened on Union Avenue in the Totowa section of town (not to be confused with the Passaic County municipality Totowa); the Sonali Exchange Company is a subsidiary of Sonali Bank, the largest state-owned commercial bank in Bangladesh.[citation needed]

Economy

Portions of the city are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. The city was selected in 1994 as one of a group of 10 zones added to participate in the program.[121] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the UEZ, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6+5⁄8% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.[122] Established in September 1994, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in September 2025.[123] The UEZ program plays a pivotal role in the city's economic revitalization.[124]

Arts and culture

Paterson has a significant parks and recreation system, including larger areas such as Eastside, Westside, and Pennington Parks, as well as neighborhood parks such as Wrigley, Robert Clemente, and People's.[125] The Great Falls of the Passaic are part of the national park system.

Main article: Paterson Museum

The Paterson Museum, in the Great Falls Historic District, was founded in 1925 and is owned and operated by the city of Paterson. Its mission is to preserve and display the industrial history of the city. Since 1982, the museum has been housed in the Thomas Rogers Building on Market Street, the former erecting shop of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, a major 19th-century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives.[126]

Main article: Lambert Castle

Belle Vista, locally known as Lambert Castle, was built in 1892 as the home of Catholina Lambert, the self-made owner of a prominent silk mill in Paterson. After Lambert's death in 1923, his family sold the building to the city, which in turn sold it to the County of Passaic a few years later. The county used the building for administrative offices, and in 1936, provided one room to the fledgling Passaic County Historical Society to serve as its historical museum. As time went by the museum grew, room by room until the entire first floor became the historical museum.

In the late 1990s, the Castle underwent a multi-million-dollar restoration and all four floors of the building were developed into a museum and library. Today, Passaic County remains the owner of the building and supports the facilities' operation; however, the Passaic County Historical Society is solely responsible for the operation and management of Lambert Castle Museum with its historical period rooms, long-term and changing exhibition galleries, educational programs for elementary and middle-school students, and research library/archive.[127]

Above Lambert Castle stands a 75-foot (23 m) observation tower, located at the peak of Garret Mountain, which while technically standing in Woodland Park, was constructed when the property was considered part of Paterson. The tower is part of the Garret Mountain Reservation and renovations were completed in 2009 to restore the tower to the original condition as built in 1896 by Lambert, who used the tower to impress guests with its view of the New York City skyline.[128]

Attempts were being made to fund the restoration of the Paterson Armory as a recreation and cultural center, but the building was destroyed by fire before these could bear fruit.[129]

Media

WPAT (AM) 930 has been licensed to Paterson since 1941. 93.1 FM was added in 1957.

Paterson is also the city of license for the Spanish-language Univision network's flagship station WXTV-DT, channel 41, whose studios are located on Frank W. Burr Boulevard in Teaneck, New Jersey. WXTV-DT serves the New York City area.

Government

Local government

The City of Paterson operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under a Plan-D Mayor-Council form of government, which was adopted in 1974 in a change from a 1907 statute-based form.[8][130] The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form.[131]

Under the Mayor-Council plan, the Mayor is the chief executive and is responsible for administering the City's activities. The Mayor is elected at-large for a four-year term by the citizens and is responsible for them. The mayor enforces the charter and the ordinances and laws passed by the City Council. The Mayor appoints all department heads including the business administrator, with the advice and consent of the Council and may remove any department heads after giving them notice and an opportunity to be heard. With the assistance of the business administrator, the Mayor is responsible for the preparation of the municipal budget. The Mayor submits the budget to the Council along with a detailed analysis of expenditures and revenues. The Council may reduce any item or items in the budget by a majority vote, but can only increase an item by a two-thirds vote.[citation needed]

The City Council is comprised of nine members. Of these, six are elected through the use of the ward system, where candidates run to represent a certain area of the city. The other three seats are elected using the at-large system, where each candidate is voted upon by the entire voting population of the city. Municipal elections are held in even-numbered years, are non-partisan, and take place on the second Tuesday in May. The six members of the City Council representing their wards are elected in the same years as presidential elections, while the mayoral election and the at-large Council elections are held in the same years as the mid-term Congressional elections.[citation needed]

As of 2023, the Mayor of Paterson is Andre Sayegh, whose term of office ends June 30, 2026. The previous mayor was Jane Williams-Warren, who was serving on an interim basis following the resignation of José "Joey" Torres.[4] Torres was in his third non-consecutive term as Mayor of Paterson, having first been elected by defeating incumbent Martin G. Barnes in 2002 and then winning re-election in 2006 against Lawrence Spagnola. After losing his bid for a third consecutive term by a margin of 600 votes to City Council President Jeffery Jones in 2010, Torres defeated Jones in a rematch four years later.[132] Torres pleaded guilty to corruption charges in September 2017 that required him to leave office and to serve a prison term of five years. According to city law, the President of the City Council is the next in line to succeed a Mayor who is removed from office for any reason and serves as Acting Mayor until the next election, unless the Council appoints someone else to fill the post within 30 days of the creation of the vacancy. City Council President Ruby Cotton immediately became Mayor upon Torres' resignation [133] and served until September 29, when the council voted 5–4 to appoint Williams-Warren, a former city clerk, as interim mayor until the May 2018 municipal election.[134]

Members of the City Council are Council President Shahin Khalique (Second Ward; 2024), Council Vice President Alex Mendez (Third Ward; 2024), Alaa "Al" Abdelaziz (Sixth Ward; 2024), Ruby N. Cotton (Fourth Ward; 2024), Maritza Davila (at-large; 2026), Michael Jackson (First Ward; 2024), Dr. Lilisa Mimms (at-large; 2026), MD Forid Uddin (at-large; 2026) and Luis Velez (Fifth Ward; 2024).[135][136][137][138][139]

In July 2018, Alaa "Al" Abdelaziz was selected to fill the Sixth Ward seat expiring in June 2020 that had been held by Andre Sayegh until he stepped down to take office as mayor.[140] In the November 2018 general election, Abdelaziz was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[141]

In 2018, the city had an average property tax bill of $8,087, the lowest in the county, compared to an average bill of $10,005 in Passaic County and $8,767 statewide.[142][143]

The 2020 election for Paterson's Third Ward city council was invalidated after allegations of voter fraud vote-by-mail. More than 24% of ballots failed to meet the standard for mail-in ballots.[144]

Federal, state and county representation

Paterson is located in the 9th Congressional District[145] and is part of New Jersey's 35th state legislative district.[146][147][148] Prior to the 2010 Census, Paterson had been part of the 8th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[149]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 9th congressional district is represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson).[150][151] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[152] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[153][154]

For the 2022–2023 session, the 35th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nellie Pou (D, North Haledon) and in the General Assembly by Shavonda E. Sumter (D, Paterson) and Benjie E. Wimberly (D, Paterson).[155]

Passaic County is governed by Board of County Commissioners, comprised of seven members who are elected at-large to staggered three-year terms office on a partisan basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At a reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members to serve for a one-year term.[156] As of 2022, Passaic County's Commissioners are Director Bruce James (D, Clifton, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2023; term as director ends 2022),[157] Deputy Director Cassandra "Sandi" Lazzara (D, Little Falls, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2022),[158] John W. Bartlett (D, Wayne, 2024),[159] Theodore O. "T.J." Best Jr. (D, Paterson, 2023),[160] Terry Duffy (D, West Milford, 2022),[161] Nicolino Gallo (R, Totowa, 2024)[162] and Pasquale "Pat" Lepore (D, Woodland Park, 2022).[163][156][164][165][166][167][168] Constitutional officers, elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Danielle Ireland-Imhof (D, Hawthorne, 2023),[169][170] Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik (D, Clifton, 2022)[171][172] and Surrogate Zoila S. Cassanova (D, Wayne, 2026).[173][174][165]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 68,324 registered voters in Paterson, of which 27,926 (40.9% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 3,100 (4.5% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 37,285 (54.6% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 13 voters registered to other parties.[175] Among the city's 2010 Census population, 46.7% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 64.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide).[175][176]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 93.6% of the vote (41,662 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 6.1% (2,696 votes), and other candidates with 0.3% (152 votes), among the 45,050 ballots cast by the city's 78,194 registered voters (540 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 57.6%.[177][178] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 38,085 votes (86.7% vs. 58.8% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 4,098 votes (9.3% vs. 37.7%) and other candidates with 150 votes (0.3% vs. 0.8%), among the 43,946 ballots cast by the city's 70,925 registered voters, for a turnout of 62.0% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County).[179] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 28,896 votes (79.2% vs. 48.3% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 5,959 votes (16.3% vs. 50.7%) and other candidates with 151 votes (0.4% vs. 0.96%), among the 36,470 ballots cast by the city's 64,151 registered voters, for a turnout of 56.9% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county).[180]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 78.5% of the vote (15,726 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 20.6% (4,123 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (179 votes), among the 20,787 ballots cast by the city's 80,140 registered voters (759 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 25.9%.[181][182] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 17,334 ballots cast (85.7% vs. 50.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,213 votes (10.9% vs. 43.2%), Independent Chris Daggett with 264 votes (1.3% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 129 votes (0.6% vs. 0.9%), among the 20,233 ballots cast by the city's 66,603 registered voters, yielding a 30.4% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county).[183]

Emergency services

The City of Paterson is served by the Paterson Police Department.[184]

The Paterson Fire Department, headed by Chief Brian McDermott, operates out of seven fire stations with a total of 400 employees and is also responsible for the city's emergency medical services division and ambulance units.[185] The department is part of the Metro USAR Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations.[186]

In addition to local services, Paterson is home to the Passaic County Sheriff's Office Courts Division in the Passaic County Courthouse and Correctional Division in the Passaic County Jail. The jail, originally constructed in 1957, can accommodate 1,242 inmate beds.[187]

In April 2011, Paterson laid off 125 police officers, nearly 25% of the total force in the city, due to severe budget constraints caused by a $70 million deficit.[188] At the same time, the Guardian Angels, a New York City-based volunteer citizen safety patrol organization, began operating in Paterson at the invitation of the Mayor.[189]

St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center is a large institution providing comprehensive emergency services as well as non-emergency medical care to Paterson and the surrounding community.[190]

Transportation

 
Interstate 80 westbound in Paterson

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the city had a total of 195.28 miles (314.27 km) of roadways, of which 157.62 miles (253.66 km) were maintained by the municipality, 29.21 miles (47.01 km) by Passaic County and 8.45 miles (13.60 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[191]

By road, Paterson is served directly by Interstate 80, as well as State Routes 4, 19, and 20. The Garden State Parkway, U.S. Route 46, State Routes 3, 17, 21, and 208 are also nearby and serve as feeder roads to the community.

Paterson also served as the terminus for numerous major secondary roads in northern New Jersey. Paterson Plank Road linked the city to Jersey City and eventually, the Hudson River waterfront in Hoboken, while the Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike connected the city with Sussex County along what is now parts of State Route 23.

Public transportation

The city is served by the NJ Transit Main Line commuter rail service to Hoboken, with the station located in Downtown Paterson. Plans are being developed for a new commuter rail service on the existing NYS&W line, which is currently single-tracked. The Passaic-Bergen Rail Line plans to have five stops in Paterson.[192]

Bus service to locations in Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties is provided by NJ Transit, making the city a regional transit hub. The Broadway Bus Terminal, also in downtown, is the terminus for many NJ Transit bus lines.[193]

Service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan is offered on the 161 and the 190, by the 171 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Washington Heights, Manhattan, on the 72 to Newark, with local service provided on the 74, 702, 703, 704, 707, 712, 722, 742 (Saturday only), 744, 746, 748, 770, 970 and 971 routes.[194][195] Many buses stop at or near City Hall, going to various points in the area, including New York and the neighboring communities.

Private, independent jitney buses (guaguas or dollar vans) connect Paterson with neighboring communities along Route 4 and provide transportation to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Manhattan. These buses run at high frequency but do not have formal, published schedules.[196][197][198]

Education

The Paterson Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[199] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[200] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[201][202]

As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 51 schools, had an enrollment of 27,601 students and 2,053.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.[203] District enrollment in Paterson surged at the start of the 2015–16 school year, creating a public school enrollment of 700 students higher than expected and putting the school district in a situation of needing to hire teachers rapidly not long after the district had laid off 300 positions.[204]

In 2011, all of Paterson's high schools were changed to theme schools, as part of a goal to give students a better choice in areas they wanted to pursue.[205] Among the 594 students who took the SAT in 2013, the mean combined score was 1120 and there were 19 students (3.2% of those taking the exam) who achieved the combined score of 1550 that the College Board considers an indicator of college readiness, a decline from the 26 students (4.3%) who achieved the standard the previous year.[206]

Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is a charter school serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[207] Other charter schools include Community Charter School of Paterson (K–8), John P. Holland Charter School (K–8) and Paterson Arts and Science Charter School (K–7).[208]

In 2021, Governor Murphy announced the approval of a new charter, Brilla NJ, to be opened in 2023. It was the first approved charter in his first term as governor.[209]

The city is host to the state's annual robotics competition held at Passaic County Community College. The North Jersey Robotics Competition was created to place high educational merit on the students of Paterson. The competition draws schools from around New Jersey. Three events make up the meet which takes place on two different days. The competition's tenth-anniversary event in 2011 was won by Paterson's Panther Academy.

Blessed Sacrament School and St. Gerard Majella School are elementary schools that operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.[210] In the face of declining enrollment and financial difficulties, Paterson Catholic High School, the city's last remaining Catholic high school, was closed by the Diocese of Paterson.[211]

Paterson hosts the main campus of Passaic County Community College] established in the 1970s, which serves 13,000 students at its main campus and at satellite programs in Passaic, Wanaque and at the Public Safety Academy.[212]

Sister cities

Sister cities of Paterson include:

Friendship

 
Montescaglioso Street in Paterson

There is a pact of friendship with the town of Montescaglioso (Matera, Basilicata, Italy), as testified by mutual naming of two streets in their city centers. Paterson was a place of Italian emigration from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s and today houses a large community of citizens of Montescaglioso who emigrated in those years.[218]

  • "Avenue Paterson" in Montescaglioso[219]
  • "Montescaglioso Street" in Paterson[220]

The San Rocco Society was founded in Paterson, an association whose main purpose is to maintain sales relationships with the Italy, and in some ways the traditions.[221]

In popular culture

Paterson is the subject of William Carlos Williams' five-book epic poem Paterson, a cornerstone work of modern American poetry.[1] Paterson is also mentioned in the twelfth line of Part 1 of Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl. In the novel On the Road by Ginsberg's friend Jack Kerouac, the protagonist Sal Paradise lives with his aunt in Paterson. Kerouac may have chosen Paterson as a stand-in for his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, also a mill town with a waterfall.[222] Paterson is the setting of many of Junot Diaz's short stories and novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and John Updike's 1997 novel In the Beauty of the Lilies.[223]

The controversial arrest and conviction of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose conviction was overturned in 1985, was dramatized in the 1999 Denzel Washington film, The Hurricane, and was partially shot in the city.[1] The lyrics of the Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" include "In Paterson that's just the way things go / If you're Black you might as well not show / Up on the street / Unless you want to draw the heat". The film Lean On Me, while sensationalized, is based on events that occurred in Paterson's Eastside High School.[224] Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) with Brooke Shields was filmed entirely in Paterson, the director's hometown,[225] as was State Property.[226] Its sequel, State Property 2, and Far from Heaven, The Preacher's Wife[227] and Purple Rose of Cairo[228] are among other films that were partially shot in Paterson. The city was also a filming location for the 1995 drama film, New Jersey Drive, which is primarily based on Newark's automobile theft rate at the time, with the city being considered "the car theft capital of the world".[citation needed]

The 2016 film Paterson, directed by Jim Jarmusch, is set in Paterson and was largely filmed there. The movie is about a bus driver named Paterson who writes poetry in his free time.[229]

Lou Costello often referred to his hometown of Paterson in his comedy routines with Bud Abbott. The plot of the June 28, 1945, episode of the Abbott & Costello radio show is about the City of Paterson inviting him back for "Lou Costello Day" to launch a new garbage scow.[230] Three Abbott and Costello films had their world premieres at the Fabian Theater in Paterson, which could accommodate a crowd of 3,000: One Night in the Tropics (1940), Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion and Jack and the Beanstalk (1952).[231] Costello was honored with a larger-than-life statue in Federici Park in 1992.[232]

The Great Falls were featured in the first season of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos, both in the pilot and in the episode Pax Soprana as the place where Junior Soprano's friend's grandson committed suicide after taking poor designer drugs; as a favor, Junior Soprano had Mikey Palmice and another individual toss the dealer, Rusty Irish, off the bridge over the falls.[233] Other locations throughout the city were used in the series, as much of the show was shot on location in North Jersey.

The New Jersey-based band Suit of Lights pays tribute to Paterson in their song "Goodbye Silk City". The 1983 music video "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood makes reference to Paterson in its opening sequence.[234][citation needed]

The first marketable revolver was produced in Paterson by Samuel Colt starting in 1836, and was known as the Colt Paterson.[235]

The first steam-powered and first electric-powered model trains were both invented in Paterson. Eugene Beggs made the first steam-powered train in the city around 1871. Beggs' employee, Jehu Garlick, invented the first electric-powered model train that consisted of a tinplate toy locomotive with four aluminum wheels. A 2016 exhibit at the New Jersey State Museum titled "Toy World" highlighted the history of New Jersey's toy-making industry and prominently featured Paterson's contribution to the history of toys.[236]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Paterson, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Paterson include: ( (B) denotes that the person was born in Paterson).

See also

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  333. ^ Staff. "In Pictures: Red Bull Music Academy at Harlem Cafe in Belfast", Belfast Telegraph, March 5, 2012. Accessed March 13, 2012. "Joining Kerri was legendary hip hop producer Just Blaze aka Justin Smith from Paterson, NJ. The CEO of Fort Knocks Entertainment is best known for producing hits from Jay-Z's Blueprint, Blueprint 2, and The Black Album."
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  367. ^ Kang, Cecilia. "Robert Pitofsky, Champion of Consumer Protection, Dies at 88", The New York Times, October 11, 2018. Accessed April 15, 2021. "Robert Pitofsky was born in Paterson, N.J., on Dec. 27, 1929, to Morris and Sadye Pitofsky. His father fixed textile looms, and his mother sold dresses."
  368. ^ Staff. "Jazz notes: Roseanna Vitro in New Brunswick; Bucky Pizzarelli in Madison; Michele Rosewoman in Montclair", The Star-Ledger, January 10, 2012. Accessed March 13, 2012. "Guitarist and Paterson native Bucky Pizzarelli turned 86 yesterday, and fans and friends will gather several times this month to celebrate his timeless, bright, and swinging style."
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  400. ^ Popper, Steve. "Pro Basketball; Marbury and Tim Thomas Connect in Victory", The New York Times, March 4, 2004. Accessed September 4, 2011. "One would like to believe that the play had been rehearsed on playgrounds and in gyms when they were younger. Stephon Marbury and Tim Thomas, one from Brooklyn, the other from Paterson, N.J., grew up playing together on all-star teams and in tournaments."
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  402. ^ Lancifer, Unkle. "Dante Tomaselli :: The Kindertrauma Interview", Kindertrauma, February 14, 2011. Accessed March 13, 2012. "Unforgettable. I grew up on Alice, Sweet Alice... originally titled Communion. It made its world premiere in 1976 in Paterson. All my relatives were there. Many were extras in the movie. My Aunt Matilda stands out in the funeral scene. Both of my grandmothers were from Paterson and I was born in Paterson General Hospital."
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  405. ^ "John Michael Kohler Arts Center presents Gregory Van Maanen: A World We Cannot See - Through painting, Vietnam vet created a diary of pain and healing", John Michael Kohler Arts Center, August 8, 2016. Accessed November 5, 2018. "In 2007, Van Maanen decided to move on from the Paterson, New Jersey, apartment that had sheltered him for nearly a quarter-century."
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  407. ^ Rohan, Virginia. "Former Paterson resident is man behind the lines at the Oscars", The Record, March 7, 2010. Accessed December 31, 2012. "And Bruce Vilanch will jump right on it. 'The only really spontaneous parts of the show are the winners. Everything else is scripted. And so, unless somebody else goes off script, we know what everybody else is saying,' says Vilanch, a former Patersonian, who has written for the Oscars for the past 21 years."
  408. ^ Weber, Bruce. "Theater Review; A Human Pez Dispenser Of Jokes and One-Liners", The New York Times, May 16, 2000. Accessed October 8, 2018. "Mr. Vilanch's show is organized along vaguely autobiographical lines. Against a backdrop of pastel-colored T-shirts pinned to the wall, many of them in children's sizes -- Michael Jackson's laundry, he explains -- he speaks about growing up as an ungainly boy in Paterson, N.J.; doing some modeling (for Lane Bryant) and acting; and his early career as a journalist in Chicago, where he met Ms. Midler 30 years ago while writing about her nightclub show."
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  • City of Paterson, New Jersey (official site)
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  • Paterson, New Jersey: America's Silk City, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
  • Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting An ethnographic study from the Library of Congress. Oral history interviews and photographs from a study of working life in Paterson conducted in 1994. Accessed August 28, 2009.
April 27, 2023
paterson, jersey, paterson, sən, largest, city, county, seat, passaic, county, state, jersey, 2020, united, states, census, city, state, third, most, populous, municipality, with, population, increase, from, 2010, census, count, which, turn, reflected, decline. Paterson ˈ p ae t er s e n PAT er sen 21 is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County in the U S state of New Jersey 22 As of the 2020 United States census the city was the state s third most populous municipality 23 with a population of 159 732 11 12 24 an increase of 13 533 9 3 from the 2010 census count of 146 199 25 26 which in turn reflected a decline of 3 023 2 0 from the 149 222 counted in the 2000 census 27 The Census Bureau s Population Estimates Program calculated that the city s population was 157 794 in 2021 11 ranking the city as the 163rd most populous in the country 13 Paterson New JerseyCityDowntown Paterson June 2009SealCoat of armsLogoNickname The Silk City 1 Motto s Spe et Labore Latin By hope and effort Map of Paterson in Passaic County Inset Passaic County s location in New Jersey Census Bureau map of Paterson New Jersey Interactive map of Paterson New JerseyPatersonLocation in Passaic CountyShow map of Passaic County New JerseyPatersonLocation in New JerseyShow map of New JerseyPatersonLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 40 54 53 N 74 09 46 W 40 914746 N 74 162826 W 40 914746 74 162826 Coordinates 40 54 53 N 74 09 46 W 40 914746 N 74 162826 W 40 914746 74 162826 2 3 Country United StatesState New JerseyCountyPassaicEstablishedNovember 22 1791IncorporatedApril 11 1831 as township ReincorporatedApril 14 1851 as city Named forWilliam PatersonGovernment 8 TypeFaulkner Act Mayor Council BodyCity Council MayorAndre Sayegh term ends June 30 2026 4 5 Business AdministratorKathleen Long 6 Municipal clerkSonia Gordon 7 Area 9 Total8 71 sq mi 22 55 km2 Land8 41 sq mi 21 79 km2 Water0 29 sq mi 0 76 km2 3 38 Rank224th of 565 in state7th of 16 in county 2 Elevation 10 112 ft 34 1376 m Population 2020 11 12 Total159 732 Estimate 2021 11 13 14 157 794 Rank163rd in country as of 2021 13 3rd of 565 in state1st of 16 in county 15 Density18 986 3 sq mi 7 330 7 km2 Rank11th of 565 in state2nd of 16 in county 15 Time zoneUTC 05 00 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 Eastern EDT ZIP Codes07501 07505 07508 07514 07522 07524 07533 07538 07543 07544 16 Area code s 201 and 973 17 FIPS code3403157000 2 18 19 GNIS feature ID0885343 2 20 Websitewww wbr patersonnj wbr govPaterson has been known as the Silk City for its once dominant role in silk production during the latter half of the 19th century 1 It has since evolved into a major destination for Hispanic immigrants as well as for immigrants from Turkey the Arab world and South Asia Paterson has the nation s second largest per capita Muslim population 28 Contents 1 History 1 1 Establishment 1 2 Industrial growth 1 3 Athletics 1 4 Post World War II era 2 Geography 2 1 Neighborhoods 2 2 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 census 3 2 2010 census 3 3 2000 census 3 4 Ethnic groups 4 Economy 5 Arts and culture 6 Media 7 Government 7 1 Local government 7 2 Federal state and county representation 7 3 Politics 8 Emergency services 9 Transportation 9 1 Roads and highways 9 2 Public transportation 10 Education 11 Sister cities 11 1 Friendship 12 In popular culture 13 Notable people 14 See also 15 References 16 External linksHistory EditFurther information History of New Jersey The area of Paterson was inhabited by the Algonquian speaking Native American Acquackanonk tribe of the Lenape also known as the Delaware Indians The land was known as the Lenapehoking The Dutch claimed the land as New Netherlands followed by the British as the Province of New Jersey 29 Establishment Edit In 1791 Alexander Hamilton 1755 57 1804 first United States Secretary of the Treasury helped found the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures S U M which helped encourage the harnessing of energy from the Great Falls of the Passaic River to secure economic independence from British manufacturers The society founded Paterson which became the cradle of the industrial revolution in America 30 Paterson was named for William Paterson statesman signer of the Constitution and Governor of New Jersey who signed the 1792 charter that established the Town of Paterson 31 32 Architect engineer and city planner Pierre L Enfant 1754 1825 who had earlier developed the initial plans for Washington D C was the first planner for the S U M project 33 His plan proposed to harness the power of the Great Falls through a channel in the rock and an aqueduct The society s directors felt he was taking too long and was over budget and he was replaced by Peter Colt who used a less complicated reservoir system to get the water flowing to factories in 1794 Eventually Colt s system developed some problems and a scheme resembling L Enfant s original plan was used after 1846 34 35 Paterson was originally formed as a township from portions of Acquackanonk Township on April 11 1831 while the area was still part of Essex County It became part of the newly created Passaic County on February 7 1837 and was incorporated as a city on April 14 1851 based on the results of a referendum held that day The city was reincorporated on March 14 1861 36 Industrial growth Edit A view of Paterson c 1880 The central business district of Paterson at the intersection of Market and Main Streets 1911 The 77 foot 23 m high Great Falls and a system of water raceways that harnessed the falls power provided power for the mills in the area until 1914 and fostered growth of the city 37 The district originally included dozens of mill buildings and other manufacturing structures associated with the textile industry and later the firearms silk and railroad locomotive manufacturing industries In the latter half of the 19th century silk production became the dominant industry and formed the basis of Paterson s most prosperous period earning it the nickname Silk City 38 In 1835 Samuel Colt began producing firearms in Paterson but within a few years he moved his business to Hartford Connecticut Later in the 19th century Paterson was the site of early experiments with submarines by Irish American inventor John Philip Holland Two of Holland s early models one found at the bottom of the Passaic River are on display in the Paterson Museum housed in the former Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works near the Passaic Falls 39 Behind Newark and New York the brewing industry was booming in Paterson in the late 1800s Braun Brewery Sprattler amp Mennell Graham Brewery The Katz Brothers and Burton Brewery merged in 1890 to form Paterson Consolidated Brewing Company Hinchliffe Brewing and Malting Company founded in 1861 produced 75 000 barrels a year from its state of the art facility at 63 Governor Street All the breweries closed during Prohibition The city was a mecca for immigrant laborers who worked in its factories particularly Italian weavers from the Naples region Paterson was the site of historic labor unrest that focused on the six month long Paterson silk strike of 1913 that demanded the eight hour day and better working conditions It was defeated with workers returning at the end of the strike without having negotiated any changes In 1919 Paterson was one of eight locations bombed by self identified anarchists 40 According to the New Jersey Historical Commission Paterson s industrialism ended as the economy and technological needs of the United States changed By 1983 Paterson was the fifth poorest city in the United States The town that had called itself Silk City the Iron City and the Cotton City was in economic ruin 41 Once millwork and production left the city Paterson s poverty became reminiscent of what occurred in the towns surrounding the Appalachian Mountains once the coal mining industry ended In 2020 25 2 of Paterson residents lived in poverty 11 Athletics Edit From 1932 to 1933 Paterson constructed Hinchliffe Stadium an Art Deco concrete stadium 42 Originally called City Stadium it was renamed in honor of Mayor John V Hinchliffe and his uncle John Hinchliffe 43 The New York Black Yankees of the Negro National League played at the stadium from 1933 to 1937 and from 1939 to 1945 43 Professional football teams including the Paterson Panthers Newark Bears and Jersey City Giants played here 43 The stadium was also a venue for other professional and high school athletic competitions boxing matches fireworks displays and music concerts 43 42 The comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello performed at Hinchliffe before boxing matches Abbott was from the coastal New Jersey city of Asbury Park and Costello was a Paterson native 44 The stadium was acquired by Paterson Public Schools since 1963 and closed in 1996 42 It has fallen into disrepair although preservation and restoration efforts have taken place 43 42 The stadium is one of two surviving Negro league baseball stadiums the other being Birmingham Alabama s Rickwood Field 43 Hinchliffe Stadium is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 44 The stadium is currently home to the New Jersey Jackals minor league baseball team 45 Post World War II era Edit A Hooverville for the unemployed on the outskirts of Paterson 1937 During World War II Paterson played an important part in the aircraft engine industry but by the end of the war urban areas were in decline and Paterson was no exception Since the late 1960s the city has suffered high unemployment rates and white flight 46 Competition from malls in upscale neighboring towns like Wayne and Paramus have forced the big chain stores out of Paterson s downtown The biggest industries are now small businesses with the decline of the city s industrial base But the city still attracts many immigrants who have revived its economy especially through small businesses 47 The downtown area has been struck by massive fires several times most recently on January 17 1991 In this fire nearly a whole city block bordered on the north and south by Main Street and Washington Street and on the east and west by Ellison Street and College Boulevard a stretch of Van Houten Street dominated by Passaic County Community College was engulfed in flames due to an electrical fire in the basement of a bar at 161 Main Street and spread to other buildings 48 Firefighter John A Nicosia 28 of Engine 4 went missing in the fire having gotten lost in the basement His body was recovered two days later 49 A plaque honoring his memory was later placed on a wall near the area The area was so badly damaged that most of the burned buildings were demolished with an outdoor mall standing in their place The most notable of the destroyed buildings was the Meyer Brothers department store which closed in 1987 and had since been parceled out Paterson includes numerous locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places including museums civic buildings such as City Hall Hinchliffe Stadium Public School Number Two and the Danforth Memorial Library churches Cathedral of St John the Baptist and St Michael s Roman Catholic Church individual residences such as Lambert Castle and districts of the city such as the Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District the Great Falls Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures Historic District and the Eastside Park Historic District In August 2011 Paterson was severely affected in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene particularly by flooding of the Passaic River where waters rose to levels unseen for 100 years leading to the displacement of thousands and the closure of bridges over the river 50 Touring the area with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate U S Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declared This is as bad as I ve seen and I ve been in eight states that have been impacted by Irene The same day President Obama declared New Jersey a disaster area 51 and announced that he would visit the city 52 53 54 Geography Edit Road map of Passaic County with Paterson showing rivers and lakes around towns Paterson is in the southern part of Passaic County which is near the north edge of New Jersey as a county that spans some hilly areas and has dozens of lakes The county covers a region about 30 20 miles wide 48 32 km The region is split by major roads including portions of Interstate 80 which runs through Paterson see map at left The Garden State Parkway GSP cuts across the south of Paterson near Clifton New Jersey The Passaic River winds northeast past Totowa into Paterson where the river then turns south to Passaic town on the way to Newark further south According to the U S Census Bureau the city had a total area of 8 71 square miles 22 55 km2 including 8 41 square miles 21 79 km2 of land and 0 29 square miles 0 76 km2 of water 3 38 2 3 Unincorporated communities localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Riverside and Totowa 55 The city borders the municipalities of Clifton Haledon Hawthorne Prospect Park Totowa and Woodland Park formerly West Paterson in Passaic County and both Elmwood Park formerly East Paterson and Fair Lawn in Bergen County 56 57 58 Neighborhoods Edit Patersonneighborhoods This box viewtalkedit Totowa Section Hillcrest Great Falls Historic District Stoney Road South Paterson Lakeview Near Eastside Manor Section Eastside Park Historic District Sandy Hill People s Park Riverside Downtown The Central Business District The Old Dublin District Little Italy Wrigley Park Northside Paterson City Hall April 2008 The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson Paterson s skyline showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground The area along the river was formerly the site of most of the mills that flourished throughout Paterson s history The Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson House in Paterson s inner city 1974 The Great Falls Historic District is the most famous neighborhood in Paterson because of the landmark Great Falls of the Passaic River The city has attempted to revitalize the area in recent years including the installation of period lamp posts and the conversion of old industrial buildings into apartments and retail venues Many artists live in this section of Paterson A major redevelopment project is planned for this district in the coming years The Paterson Museum of Industrial History at Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works is situated in the Historic District 59 Downtown Paterson is the main commercial district of the city and was once a shopping destination for many who lived in northern New Jersey After a devastating fire in 1902 the city rebuilt the downtown with massive Beaux Arts style buildings many of which remain to this day These buildings are usually four to seven stories tall Downtown Paterson is home to Paterson City Hall and the Passaic County Courthouse Annex two of the city s architectural landmarks City Hall was designed by the New York firm Carrere and Hastings in 1894 and was modeled after the Hotel de Ville city hall in Lyon France capital of the silk industry in Europe 60 The former Orpheum Theatre located on Van Houten Street has been converted to a mosque by the Islamic Foundation of New Jersey The massive structure now known as Masjid Jalalabad can accommodate 1 500 worshipers 61 As with many other old downtown districts in the United States Downtown Paterson suffered as shoppers and retailers moved to the suburban shopping malls of the region Many historic buildings are in disrepair or are abandoned after years of neglect In addition Downtown Paterson is an Urban Enterprise Zone The city has in recent years begun initiatives in hopes of reviving the downtown area with the centerpiece being the Center City Mall constructed on a large parking lot spanning Ward Street from Main to Church Streets and features retail entertainment and commercial space Downtown Paterson is located in the city s 1st Ward Eastside Park Historic District consists of about 1 000 homes in a variety of architectural styles including Tudors Georgian colonials Victorians Italianate villas and Dutch colonials It is located east of downtown Once the home of the city s industrial and political leaders the neighborhood experienced a significant downturn as industry fled Paterson In recent years gentrification has begun to occur in the neighborhood and some of the area s historic houses have been restored The Eastside Park Historic District is a state and nationally registered historic place The jewel of the neighborhood is Eastside Park and the mansions that surround it This section of Paterson once had a large Jewish population that reached 40 000 at its peak a synagogue still remains 62 Eastside Park and what is commonly known as the Upper Eastside are located in Paterson s 3rd Ward East River Section is a section that is referred to by locals roughly bordering Riverside at 5th Avenue and extending south to Broadway sandwiched in by Madison Avenue to McClean Boulevard Route 20 However the neighborhood s layout unofficially extends to the Paterson Newark Hudson Route of River Road in the Paterson Memorial Park section of Fair Lawn whose house addresses are in alignment with the now defunct Jewish synagogue on the corner of 33rd Street and Broadway which connects Paterson to Newark Hudson and at one time was the main route through River Drive which starts in Elmwood Park and rides north to south along the East Bank of the Passaic River in Paterson s original county Built when Paterson was still Bergen County River Drive changes to River Road in the greater Eastside Sections of Upper Eastside Manor Section East River and Riverside Sections and turns into Wagaraw Road north of 1st Avenue Maple Avenue in the old Bunker Hill extension of Columbia Heights in Fair Lawn an indication of not only entering the Industrial Section but also entering the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains in Hawthorne River Drive then turns into East Main Street to indicate that you have entered the Northside Section The East River neighborhood which was and still maintains its blue collar working class identity was at one time known for its large Jewish community as well as a Neapolitan Italian population and more recently other Mediterranean and Adriatic Europeans Caribbean and South Americans and other modern immigrant groups from all over the world as well as African Americans Manor Section is a residential neighborhood in Paterson It is located east of East 33rd Street north of Broadway and south west of Route 20 and the Passaic River The Manor section of Paterson is located in the city s 3rd Ward The layout and culture of the Manor Section also extends into the neighboring Lyncrest and Rivercrest sections of Fair Lawn with all the addresses aligning themselves to the now defunct Jewish Temple located at the corner of 33rd and Broadway South Paterson also known as Little Istanbul or Little Ramallah is a diverse neighborhood with a growing number of immigrants from the Middle East with significant Turkish and Arab communities The neighborhood is located in the 6th Ward east of Main Street and west of West Railway Avenue A majority of the city s Arabs live in this section of Paterson Many of the retail shops and restaurants cater to this community The neighborhood is characterized by Halal meat markets which offer goat and lamb and shop signs are in Arabic South Paterson s Arab community is mostly made up of Jordanians Palestinians 63 Syrians 64 65 and Lebanese 66 Lakeview is situated in the southern part of the city and is a middle class neighborhood Interstate 80 runs north of this district Lakeview is home to the Paterson Farmers Market where many people from across North Jersey come to buy fresh produce The neighborhood is roughly 65 Hispanic although this neighborhood also has sizable European Middle Eastern African American and Asian populations including a significant Filipino presence Lakeview also shares some of the same characteristics as neighboring Clifton as they both share a neighborhood bearing the same name The Lakeview section of Paterson is located in the city s 6th ward Hillcrest is a largely residential middle class enclave to the west of the downtown area Its borders limits are Preakness Avenue to the east Cumberland Avenue to the west and Totowa Avenue along with West Side Park and the Passaic River to the south Hillcrest is one of Paterson s most desirable neighborhoods The neighborhood is very diverse having significant Italian Arab and Asian populations The Hillcrest section of Paterson is located in the city s 2nd Ward 67 People s Park is a neighborhood located north of 23rd Avenue and south of Market Street Twenty First Avenue or La Veinte y uno as it is known by most of Paterson s Spanish speaking community is located in the People s Park section of Paterson It is an active and vibrant retail strip featuring a variety of shops and services catering to a diverse clientele Twenty First Avenue used to have a large Italian population Although there is still a significant Italian presence left in the neighborhood it also has a large first generation Hispanic population particularly Colombian Wrigley Park is a neighborhood that has suffered from years of poverty crime and neglect It is mostly African American Poverty crime open air drug markets prostitution vacant lots and boarded up windows are all common in this area However new houses are being built and crime has dropped in recent years This neighborhood is located north of Broadway It is also known as the 4th Ward 68 It was named for a Paterson paper manufacturing family 69 70 Sandy Hill is a neighborhood in the Eastside located roughly west of Madison Avenue north of 21st Avenue south of Park Avenue and east of Straight Street Due to Paterson s significant population turn over this neighborhood is now home to a large and growing Hispanic community mostly first generation Dominicans The Sandy Hill section of Paterson is located in the city s 5th Ward Roberto Clemente Park which was originally known as Sandy Hill Park is located in this neighborhood Part of the 5th Ward is called Near Eastside by residents to differentiate it from the Eastside Park Historic District to its immediate east Interstate 80 and the east side of Paterson from the Garrett Mountain Reservation Northside located north of Downtown suffers from many of the social problems facing the Wrigley Park neighborhood but to a lesser extent This neighborhood borders the boroughs of Haledon and Prospect Park and is known for its hills and sweeping views of the New York City skyline The Northside section of Paterson is located in the city s 1st Ward Totowa section is a large neighborhood located west of the Passaic River south west of West Broadway and north east of Preakness Avenue As the name implies it borders the town of Totowa It is mostly Hispanic but with an increasing South Asian community mainly Bangladeshi Many Bengali grocery and clothing stores are located on Union Avenue and the surrounding streets Masjid Al Ferdous is located on Union Avenue which accommodates the daily Bangladeshi pedestrian population A large Italian presence remains in this neighborhood Many Peruvian and other Latin American restaurants and businesses are located on Union Avenue Colonial Village and Brooks Sloate Terraces are located in this neighborhood The Totowa Section is located in parts of the 1st and 2nd Wards of Paterson Stoney Road is Paterson s most south west neighborhood bordering Woodland Park to the south and Totowa across the Passaic River to the west This neighborhood is home to Pennington Park Hayden Heights Lou Costello Pool the Levine reservoir Murray Avenue Mc Bride Avenue and Garret Heights A strong Italian presence remains in this neighborhood The Stoney Road section of Paterson is located in the city s 2nd Ward Riverside is a larger neighborhood in Paterson and as its name suggests is bound by the Passaic River to the north and east separating the city from Hawthorne and Fair Lawn Riverside is a working class neighborhood The neighborhood is mostly residential with some industrial uses Madison Avenue cuts through the heart of this district Route 20 runs through the eastern border of Riverside providing an easy commute to Route 80 East and New York City This section is ethnically diverse with a growing Hispanic community concentrating mostly north and along River Street Many Albanians make their home in the East 18th Street and River Street areas River View Terrace is located in this neighborhood Riverside is located in parts of the 3rd and 4th Wards of Paterson Bunker Hill is a mostly industrial area west of River Street and east of the Passaic River Westside Park located off Totowa Avenue and best known as the site of the Holland submarine Fenian Ram which was built from 1879 to 1881 71 for the Fenian Brotherhood It became the target of graffiti artists because the fence surrounding it was too low and too close to the submarine itself The sub is now located in Paterson Museum 72 Climate Edit The climate in this area is characterized by hot humid summers and generally cool to cold winters According to the Koppen Climate Classification system Paterson has a humid continental climate abbreviated Dfa on climate maps 73 Despite the size of the city it has no weather reporting station and thus no historic climate data Paterson uses Newark s airport for its local weather Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 18407 596 185011 33449 2 186019 58672 8 187033 57971 4 188051 03152 0 189078 34753 5 1900105 17134 2 1910125 60019 4 1920135 8758 2 1930138 5131 9 1940139 6560 8 1950139 336 0 2 1960143 6633 1 1970144 8240 8 1980137 970 4 7 1990140 8912 1 2000149 2225 9 2010146 199 2 0 2020159 7329 3 2021 est 157 794 11 13 14 1 2 Population sources 1800 1920 74 1840 1900 75 1840 1870 76 1840 77 1850 78 1870 79 1880 1890 80 1890 1910 81 1860 1930 82 1930 1990 83 2000 84 85 2010 25 26 86 2020 11 12 According to then Mayor Jose Torres Paterson had 52 distinct ethnic groups in 2014 87 By 2020 Paterson had the second largest Muslim population in the United States by percentage 28 Paterson s rapidly growing Bangladeshi American 88 Turkish American Arab American 89 Albanian American Bosnian American Dominican American and Peruvian American communities are among the largest and most prominent in the United States the latter owing partially to the presence of the Consulate of Peru 90 Paterson s Muslim population has been estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 1 Paterson has become a prime destination for one of the fastest growing communities of Dominican Americans who have become the city s largest ethnic group 91 The Puerto Rican population has established a highly significant presence as well 92 Demographic surveys and census data find Paterson has the highest percentage of disabled persons of any city with more than 100 000 residents with about 30 of males and 29 of females not classified as poor listed as having a disability 2020 census Edit This section needs expansion with examples with reliable citations You can help by adding to it September 2021 2010 census Edit The 2010 United States census counted 146 199 people 44 329 households and 32 715 families in the city The population density was 17 346 3 per square mile 6 697 4 km2 There were 47 946 housing units at an average density of 5 688 7 per square mile 2 196 4 km2 The racial makeup was 34 68 50 706 White 31 68 46 314 Black or African American 1 06 1 547 Native American 3 34 4 878 Asian 0 04 60 Pacific Islander 23 94 34 999 from other races and 5 26 7 695 from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57 63 84 254 of the population 25 Of the 44 329 households 38 7 had children under the age of 18 35 4 were married couples living together 29 5 had a female householder with no husband present and 26 2 were non families Of all households 21 0 were made up of individuals and 7 6 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 3 24 and the average family size was 3 71 25 27 9 of the population were under the age of 18 11 4 from 18 to 24 29 0 from 25 to 44 22 9 from 45 to 64 and 8 9 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 32 1 years For every 100 females the population had 93 6 males For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89 9 males 25 Same sex couples headed 290 households in 2010 a decline from the 349 counted in 2000 93 The Census Bureau s 2006 2010 American Community Survey showed that in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars median household income was 34 086 with a margin of error of 1 705 and the median family income was 39 003 2 408 Males had a median income of 30 811 825 versus 28 459 1 570 for females The per capita income for the city was 15 543 467 About 24 1 of families and 26 6 of the population were below the poverty line including 39 0 of those under age 18 and 25 4 of those age 65 or over 94 2000 census Edit As of the 2000 United States census 18 there were 149 222 people 44 710 households and 33 353 families residing in the city for a population density of 17 675 4 per square mile 6 826 4 km2 84 85 Among cities with a population higher than 100 000 Paterson was the second most densely populated large city in the United States only after New York City 95 There were 47 169 housing units at an average density of 5 587 2 per square mile 2 157 8 km2 The racial makeup of the city was 32 90 African American 13 20 White 0 60 Native American 1 90 Asian 0 06 Pacific Islander 27 60 from other races and 6 17 from two or more races Latino people of any race were 50 1 of the population 84 85 The majority of Latinos are Puerto Rican 14 Dominican 10 Peruvian 5 and Colombian 3 96 There were 44 710 households out of which 40 9 had children under the age of 18 living with them 39 4 were married couples living together 26 8 had a female householder with no husband present and 25 4 were non families 20 4 of all households were made up of individuals and 7 9 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 3 25 and the average family size was 3 71 84 85 In the city the population was spread out with 29 8 under the age of 18 11 2 from 18 to 24 32 0 from 25 to 44 18 7 from 45 to 64 and 8 3 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 30 years For every 100 females there were 94 4 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91 1 males 84 85 The median income for a household in the city was 30 127 and the median income for a family was 32 983 Males had a median income of 27 911 versus 21 733 for females The per capita income for the city was 13 257 About 19 2 of families and 22 2 of the population were below the poverty line including 29 0 of those under age 18 and 19 4 of those age 65 or over 84 85 Ethnic groups Edit See also Little Istanbul and Little Lima A map showing the diversity of Paterson s population 2010 Waves of Irish Germans Dutch and Jews settled in the city in the 19th century Italian and Eastern Europe immigrants soon followed As early as 1890 Syrian Lebanese and Palestinian immigrants also arrived in Paterson In addition to many African Americans of Southern heritage more recent immigrants have come from the Caribbean and Africa Paterson s black population increased during the Great Migration of the 20th century but there have been Patersonians of African descent since before the Civil War However Paterson s black population declined between the years 2000 and 2010 97 consistent with the overall return migration of African Americans from Northern New Jersey back to the Southern United States 98 A house once existing at Bridge Street and Broadway was a station on the Underground Railroad It was operated from 1855 to 1864 by abolitionists William Van Rensalier a black engineer and Josiah Huntoon a white industrialist 99 There is a memorial located at the site 100 101 Many second and third generation Puerto Ricans have called Paterson home since the 1950s including an estimated 10 000 who participated in the 2014 mayoral election which was won by Jose Joey Torres a Puerto Rican American who was one of three Hispanic candidates vying for the seat 92 Today s Hispanic immigrants to Paterson are primarily Dominican Peruvian Colombian Mexican and Central American with a resurgence of Puerto Rican migration as well In 2014 more than 600 business people attended the annual Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey Convention in Paterson 102 Western Market Street sometimes called Little Lima by tourists is home to many Peruvian and other Latin American businesses In contrast if one travels east on Market Street a heavy concentration of Dominican owned restaurants beauty salons barbershops and other businesses can be seen The Great Falls Historic District Cianci Street Union Avenue and 21st Avenue have several Italian businesses To the north of the Great Falls is a fast growing Bangladeshi population Park Avenue and Market Street between Straight Street and Madison Avenue are heavily Dominican and Puerto Rican Main Street just south of downtown is heavily Mexican with a resurgent Puerto Rican community 103 Broadway also called Dr Martin Luther King Jr Way is significantly black as are the Fourth Ward and parts of Eastside and Northside although Paterson s African American population is declining 103 Costa Ricans and other Central American immigrant communities are growing in the Riverside and Peoples Park neighborhoods Main Street between the Clifton border and Madison Avenue is heavily Turkish and Arab 21st Avenue in the People s Park section is characterized by Colombian and other Latin American restaurants and shops Every summer Patersonians conduct an African American Day Parade a Dominican Day Parade a Puerto Rican Day Parade a Peruvian Day Parade and a Turkish American Day Parade budget cuts in 2011 have forced parade organizers to contribute to cover the costs of police and other municipal services 104 Paterson is widely considered the capital of the Peruvian diaspora in the U S 105 Little Lima a Peruvian enclave in Downtown Paterson is the largest Peruvian enclave outside of South America home to approximately 10 000 Peruvian immigrants 106 61 Paterson has named an area bordered by Mill Market Main and Cianci streets Peru Square 107 Paterson s rapidly growing Peruvian community celebrates what is known as Senor de los Milagros Our Lord of Miracles in English on October 18 through 28th each year and every July participates in the annual Passaic County Peruvian Day Parade which passes through Market Street and Main Street in the Little Lima neighborhood of Downtown Paterson 108 In the 2000 Census 4 72 of residents listed themselves as being of Peruvian American ancestry the third highest percentage of the population of any municipality in New Jersey and the United States behind East Newark with 10 1 and Harrison with 7 01 109 The community includes both Quechua and Spanish speakers 110 Paterson is home to the third largest Dominican American Community in the United States after New York City and Lawrence Massachusetts In the 2000 Census 10 27 of residents listed themselves as being of Dominican American ancestry the eighth highest percentage of the population of any municipality in the United States and the third highest percentage in New Jersey behind Perth Amboy s 18 81 and Union City s 11 46 111 Paterson renamed a section of Park Avenue in Sandy Hill to Dominican Republic Way to recognize the Dominican community which is the largest Hispanic community in the city 112 Paterson is home to the largest Turkish American immigrant community in the United States known as Little Istanbul and the second largest Arab American community after Dearborn Michigan 89 Paterson has been also nicknamed Little Ramallah and contains a neighborhood with the same name in South Paterson with an Arab American population estimated as high as 20 000 in 2015 113 114 serving as the center of Paterson s growing Syrian American 64 65 and Palestinian American populations 63 The Paterson based Arab American Civic Association was reported in 2014 to have an Arabic language program in the Paterson Public Schools that served 125 students at School 9 on Saturdays 115 Paterson is also home to the largest Circassian immigrant community in the United States 116 self published source The Greater Paterson area which includes the cities of Clifton and Wayne and the boroughs of Haledon Prospect Park North Haledon Totowa Woodland Park and Little Falls is home to the nation s largest North Caucasian population mostly Circassians Karachays and small Chechen and Dagestani communities Reflective of these communities Paterson and Prospect Park public schools observe Muslim holidays 117 Paterson has incorporated a rapidly growing Bangladeshi American community which is estimated to number 15 000 118 the largest in the United States outside New York City 119 Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman was ultimately certified as the winner of the 2012 city council race in the Second Ward making him North Jersey s first Bangladeshi American elected official 120 A branch of the Sonali Exchange Company Inc has opened on Union Avenue in the Totowa section of town not to be confused with the Passaic County municipality Totowa the Sonali Exchange Company is a subsidiary of Sonali Bank the largest state owned commercial bank in Bangladesh citation needed Economy EditPortions of the city are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone UEZ one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide The city was selected in 1994 as one of a group of 10 zones added to participate in the program 121 In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the UEZ shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3 3125 sales tax rate half of the 6 5 8 rate charged statewide at eligible merchants 122 Established in September 1994 the city s Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in September 2025 123 The UEZ program plays a pivotal role in the city s economic revitalization 124 Arts and culture EditPaterson has a significant parks and recreation system including larger areas such as Eastside Westside and Pennington Parks as well as neighborhood parks such as Wrigley Robert Clemente and People s 125 The Great Falls of the Passaic are part of the national park system Main article Paterson Museum The Paterson Museum in the Great Falls Historic District was founded in 1925 and is owned and operated by the city of Paterson Its mission is to preserve and display the industrial history of the city Since 1982 the museum has been housed in the Thomas Rogers Building on Market Street the former erecting shop of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works a major 19th century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives 126 Main article Lambert Castle Belle Vista locally known as Lambert Castle was built in 1892 as the home of Catholina Lambert the self made owner of a prominent silk mill in Paterson After Lambert s death in 1923 his family sold the building to the city which in turn sold it to the County of Passaic a few years later The county used the building for administrative offices and in 1936 provided one room to the fledgling Passaic County Historical Society to serve as its historical museum As time went by the museum grew room by room until the entire first floor became the historical museum In the late 1990s the Castle underwent a multi million dollar restoration and all four floors of the building were developed into a museum and library Today Passaic County remains the owner of the building and supports the facilities operation however the Passaic County Historical Society is solely responsible for the operation and management of Lambert Castle Museum with its historical period rooms long term and changing exhibition galleries educational programs for elementary and middle school students and research library archive 127 Above Lambert Castle stands a 75 foot 23 m observation tower located at the peak of Garret Mountain which while technically standing in Woodland Park was constructed when the property was considered part of Paterson The tower is part of the Garret Mountain Reservation and renovations were completed in 2009 to restore the tower to the original condition as built in 1896 by Lambert who used the tower to impress guests with its view of the New York City skyline 128 Attempts were being made to fund the restoration of the Paterson Armory as a recreation and cultural center but the building was destroyed by fire before these could bear fruit 129 Media EditWPAT AM 930 has been licensed to Paterson since 1941 93 1 FM was added in 1957 Paterson is also the city of license for the Spanish language Univision network s flagship station WXTV DT channel 41 whose studios are located on Frank W Burr Boulevard in Teaneck New Jersey WXTV DT serves the New York City area Government EditLocal government Edit The City of Paterson operates within the Faulkner Act formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law under a Plan D Mayor Council form of government which was adopted in 1974 in a change from a 1907 statute based form 8 130 The city is one of 71 municipalities of the 564 statewide that use this form 131 Under the Mayor Council plan the Mayor is the chief executive and is responsible for administering the City s activities The Mayor is elected at large for a four year term by the citizens and is responsible for them The mayor enforces the charter and the ordinances and laws passed by the City Council The Mayor appoints all department heads including the business administrator with the advice and consent of the Council and may remove any department heads after giving them notice and an opportunity to be heard With the assistance of the business administrator the Mayor is responsible for the preparation of the municipal budget The Mayor submits the budget to the Council along with a detailed analysis of expenditures and revenues The Council may reduce any item or items in the budget by a majority vote but can only increase an item by a two thirds vote citation needed The City Council is comprised of nine members Of these six are elected through the use of the ward system where candidates run to represent a certain area of the city The other three seats are elected using the at large system where each candidate is voted upon by the entire voting population of the city Municipal elections are held in even numbered years are non partisan and take place on the second Tuesday in May The six members of the City Council representing their wards are elected in the same years as presidential elections while the mayoral election and the at large Council elections are held in the same years as the mid term Congressional elections citation needed As of 2023 update the Mayor of Paterson is Andre Sayegh whose term of office ends June 30 2026 The previous mayor was Jane Williams Warren who was serving on an interim basis following the resignation of Jose Joey Torres 4 Torres was in his third non consecutive term as Mayor of Paterson having first been elected by defeating incumbent Martin G Barnes in 2002 and then winning re election in 2006 against Lawrence Spagnola After losing his bid for a third consecutive term by a margin of 600 votes to City Council President Jeffery Jones in 2010 Torres defeated Jones in a rematch four years later 132 Torres pleaded guilty to corruption charges in September 2017 that required him to leave office and to serve a prison term of five years According to city law the President of the City Council is the next in line to succeed a Mayor who is removed from office for any reason and serves as Acting Mayor until the next election unless the Council appoints someone else to fill the post within 30 days of the creation of the vacancy City Council President Ruby Cotton immediately became Mayor upon Torres resignation 133 and served until September 29 when the council voted 5 4 to appoint Williams Warren a former city clerk as interim mayor until the May 2018 municipal election 134 Members of the City Council are Council President Shahin Khalique Second Ward 2024 Council Vice President Alex Mendez Third Ward 2024 Alaa Al Abdelaziz Sixth Ward 2024 Ruby N Cotton Fourth Ward 2024 Maritza Davila at large 2026 Michael Jackson First Ward 2024 Dr Lilisa Mimms at large 2026 MD Forid Uddin at large 2026 and Luis Velez Fifth Ward 2024 135 136 137 138 139 In July 2018 Alaa Al Abdelaziz was selected to fill the Sixth Ward seat expiring in June 2020 that had been held by Andre Sayegh until he stepped down to take office as mayor 140 In the November 2018 general election Abdelaziz was elected to serve the balance of the term of office 141 In 2018 the city had an average property tax bill of 8 087 the lowest in the county compared to an average bill of 10 005 in Passaic County and 8 767 statewide 142 143 The 2020 election for Paterson s Third Ward city council was invalidated after allegations of voter fraud vote by mail More than 24 of ballots failed to meet the standard for mail in ballots 144 Federal state and county representation Edit Paterson is located in the 9th Congressional District 145 and is part of New Jersey s 35th state legislative district 146 147 148 Prior to the 2010 Census Paterson had been part of the 8th Congressional District a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013 based on the results of the November 2012 general elections 149 For the 118th United States Congress New Jersey s 9th congressional district is represented by Bill Pascrell D Paterson 150 151 New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker Newark term ends 2027 152 and Bob Menendez Harrison term ends 2025 153 154 For the 2022 2023 session the 35th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nellie Pou D North Haledon and in the General Assembly by Shavonda E Sumter D Paterson and Benjie E Wimberly D Paterson 155 Passaic County is governed by Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected at large to staggered three year terms office on a partisan basis with two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three year cycle At a reorganization meeting held in January the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members to serve for a one year term 156 As of 2022 update Passaic County s Commissioners are Director Bruce James D Clifton term as commissioner ends December 31 2023 term as director ends 2022 157 Deputy Director Cassandra Sandi Lazzara D Little Falls term as commissioner ends 2024 term as deputy director ends 2022 158 John W Bartlett D Wayne 2024 159 Theodore O T J Best Jr D Paterson 2023 160 Terry Duffy D West Milford 2022 161 Nicolino Gallo R Totowa 2024 162 and Pasquale Pat Lepore D Woodland Park 2022 163 156 164 165 166 167 168 Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Danielle Ireland Imhof D Hawthorne 2023 169 170 Sheriff Richard H Berdnik D Clifton 2022 171 172 and Surrogate Zoila S Cassanova D Wayne 2026 173 174 165 Politics Edit As of March 2011 there were a total of 68 324 registered voters in Paterson of which 27 926 40 9 vs 31 0 countywide were registered as Democrats 3 100 4 5 vs 18 7 were registered as Republicans and 37 285 54 6 vs 50 3 were registered as Unaffiliated There were 13 voters registered to other parties 175 Among the city s 2010 Census population 46 7 vs 53 2 in Passaic County were registered to vote including 64 8 of those ages 18 and over vs 70 8 countywide 175 176 In the 2012 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 93 6 of the vote 41 662 cast ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 6 1 2 696 votes and other candidates with 0 3 152 votes among the 45 050 ballots cast by the city s 78 194 registered voters 540 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 57 6 177 178 In the 2008 presidential election Democrat Barack Obama received 38 085 votes 86 7 vs 58 8 countywide ahead of Republican John McCain with 4 098 votes 9 3 vs 37 7 and other candidates with 150 votes 0 3 vs 0 8 among the 43 946 ballots cast by the city s 70 925 registered voters for a turnout of 62 0 vs 70 4 in Passaic County 179 In the 2004 presidential election Democrat John Kerry received 28 896 votes 79 2 vs 48 3 countywide ahead of Republican George W Bush with 5 959 votes 16 3 vs 50 7 and other candidates with 151 votes 0 4 vs 0 96 among the 36 470 ballots cast by the city s 64 151 registered voters for a turnout of 56 9 vs 69 3 in the whole county 180 In the 2013 gubernatorial election Democrat Barbara Buono received 78 5 of the vote 15 726 cast ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 20 6 4 123 votes and other candidates with 0 9 179 votes among the 20 787 ballots cast by the city s 80 140 registered voters 759 ballots were spoiled for a turnout of 25 9 181 182 In the 2009 gubernatorial election Democrat Jon Corzine received 17 334 ballots cast 85 7 vs 50 8 countywide ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2 213 votes 10 9 vs 43 2 Independent Chris Daggett with 264 votes 1 3 vs 3 8 and other candidates with 129 votes 0 6 vs 0 9 among the 20 233 ballots cast by the city s 66 603 registered voters yielding a 30 4 turnout vs 42 7 in the county 183 Emergency services EditThe City of Paterson is served by the Paterson Police Department 184 The Paterson Fire Department headed by Chief Brian McDermott operates out of seven fire stations with a total of 400 employees and is also responsible for the city s emergency medical services division and ambulance units 185 The department is part of the Metro USAR Strike Team which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address major emergency rescue situations 186 In addition to local services Paterson is home to the Passaic County Sheriff s Office Courts Division in the Passaic County Courthouse and Correctional Division in the Passaic County Jail The jail originally constructed in 1957 can accommodate 1 242 inmate beds 187 In April 2011 Paterson laid off 125 police officers nearly 25 of the total force in the city due to severe budget constraints caused by a 70 million deficit 188 At the same time the Guardian Angels a New York City based volunteer citizen safety patrol organization began operating in Paterson at the invitation of the Mayor 189 St Joseph s Regional Medical Center is a large institution providing comprehensive emergency services as well as non emergency medical care to Paterson and the surrounding community 190 Transportation Edit Interstate 80 westbound in Paterson Roads and highways Edit As of May 2010 update the city had a total of 195 28 miles 314 27 km of roadways of which 157 62 miles 253 66 km were maintained by the municipality 29 21 miles 47 01 km by Passaic County and 8 45 miles 13 60 km by the New Jersey Department of Transportation 191 By road Paterson is served directly by Interstate 80 as well as State Routes 4 19 and 20 The Garden State Parkway U S Route 46 State Routes 3 17 21 and 208 are also nearby and serve as feeder roads to the community Paterson also served as the terminus for numerous major secondary roads in northern New Jersey Paterson Plank Road linked the city to Jersey City and eventually the Hudson River waterfront in Hoboken while the Paterson Hamburg Turnpike connected the city with Sussex County along what is now parts of State Route 23 Public transportation Edit The city is served by the NJ Transit Main Line commuter rail service to Hoboken with the station located in Downtown Paterson Plans are being developed for a new commuter rail service on the existing NYS amp W line which is currently single tracked The Passaic Bergen Rail Line plans to have five stops in Paterson 192 Bus service to locations in Passaic Bergen Essex and Hudson counties is provided by NJ Transit making the city a regional transit hub The Broadway Bus Terminal also in downtown is the terminus for many NJ Transit bus lines 193 Service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan is offered on the 161 and the 190 by the 171 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Washington Heights Manhattan on the 72 to Newark with local service provided on the 74 702 703 704 707 712 722 742 Saturday only 744 746 748 770 970 and 971 routes 194 195 Many buses stop at or near City Hall going to various points in the area including New York and the neighboring communities Private independent jitney buses guaguas or dollar vans connect Paterson with neighboring communities along Route 4 and provide transportation to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Manhattan These buses run at high frequency but do not have formal published schedules 196 197 198 Education EditThe Paterson Public Schools serve students in pre kindergarten through twelfth grade 199 The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v Burke 200 which are now referred to as SDA Districts based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority 201 202 As of the 2018 19 school year the district comprised of 51 schools had an enrollment of 27 601 students and 2 053 5 classroom teachers on an FTE basis for a student teacher ratio of 13 4 1 203 District enrollment in Paterson surged at the start of the 2015 16 school year creating a public school enrollment of 700 students higher than expected and putting the school district in a situation of needing to hire teachers rapidly not long after the district had laid off 300 positions 204 In 2011 all of Paterson s high schools were changed to theme schools as part of a goal to give students a better choice in areas they wanted to pursue 205 Among the 594 students who took the SAT in 2013 the mean combined score was 1120 and there were 19 students 3 2 of those taking the exam who achieved the combined score of 1550 that the College Board considers an indicator of college readiness a decline from the 26 students 4 3 who achieved the standard the previous year 206 Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is a charter school serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade 207 Other charter schools include Community Charter School of Paterson K 8 John P Holland Charter School K 8 and Paterson Arts and Science Charter School K 7 208 In 2021 Governor Murphy announced the approval of a new charter Brilla NJ to be opened in 2023 It was the first approved charter in his first term as governor 209 The city is host to the state s annual robotics competition held at Passaic County Community College The North Jersey Robotics Competition was created to place high educational merit on the students of Paterson The competition draws schools from around New Jersey Three events make up the meet which takes place on two different days The competition s tenth anniversary event in 2011 was won by Paterson s Panther Academy Blessed Sacrament School and St Gerard Majella School are elementary schools that operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson 210 In the face of declining enrollment and financial difficulties Paterson Catholic High School the city s last remaining Catholic high school was closed by the Diocese of Paterson 211 Paterson hosts the main campus of Passaic County Community College established in the 1970s which serves 13 000 students at its main campus and at satellite programs in Passaic Wanaque and at the Public Safety Academy 212 Sister cities EditSister cities of Paterson include Eskisehir Turkey May 22 2002 213 Lyon Rhone Auvergne Rhone Alpes France 214 Lowell Massachusetts citation needed Sylhet Bangladesh citation needed Surat Gujarat India 215 Vadodara Gujarat India 216 Yulin Shaanxi China 217 Friendship Edit Montescaglioso Street in Paterson There is a pact of friendship with the town of Montescaglioso Matera Basilicata Italy as testified by mutual naming of two streets in their city centers Paterson was a place of Italian emigration from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s and today houses a large community of citizens of Montescaglioso who emigrated in those years 218 Avenue Paterson in Montescaglioso 219 Montescaglioso Street in Paterson 220 The San Rocco Society was founded in Paterson an association whose main purpose is to maintain sales relationships with the Italy and in some ways the traditions 221 In popular culture EditPaterson is the subject of William Carlos Williams five book epic poem Paterson a cornerstone work of modern American poetry 1 Paterson is also mentioned in the twelfth line of Part 1 of Allen Ginsberg s poem Howl In the novel On the Road by Ginsberg s friend Jack Kerouac the protagonist Sal Paradise lives with his aunt in Paterson Kerouac may have chosen Paterson as a stand in for his hometown of Lowell Massachusetts also a mill town with a waterfall 222 Paterson is the setting of many of Junot Diaz s short stories and novels including the Pulitzer Prize winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and John Updike s 1997 novel In the Beauty of the Lilies 223 The controversial arrest and conviction of boxer Rubin Hurricane Carter whose conviction was overturned in 1985 was dramatized in the 1999 Denzel Washington film The Hurricane and was partially shot in the city 1 The lyrics of the Bob Dylan song Hurricane include In Paterson that s just the way things go If you re Black you might as well not show Up on the street Unless you want to draw the heat The film Lean On Me while sensationalized is based on events that occurred in Paterson s Eastside High School 224 Alice Sweet Alice 1976 with Brooke Shields was filmed entirely in Paterson the director s hometown 225 as was State Property 226 Its sequel State Property 2 and Far from Heaven The Preacher s Wife 227 and Purple Rose of Cairo 228 are among other films that were partially shot in Paterson The city was also a filming location for the 1995 drama film New Jersey Drive which is primarily based on Newark s automobile theft rate at the time with the city being considered the car theft capital of the world citation needed The 2016 film Paterson directed by Jim Jarmusch is set in Paterson and was largely filmed there The movie is about a bus driver named Paterson who writes poetry in his free time 229 Lou Costello often referred to his hometown of Paterson in his comedy routines with Bud Abbott The plot of the June 28 1945 episode of the Abbott amp Costello radio show is about the City of Paterson inviting him back for Lou Costello Day to launch a new garbage scow 230 Three Abbott and Costello films had their world premieres at the Fabian Theater in Paterson which could accommodate a crowd of 3 000 One Night in the Tropics 1940 Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion and Jack and the Beanstalk 1952 231 Costello was honored with a larger than life statue in Federici Park in 1992 232 The Great Falls were featured in the first season of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos both in the pilot and in the episode Pax Soprana as the place where Junior Soprano s friend s grandson committed suicide after taking poor designer drugs as a favor Junior Soprano had Mikey Palmice and another individual toss the dealer Rusty Irish off the bridge over the falls 233 Other locations throughout the city were used in the series as much of the show was shot on location in North Jersey The New Jersey based band Suit of Lights pays tribute to Paterson in their song Goodbye Silk City The 1983 music video Two Tribes by Frankie Goes to Hollywood makes reference to Paterson in its opening sequence 234 citation needed The first marketable revolver was produced in Paterson by Samuel Colt starting in 1836 and was known as the Colt Paterson 235 The first steam powered and first electric powered model trains were both invented in Paterson Eugene Beggs made the first steam powered train in the city around 1871 Beggs employee Jehu Garlick invented the first electric powered model train that consisted of a tinplate toy locomotive with four aluminum wheels A 2016 exhibit at the New Jersey State Museum titled Toy World highlighted the history of New Jersey s toy making industry and prominently featured Paterson s contribution to the history of toys 236 Notable people EditSee also Category People from Paterson New Jersey People who were born in residents of or otherwise closely associated with Paterson include B denotes that the person was born in Paterson Tom Acker 1930 2021 pitcher who played for four seasons with the Cincinnati Reds 237 Jorge Acosta born 1964 retired Colombian born American soccer forward who earned 12 caps with the U S national team in 1991 and 1992 238 Jimmie Adams 1888 1933 silent screen comedian and actor 239 Mike Adams born 1981 pro football player for the Indianapolis Colts 240 241 Adeva born 1960 house music and R amp B vocalist 242 Charlie Adler born 1956 animation voice actor and director 243 Nelson Algren 1909 1981 author best known for his novel The Man with the Golden Arm 244 Henry C Allen 1872 1942 politician who represented New Jersey s 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives 1905 1907 245 Bruce Arians born 1952 former head coach of the NFL s Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers 246 Jillian Armenante born 1968 television and film actress known for playing the role of Donna Kozlowski on Judging Amy B 247 Gerald Ash born 1942 electrical engineer at Bell Labs whose research has focused on routing problems B 248 Sisto Averno 1925 2012 guard and linebacker who played in the NFL for the original Baltimore Colts 1950 the New York Yanks 1951 Dallas Texans 1952 and the Baltimore Colts 1953 1954 249 Vincent Baggetta born 1944 actor best known for his title role in the 1978 79 television series The Eddie Capra Mysteries 250 Samm Sinclair Baker 1909 1997 author coauthor of many how to and self help books most notably The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet which he coauthored with Dr Herman Tarnower B 251 Nathan Barnert 1838 1927 businessman and politician twice elected as the Mayor of Paterson 252 Lawrence Barrett 1838 1891 leading actor of the 19th century 253 Charles K Barton 1886 1958 politician served in the New Jersey Senate 1943 1948 B 254 Charles D Beckwith 1838 1921 represented New Jersey s 5th congressional district 1889 1891 mayor of Paterson 1885 1889 255 Candace Beinecke born 1946 1947 Senior Partner of Hughes Hubbard amp Reed where in 1999 she became the first female head of a major New York firm 256 Alexander Berzin born 1944 Buddhist Scholar translator and teacher focusing on the Tibetan tradition 257 Jeffrey Bewkes born 1952 CEO President and Chairman of the Board of Time Warner 258 Jacob Bigeleisen 1919 2010 chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project on techniques to extract uranium 235 from uranium ore B 259 Chauncey Black born 1968 singer with the vocal group Blackstreet 260 Glenn Borgmann born 1950 former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox B 261 Jennie Bosschieter 1882 1900 woman who was raped and murdered as an early victim of the date rape drug chloral hydrate which caused her death 262 Bill Braun auto racer 263 Pete Bremy born 1952 rock bass player best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge and Cactus B 264 Gaetano Bresci 1869 1901 weaver and anarchist assassinated Italian king Umberto I 265 Johnny Briggs born 1944 former Major League Baseball player 266 Mark Brown born 1980 NFL linebacker who played for the New York Jets 267 Edna Buchanan born 1939 journalist and writer best known for her crime mystery novels 268 Rubin Hurricane Carter 1937 2014 boxer whose triple murder conviction was later overturned subject of the Bob Dylan song Hurricane and the movie The Hurricane 269 Federico Castelluccio born 1964 Italian born actor most known for portraying Furio Giunta on the HBO series The Sopranos 270 Frank Catania born 1941 politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 35th Legislative District 1990 1994 B 271 Ersilia Cavedagni 1862 Italian American anarcha feminist activist writer and editor 272 Joe Clark 1938 2020 educator and former principal of Eastside High School depicted by Morgan Freeman in the movie Lean on Me 224 Lou Costello 1906 1959 comedian actor and producer and part of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello B 273 Pat Costello 1902 1990 actor producer stunt double and the brother of Lou Costello who was the executive producer for The Abbott and Costello Show B 274 Christos M Cotsakos born 1948 former CEO of E TRADE B 275 Ernestina Cravello 1880 1942 Italian American anarcha feminist activist during the late 19th and early 20th centuries 276 Sunda Croonquist comic and actress 277 Victor Cruz born 1986 wide receiver for the NFL Super Bowl championship team the New York Giants 278 Joe Cunningham 1931 2021 former MLB first baseman and outfielder who played for the St Louis Cardinals Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators B 279 Joan Wadleigh Curran born 1950 visual artist painter and printmaker B 280 Frank Davenport 1912 1995 politician Sheriff of Passaic County and served one term in the New Jersey Senate B 281 Anthony Davis born 1951 pianist and composer B 282 Richard W DeKorte 1936 1979 politician member of the New Jersey General Assembly B 283 Andrew Derrom 1817 1892 military officer inventor civil engineer and industrialist 284 Bob DeVos born 1946 jazz guitarist B 285 William L Dill 1874 1952 jurist who served on the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals politician Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1928 and 1934 286 Larry Doby 1923 2003 Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player and manager who broke the color barrier in the American League 287 Eric Downing born 1978 NFL player 288 Jacqueline Dubrovich born 1994 Olympic foil fencer B 289 Lou Duva 1922 2017 boxing trainer manager and promoter member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame 290 Randy Edelman born 1947 film and TV score composer B 291 Barry Edelstein born 1965 theatre director author and educator Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego California B 292 W Cary Edwards 1944 2010 politician Attorney General of New Jersey 1986 1989 B 293 Eddie Einhorn 1936 2016 television executive part owner of the Chicago White Sox 294 Derrick Etienne born 1996 professional soccer player for the New York Red Bulls 295 William W Evans Jr 1921 1999 politician who served as Mayor of Wyckoff and in the New Jersey General Assembly candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 1968 B 296 George Feifer 1934 2019 journalist novelist and historian known for his autobiographical novels chronicling life in the Soviet Union B 297 Laurie Fendrich born 1948 artist writer and educator best known for her geometric abstract paintings B 298 John A Ferraro 1946 2010 actor academic stage director and television director 299 Helene Fortunoff 1933 2021 businessperson who headed Fortunoff B 300 J John Fox c 1904 1999 judge known for his central role in the founding of the University of Massachusetts Medical School B 301 Sidney Geist 1914 2005 artist who was known for his sculpture and his art criticism B 302 Abe Gelbart 1911 1994 mathematician founding dean of the Belfer Graduate School of Science at Yeshiva University namesake of the International Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan Israel 303 Allen Ginsberg 1926 1997 writer and Beat Generation poet 304 Teresa Giudice born 1972 reality show participant on The Real Housewives of New Jersey 305 Abraham Godwin 1724 1777 captain of Marines USS Lady Washington in 1776 306 Abraham Godwin 1763 1835 member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1802 1806 307 Abraham Godwin Jr 1791 1849 member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1821 1832 citation needed Parke Godwin 1816 1904 journalist B 307 Percy Goetschius 1853 1943 teacher of the theory of musical composition B 308 Shotsie Gorman born 1951 tattoo artist painter sculptor and poet B 309 Bill Haast 1910 2011 snake and venom specialist director of Miami Serpentarium Laboratories B 310 Thomas Hagan born c 1942 one of the men convicted for the assassination of Malcolm X 311 Joseph Haj actor eighth artistic director of the Guthrie Theater 312 Alexander Hamilton 1755 57 1804 first United States Secretary of the Treasury helped found the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures S U M that helped establish Paterson around the Great Falls 313 Keith Hamilton born 1971 NFL defensive tackle who spent his entire 12 season career with the New York Giants 314 Larry Hand born 1940 defensive end and defensive tackle who played in the National Football League NFL for the Detroit Lions 1965 1977 B 315 The Happenings pop music group created in the 1960s 316 Gerald Hayes born 1980 linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals 317 Jon Herington born 1954 guitarist singer songwriter record producer and session musician B 318 Ureli Corelli Hill 1802 1875 music conductor and founder of the New York Symphony Orchestra 319 Garret A Hobart 1844 1899 Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly President of the New Jersey Senate and the 24th Vice President of the United States serving under President William McKinley 320 Kendall Holt born 1981 light welterweight boxer who held the WBO junior welterweight championship 2008 09 321 Michael Hossack 1946 2012 drummer member of the Doobie Brothers 322 Michael Jace born 1962 actor who appeared in The Shield 323 Ameer Jackson born 1994 American professional basketball player B 324 Charlie Jamieson 1893 1969 Major League Baseball player 325 Henry Janowitz 1915 2008 Professor Emeritus of Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai known for his contributions into inflammatory bowel diseases B 326 Morris Janowitz 1919 1988 sociologist and professor who made major contributions to sociological theory the study of prejudice urban issues and patriotism B 327 Charles Samuel Joelson 1916 1999 lawyer and politician who served on the Paterson City Council and as the Representative for New Jersey s 8th congressional district 1961 1969 328 Devhonte Johnson Brazilian jiu jitsu competitor and coach B 329 Jemal Johnson born 1985 former professional soccer player most known for his spell with English League One side MK Dons B 330 Maxine Jones born 1966 singer member of En Vogue 331 Ron Cephas Jones born 1957 actor known for This is Us Mr Robot and Across The Universe 332 Just Blaze born 1978 hip hop music producer 333 Alfred E Kahn 1917 2010 economist and deregulation advocate 334 Carla A Katz born 1959 labor leader who served as president of Local 1034 of the Communications Workers of America 1999 2008 335 Joseph Keller 1923 2016 mathematician who specialized in applied mathematics B 336 King Kelly 1857 1894 Major League Baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame 337 338 Bernard Kerik born 1955 former New York City Police Commissioner 339 Joseph Kipley 1848 1904 Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department 1897 1901 B 340 Gabriel Kolko 1932 2014 historian author B 341 Garret Kramer author and performance coach B 342 Vincent R Kramer 1918 2001 United States Marine Corps colonel who was a guerrilla warfare expert and was awarded the Navy Cross during the Korean War B 343 Sue Ane Langdon born 1936 actress B 344 Frank Lautenberg 1924 2013 politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate B 345 Jaynee LaVecchia born 1954 Justice who has served on the New Jersey Supreme Court since 2000 B 346 John L Leal 1858 1914 physician and water utility sanitary adviser responsible for the installation of the first drinking water chlorine disinfection system in the U S 347 Walt Levinsky 1929 1999 big band and orchestral player composer arranger and bandleader 348 Son Lewis born 1951 blues singer and guitarist B 349 John LoCascio born 1991 defenseman for the Rochester Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse 350 Adrienne Mancia 1927 2022 curator best known for her work with the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Academy of Music 351 Don Martin 1931 2000 cartoonist for Mad magazine 352 Edward L Masry 1932 2005 attorney whose firm was behind the case featured in Erin Brockovich B 353 Markis McDuffie born 1997 professional basketball player for Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A 354 Thomas McEwan Jr 1854 1926 represented New Jersey s 7th congressional district from 1895 1899 355 Edward McNamara 1884 1944 Broadway and Hollywood actor who was discovered while working as a police officer in Paterson B 356 George Middleton 1880 1967 playwright B 357 Susan Misner born 1971 actress who has appeared on films and television including roles in One Life to Live The Bronx Is Burning Rescue Me and Chicago 358 Joe Mooney 1911 1975 jazz and pop accordionist organist and vocalist who went blind at the age of 10 359 Paul H Mussen 1922 2000 developmental psychologist who described stages of child psychological development B 360 Greg Olsen born 1985 former tight end for the Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks B 361 Kenny Parker born 1946 former American football defensive back who played in the NFL for the New York Giants B 362 Vincent N Parrillo professor of sociology at William Paterson University 363 Patricia Peardon 1923 24 1993 actress who originated the title role in the Broadway play Junior Miss B 364 Simon Perchik 1923 2022 poet 365 Joseph D Pistone born 1939 FBI agent and author who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family as described in the film Donnie Brasco 366 Robert Pitofsky 1929 2018 lawyer and politician who was the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission from 1995 to 2001 B 367 Bucky Pizzarelli 1926 2020 jazz guitarist 368 369 John Pizzarelli born 1960 jazz guitarist and singer 369 370 Martin Pizzarelli born 1963 jazz double bassist 369 David Prater 1937 1988 of the soul duo Sam amp Dave 371 Amos H Radcliffe 1870 1950 Mayor of Paterson New Jersey 1916 1919 represented New Jersey s 7th congressional district 1919 1923 372 Prince Randian 1871 1934 sideshow performer 373 Zoogz Rift 1953 2011 musician painter and professional wrestling personality B 374 George Rochberg 1918 2005 classical composer B 375 Frederick Reines 1918 1998 Nobel Prize winning physicist who co discovered the neutrino 376 Sarah Nicole Robles born 1991 actress and voice actress best known for providing the voice of Luz Noceda in the Disney Channel animated series The Owl House 377 Frankie Ruiz 1958 1998 salsa music singer B 378 John Ryle 1817 1887 industrialist and capitalist known as the father of the United States silk industry starting the first silk mill in 1839 379 Mary Danforth Ryle 1833 1904 philanthropist who donated millions to various city institutions notably the Danforth Memorial Library 380 Kathryn Salfelder born 1987 classical composer B 381 Nicholas Samra born 1944 eparch of the Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Newton in the United States elected in 2011 B 382 Louis Scott 1889 1954 gold medal winner at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm 383 Omar Sheika born 1977 former professional boxer and multiple time super middleweight world title challenger 384 Marcel Shipp born 1978 running back for the Arizona Cardinals 385 Rocco Silano born 1962 magician and author 386 Dave Sime 1936 2016 Olympic medal winning sprinter 387 Jack Wilkinson Smith 1873 1949 painter B 388 John Spencer 1946 2005 actor best known for his role as Leo McGarry the White House Chief of Staff on the television drama The West Wing 389 John A Spizziri born 1934 politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1978 B 390 Bill Stern 1926 2021 botanist B 391 Sol Stetin 1910 2005 labor union leader 392 Lewis Atterbury Stimson 1844 1917 surgeon who was the first to perform a public operation in the United States using Joseph Lister s antiseptic technique B 393 J Michael Straczynski born 1954 science fiction writer creator and writer for Babylon 5 B 394 395 Jesse Talbot 1805 1879 Hudson River School painter Associate Member of the National Academy of Design and friend to Walt Whitman Talbot lived in Paterson in the late 1840s and painted some of his major works there 396 Kazbek Tambi born 1961 Seton Hall University women s soccer team head coach and retired U S soccer midfielder member of the U S Olympic soccer team at the 1984 Summer Olympics spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League four in the Major Indoor Soccer League and one in the American Soccer League former United States U 17 women s soccer team coach 397 Albert Tangora 1903 1978 holder of the speed record for typing on a manual typewriter 398 Joe Taub 1929 2017 businessman who joined his brother Henry Taub and Frank Lautenberg in building the payroll company Automatic Data Processing later was part of an investment group that acquired the New Jersey Nets B 399 Tim Thomas born 1977 NBA basketball player 400 401 Dante Tomaselli born 1969 horror film screenwriter director and composer B 402 Robert Torricelli born 1951 politician former representative of New Jersey in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives B 403 Sammy Turner born 1950 singer who was popular in the late 1950s B 404 Gregory Van Maanen born 1937 artist 405 Elizabeth Vargas born 1962 ABC news anchor B 406 Bruce Vilanch born 1948 six time Emmy Award winning comedy writer actor and songwriter 407 408 409 Uncle Floyd Vivino born 1951 comic and star of Uncle Floyd Show the longest running broadcast and cable TV show in New Jersey appeared in film Good Morning Vietnam 410 Jerry Vivino born 1954 musician B 411 Jimmy Vivino born 1955 musician guitarist member of The Max Weinberg 7 412 Fetty Wap born 1991 rapper and singer 413 Darryl Watkins born 1984 professional basketball player who played collegiately at Syracuse 414 Patrick Warburton born 1964 actor best known for his roles in Seinfeld and Family Guy B 415 Bernie Wayne 1919 1993 composer best known for Blue Velvet 416 Joseph Weber 1919 2000 physicist who gave the earliest public lecture on the principles behind the laser and the maser and developed Weber bars the first gravitational wave detectors B 417 Carl Weinrich 1904 1991 classical organist known for his recitals and recordings of Baroque organ music B 418 Bert Wheeler 1895 1968 of the comedy duo Wheeler amp Woolsey 419 Alice White 1904 1983 film actress 420 K Waun Williams born 1991 cornerback who has played in the NFK for the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos 421 William Carlos Williams 1883 1963 important modern 20th century poet author of the poem Paterson 422 Jerry Zaks born 1946 stage and television director and actor 423 Giuseppe Zangara 1900 1933 assassin of Chicago mayor Anton Cermak though President elect Franklin D Roosevelt may have been his intended target 424 Paul Zukerberg born 1957 lawyer activist and politician B 425 See also Edit New Jersey portal1913 Paterson silk strike 1835 Paterson textile strikeReferences Edit a b c d e Thomasch Paul Irene another blow to struggling New Jersey city Reuters September 1 2011 Accessed January 24 2012 Nicknamed the Silk City for its 19th century silk factories Paterson has a place in labor history as the site of a six month strike in 1913 by the Industrial Workers of the World or Wobblies who were viewed as a threat to capitalism at a time when the United States had a radical labor movement a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files New Jersey Places United States Census Bureau Accessed July 1 2020 a b US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 a b Mayor City of Paterson Accessed July 11 2022 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory New Jersey Department of Community Affairs updated February 8 2023 Accessed February 10 2023 Administration City of Paterson Accessed March 2 2023 Municipal Clerk City of Paterson Accessed March 2 2023 a b 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book Rutgers University Edward J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy March 2013 p 151 ArcGIS REST Services Directory United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 11 2022 City of Paterson Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved March 8 2013 a b c d e f g QuickFacts Paterson city New Jersey United States Census Bureau Accessed December 11 2022 a b c Total Population Census 2010 Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed December 1 2022 a b c d Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50 000 or More Ranked by July 1 2021 Population April 1 2020 to July 1 2021 United States Census Bureau May 2022 Accessed December 1 2022 a b Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey April 1 2020 to July 1 2021 United States Census Bureau Accessed December 1 2022 a b Population Density by County and Municipality New Jersey 2020 and 2021 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed March 1 2023 Look Up a ZIP Code United States Postal Service Accessed September 4 2011 Area Code Lookup NPA NXX for Paterson NJ Area Codes com Accessed November 7 2014 a b U S Census website United States Census Bureau Accessed September 4 2014 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Missouri Census Data Center Accessed April 1 2022 US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey Accessed September 4 2014 Rick Aschmann May 2 2018 North American English Dialects Based on Pronunciation Patterns Aschmann net Retrieved November 25 2019 New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State Accessed July 10 2017 Table1 New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships 2020 and 2010 Censuses New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed December 1 2022 Malinconico Joe Paterson s population grew by 9 2020 census results show North Jersey Media Group Retrieved August 14 2021 a b c d e DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 for Paterson city Passaic County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed November 28 2011 a b Table DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2010 for Paterson city Archived January 18 2012 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed November 27 2011 Table 7 Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey 1990 2000 and 2010 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development February 2011 Accessed August 16 2012 a b Robert Menendez New Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair No Daylight Between US Israel On My Watch The Algemeiner March 13 2013 Accessed January 27 2015 JNS org asked Menendez if his public support for the Jewish community and for Israel in any way has conflicted with his work in diverse New Jersey communities such as Paterson a city that is home to the second largest Muslim population in the U S as well as a mosque the Islamic Center of Passaic County whose leader Mohammad Qatanani is allegedly a member of Hamas Scott William Winfield The Founding of Passaic 250 years ago Archived May 12 2015 at the Wayback Machine Passaic County Historical Society September 1 1929 Accessed January 27 2015 District Significance Paterson Friends of the Great Falls Accessed September 4 2011 Who Was William Paterson Archived July 8 2011 at the Wayback Machine William Paterson University Accessed September 4 2011 He also supported a proposal by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and a group of investors to incorporate them as the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures SUM In 1792 he signed the charter incorporating SUM as well as a municipal charter covering 36 square miles for the Corporation of the Town of Paterson at the site of the Great Falls of the Passaic River Hutchinson Viola L The Origin of New Jersey Place Names New Jersey Public Library Commission May 1945 Accessed September 16 2015 Jusserand Jean Jules 1916 Major L Enfant and the Federal City With Americans of Past and Present Days New York Charles Scribner s Sons p 184 ISBN 9780722276648 Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures Paterson Friends of the Great Falls Accessed August 15 2011 Introduction Project Copy of the Calendar of the S U M Collection of Manuscripts from the New Jersey Historical Records Survey Paterson Friends of the Great Falls backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 11 2015 Accessed December 9 2016 Snyder John P The Story of New Jersey s Civil Boundaries 1606 1968 Bureau of Geology and Topography Trenton New Jersey 1969 p 210 Accessed January 24 2012 Narvaez Alfonso A Historic Power Plant Reborn At The Great Falls In Paterson The New York Times June 30 1987 Accessed April 18 2012 Paterson New Jersey America s Silk City National Park Service Accessed April 18 2012 These mills manufactured many things during the long history of this industrial city cotton textiles steam locomotives Colt revolvers and aircraft engines In the late 19th and early 20th centuries they produced silk fabrics in such quantities that Paterson was known as Silk City Sachs Andrea Escapes Paterson N J s Great Falls is an urban oasis with depth Washington Post August 6 2010 Accessed April 18 2012 The museum for example owns the first two submersibles built by John Philip Holland the Father of the Modern Submarine and 30 of the rare Colt Paterson firearms 1837 42 the third largest collection in the world Salerno Salvatore Paterson s Italian Anarchist Silk Workers and the Politics of Race by Salvatore Salerno libcom org February 5 2011 Accessed November 28 2011 It Happened Here New Jersey Alexander Hamilton s Dream of Industry PDF nj gov Retrieved November 15 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b c d Hinchliffe Stadium National Trust for Historic Preservation a b c d e f Alfred M Martin amp Alfred T Martin The Negro Leagues in New Jersey A History McFarland 2008 pp 21 23 a b Malinconico Joe Paterson s Hinchliffe Stadium is a keystone in the history of Negro Leagues baseball Paterson Press October 3 2018 Reichard Kevin September 15 2022 Jackals announce move to Hinchliffe Stadium for 2023 Ballpark Digest August Publications Retrieved September 19 2022 Hirsch James S Hurricane The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter p 8 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2000 ISBN 0618087281 Accessed August 16 2012 Get to Know Paterson Archived July 1 2012 at the Wayback Machine Merchants amp Businesses of Downtown Paterson Accessed August 16 2012 Today the city s growth and economy has been boosted by immigrants who still migrate to Paterson for the small business opportunities Last Alarm Paterson Fire Journal June 21 2008 Accessed August 5 2014 Via Associated Press Firefighter s Body Is Found The New York Times January 21 1991 Accessed August 5 2014 Paterson firefighters have found the body of a missing colleague two days after a fire destroyed much of two city blocks Dolnick Sam River at 100 Year High Ravages a City That Once Thrived on It The New York Times August 31 2011 Accessed August 5 2014 On Wednesday this working class city in North Jersey was fighting back the highest floodwaters in over a century At least 6 000 people here have been affected Mayor Jeffery Jones said Staff President Obama declares N J a disaster area as residents continue to deal with Hurricane Irene s impact The Star Ledger September 1 2011 Accessed August 5 2014 Friedman Matt President Obama to visit Paterson to survey Hurricane Irene damage The Star Ledger August 31 2011 Accessed August 5 2014 The White House announced President Obama will be visiting the hurricane stricken areas of Paterson on Sunday City Room Obama to Visit Paterson on Sunday and the Overflowing Passaic River The New York Times August 31 2011 Accessed August 5 2014 Jackson Herb Paterson prepares for President Obama s visit today Archived October 1 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Record September 4 2011 Accessed September 4 2011 Details are being tightly guarded about where President Obama will go Sunday when he visits Paterson to see the damage wrought by Hurricane Irene Only Obama s arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport is open to the press The rest of his travels Sunday afternoon will be watched by a small group of pool reporters Locality Search State of New Jersey Accessed May 21 2015 Areas touching Paterson MapIt Accessed March 2 2020 Passaic County Map Coalition for a Healthy NJ Accessed March 2 2020 New Jersey Municipal Boundaries New Jersey Department of Transportation Accessed November 15 2019 Paterson Mill Survey City of Paterson Accessed January 27 2015 Walking Tour of Downtown Archived March 19 2012 at the Wayback Machine PatersonHistory com Accessed May 3 2012 a b Harrison Karen Tina Savor City Paterson the one time Silk City is a Great Falls of ethnic eating New Jersey Monthly July 13 2019 Accessed November 14 2020 Turkish Syrian Lebanese Egyptian and Palestinian immigrants among others share a grand mosque Masjid Jalalabad in the renovated once endangered 1921 Orpheum Theater A long stretch of Main Street in the South Paterson neighborhood amounts to a Jersey souk or market encompassing all kinds of shops and Middle Eastern eateries Hyman Vicki Colonial mansion restored in Paterson s once and again grand Eastside Park The Star Ledger July 1 2009 Accessed September 22 2011 Smaller but no less spectacular examples of Tudor Craftsman Dutch Colonial Federal Greek Revival Spanish and even mid century modern homes sprang up over the next half century Eastside Park at one point was home to as many as 40 000 Jews but they decamped rapidly to burgeoning suburbs starting in the late 1950s though Temple Emanuel the octagonal art deco neighborhood landmark didn t pull up roots until 2005 a b Cowen Richard Paterson s Palestinians celebrate annual flag raising at City Hall The Record May 18 2014 Accessed August 5 2014 a b Villeneuve Marina and Seasly John Nearly 100 gather for Paterson candlelight vigil honoring Syrian refugees Archived May 10 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Record September 5 2015 Accessed December 6 2016 a b Adely Hannan Paterson embraces Syrian refugees as neighbors Archived December 20 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Record December 1 2015 Accessed December 6 2016 La Valle Finn Lisa Living The Dream Palestinian traditions and American freedoms blend perfectly in Paterson New Jersey Monthly November 10 2009 Accessed November 14 2011 Ward Boundaries Revised February 2012 PDF Ward Boundaries Revised February 2012 PDF Clipped from the Morning Call The Morning Call January 9 1902 p 1 www patersonnj gov PDF https web archive org web 20180509183009 http www patersonnj gov egov documents 1525360415 49082 pdf Archived from the original on May 9 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide Fenian Ram Archived from the original on October 14 2007 Retrieved September 14 2007 Other Important Industries In Paterson Paterson Friends of the Great Falls Accessed August 5 2012 Climate of Paterson New Jersey Compendium of censuses 1726 1905 together with the tabulated returns of 1905 New Jersey Department of State 1906 Accessed August 7 2013 Gilman Dainel Coit Peck Harry Thurston and Colby Frank Moore Paterson New International Encyclopedia p 784 Dodd Mead and Company 1903 Accessed January 14 2013 Population in 1840 7 596 1850 11 334 1860 19 586 1870 33 579 1880 51 031 1890 78 347 1900 105 171 Raum John O The History of New Jersey From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time Volume 1 p 274 J E Potter and company 1877 Accessed January 14 2013 The population in 1840 was 7 596 in 1850 11 334 in 1860 19 588 and in 1870 33 579 Bowen Francis American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843 p 231 David H Williams 1842 Accessed August 7 2013 Population of 7 598 listed for 1840 is two higher than values shown in other sources Debow James Dunwoody Brownson The Seventh Census of the United States 1850 p 140 R Armstrong 1853 Accessed January 14 2013 Staff A compendium of the ninth census 1870 p 260 United States Census Bureau 1872 Accessed January 14 2013 Porter Robert Percival Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins Volume III 51 to 75 p 99 United States Census Bureau 1890 Accessed January 14 2013 Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910 Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions 1910 1900 1890 United States Census Bureau p 338 Accessed January 14 2013 Fifteenth Census of the United States 1930 Population Volume I United States Census Bureau p 718 Accessed January 14 2013 Table 6 New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality 1930 1990 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Accessed June 28 2015 a b c d e f Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic Social Economic Housing Characteristics for Paterson city New Jersey Archived July 30 2013 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed January 13 2013 a b c d e f DP 1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 Census 2000 Summary File 1 SF 1 100 Percent Data for Paterson city Passaic County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed January 13 2013 The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey 2000 and 2010 Archived February 21 2011 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed September 3 2011 Malinconico Joe Political battle brewing over Paterson s plans for Hispanic Heritage Month event Archived September 26 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Record September 25 2014 Accessed December 10 2014 I have 52 different ethnic groups in the city said Torres If I incur the expense I have to do it for everybody Rumley Ed October 12 2014 Paterson s Bangladeshi community celebrates start of Martyrs Monument NorthJersey com Archived from the original on October 12 2014 a b via Associated Press Muslims could prove key in choosing next U S president The Seattle Times October 8 2004 Accessed July 17 2011 Paterson which is the nation s second largest Arab American community after the Dearborn Mich area Sudol Karen North Jersey Peruvians celebrate Peru s independence with a flag raising in Paterson The Record July 27 2013 Accessed August 5 2014 Valencia Laura Thousands celebrate their heritage in Paterson s Dominican Parade Archived August 10 2014 at the Wayback Machine Paterson Press September 8 2013 Accessed August 5 2014 The Dominican community has become the largest among the city s more than 50 ethnic groups with tens of thousands tracing their heritage to the Dominican Republic a b Loboguerrero Cristina translated from Spanish by Carlos Rodriguez Martorell Carlos Three Hispanic Candidates Vie For Paterson NJ Mayor Archived May 15 2014 at the Wayback Machine Voices of NY from El Diario La Prensa May 12 2014 Puerto Rican Jose Joey Torres who was the mayor from 2002 to 2010 seeks to regain the seat after losing it to Jeffery Jones in the past election Torres and the current City Council President Andre Sayegh are the main favorites to unseat Jones in the May 13 election The other Latino candidates are both Dominican Maria Teresa Feliciano is a newcomer in politics and Councilman Rigo Rodriguez was recently charged with electoral fraud 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 December 1 2014 DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates for Paterson city Passaic County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed January 24 2012 Cities with 100 000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population per Square Mile 2000 in Rank Order Archived June 29 2011 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed September 5 2011 QT P15 Region and Country or Area of Birth of the Foreign Born Population 2000 from the 2000 Summary File 3 SF 3 Sample Data for Paterson city Passaic County New Jersey Archived February 12 2020 at archive today United States Census Bureau Accessed January 14 2013 Paterson city New Jersey QuickLinks Archived May 22 2012 at the Wayback Machine United States Census Bureau Accessed May 21 2013 Sheingold Dve North Jersey black families leaving for lure of new South The Record February 20 2011 Accessed May 21 2013 In Paterson the number dipped from 46 900 to 41 400 and now comprises 28 percent of the city s population Sharkey Joe Finding a Lost Page From a Family History The New York Times November 10 1996 Accessed May 3 2012 Blinking back tears Delores Van Rensalier pushed a shovel into the damp earth in a vacant lot wedged between a Wendy s restaurant and the police and courts complex in downtown Paterson Beside her workers were putting up a sign to mark the lot as the location of the Huntoon Van Rensalier Station of the Underground Railroad 1855 1864 Paterson a prosperous milltown before the Civil War was a station on the Underground Railroad the clandestine network of way stations operated by northern abolitionists to help slaves escape to Canada from the South Huntoon operated his station in partnership with Van Rensalier whom Ms Van Rensalier now suspects came here on a slave ship and later assumed the Dutch name as a free man Van Rensalier Dolores and Alaya Flavia Bridge Street to Freedom Landmarking a Station on the Underground Railroad Ramapo College 1999 ISBN 0 927351 04 8 Anderson Samuel Plans for a monument at Paterson s Underground Railroad station Paterson press January 10 2014 Accessed January 27 2015 Anzidei Melanie Hispanic chamber hosts annual convention in Paterson state provides grant for entrepreneurship center The Record October 23 2014 Accessed December 10 2014 a b 1 Archived February 13 2020 at archive today Accessed May 18 2019 Schectman Joel and Patberg Zach Ethnic parades in Paterson likely to be victims of city budget stress The Record June 13 2011 Accessed September 4 2011 The Puerto Rican Dominican and African American parades which attracted tens of thousands of people face shutdown after Mayor Jeffery Jones demanded that organizers pay as much as 100 000 for police and clean up after the event Peruvians were set to celebrate their 25th annual parade in Paterson next month The event has brought in more than 35 000 people from as far away as Florida A Brief History of Peruvian Immigration to the United States Archived July 31 2013 at the Wayback Machine yumimmigrantcity com Accessed May 21 2013 Today Paterson NJ remains the effective capital of the Peruvian Diaspora in the United States Cowen Richard Peruvian chefs in Paterson have Eva s kitchen to thank The Record May 18 2019 Accessed November 14 2020 Paterson has an estimated 10 000 Peruvian immigrants according to the U S Census which make it the largest Peruvian enclave in the United States Rahman Jayed November 28 2016 Paterson s Peruvians celebrate unveiling of sign for Peru Square The Paterson Times The Paterson Times Retrieved April 24 2017 Staff Photos Annual Peruvian Day Parade in Passaic County The parade makes its way down Market Street in Paterson The Record July 27 2014 Accessed December 10 2014 Peruvian Communities Archived October 11 2007 at the Wayback Machine EPodunk Accessed July 19 2011 Torrens Claudia via Associated Press Some NY immigrants cite lack of Spanish as barrier U T San Diego May 28 2011 Accessed May 21 2013 Peruvians who speak Quechua live in Queens and Paterson N J Dominican Republic Ancestry Archived October 17 2010 at the Wayback Machine EPodunk Accessed July 19 2011 Rahman Jayed Paterson s largest Hispanic community celebrates renaming Park Avenue to Dominican Republic Way Paterson Times October 8 2016 Accessed October 23 2018 The long promised renaming of Park Avenue to recognize the city s largest Hispanic community came to pass on Saturday afternoon with resounding chants of Viva La Republica Dominicana at the Juan Pablo Duarte Park Yellin Deena Palestinian flag raising is highlight of heritage week in Paterson The Record May 3 2015 Accessed May 29 2015 Adely Hannan Hundreds of Palestinians rally in Paterson in protest of Israeli military campaign The Record July 19 2014 Accessed August 5 2014 Organized by community leaders the rally took place in the South Paterson neighborhood often called Little Ramallah for its large population of Palestinian Americans Staff Paterson school district restarts Arab language program for city youths Archived May 7 2015 at the Wayback Machine Paterson Press December 10 2014 Accessed December 10 2014 City education officials have resumed providing a program that teaches 125 students the Arab language The district has been offering the program which is run by the Paterson based Arab American Civic Association for more than a decade Natho Kadir I Circassian History p 530 Xlibris Corporation 2009 ISBN 9781465316998 self published source Yellin Deena More NJ school districts recognize Muslim holidays The Record October 22 2010 Accessed May 29 2015 Yet many New Jersey districts have for years closed schools for Muslim holidays including Paterson Atlantic City Trenton Cliffside Park Piscataway Prospect Park Plainfield and Irvington Malinconico Joe and Kratovil Charlie Paterson s Bengali Community Takes Pride in Akhtaruzzaman s Upset Victory The Alternative Press May 9 2012 Accessed August 5 2014 Ahmed estimated that Paterson has about 15 000 Bengali residents Bangladeshis in the New York Metro Area All Peoples Initiative Accessed October 27 2014 Clunn Nick Officials certify election of Akhtaruzzaman to Paterson s 2nd Ward The Record November 27 2012 Accessed August 5 2014 Election officials Tuesday certified Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman as the winner of a special City Council race settling a prolonged political contest that ended with his reclaiming the seat he lost in a court challenge It was unclear when Akhtaruzzaman would take office as the representative for the 2nd Ward and reclaim his mantle as the first Bangladeshi American elected to municipal office in North Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers New Jersey Department of Community Affairs May 2009 Accessed October 28 2019 In 1994 the legislation was amended and ten more zones were added to this successful economic development program Of the ten new zones six were predetermined Paterson Passaic Perth Amboy Phillipsburg Lakewood Asbury Park Long Branch joint zone The four remaining zones were selected on a competitive basis They are Carteret Pleasantville Union City and Mount Holly Urban Enterprise Zone Program New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Accessed October 27 2019 Businesses participating in the UEZ Program can charge half the standard sales tax rate on certain purchases currently 3 3125 effective 1 1 2018 Urban Enterprise Zones Effective and Expiration Dates New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Accessed January 8 2018 About The UEZ Program City of Paterson Accessed November 19 2019 Today Paterson retains its proud history and is making a true silk to silicon transformation Central to this revitalization is the UEZ Program as it enables retail members to charge 3 1 2 sales tax giving them a competitive edge over other businesses City Parks Facilities City of Paterson Accessed May 3 2012 Paterson Museum City of Paterson Accessed November 14 2011 Lambert Castle Passaic County Historical Society Accessed November 14 2011 Cowen Richard Renovation of Woodland Park s Lambert Castle tower nearly complete The Record December 1 2009 Accessed May 3 2012 Malinconico Joe A Dream or Reality Plans for Paterson Armory Take Shape The Alternative Press April 9 2012 Accessed May 3 2012 City Council City of Paterson Accessed January 14 2013 The City of Paterson Municipal Council was created as a result of a 1974 decision to change its form of government from a 1907 statute based form to a Faulkner Act Plan D Mayor Council Form Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey Rutgers University Center for Government Studies July 1 2011 Accessed November 18 2019 Staff Joey Torres regains mayor s seat in Paterson The Star Ledger May 14 2014 Accessed March 21 2016 After a four year absence Jose Joey Torres will again be the mayor of New Jersey s third largest city Jones beat Torres by less than 600 votes to become mayor in 2010 Malinconcino Joe Oglesby Amanda Paterson Mayor Joey Torres pleads guilty to corruption charges Asbury Park Press September 24 2017 Accessed September 24 2017 Paterson Mayor Joey Torres a former Jackson business administrator pleaded guilty to corruption charges Friday afternoon despite saying for months after his indictment that he would be vindicated in the courts The proposed agreement will require Torres 58 to step down from the mayor s job and serve prison time up to five years in prison Torres will be replaced as mayor on an interim basis by City Council President Ruby Cotton She will remain in the top job until Paterson s mayoral election in May 2018 unless her colleagues pick someone else to fill the job during the next 30 days Malinconico Joe Paterson Council picks Williams Warren not Ruby Cotton to be interim mayor until May election Paterson Press September 30 2017 Accessed September 30 2017 Retired municipal clerk Jane Williams Warren will become Paterson s next mayor on Oct 10 under decision reached by the City Council late Friday Williams Warren will fill the seat that Jose Joey Torres was forced to give up as a result of his conviction on Sept 22 of corruption charges The council picked Williams Warren to serve as interim mayor despite a standing room only crowd that jammed City Hall to urge the governing body to keep Councilwoman Ruby Cotton as Paterson s acting mayor City Council Members City of Paterson Accessed July 11 2022 The City of Paterson Municipal Council was created as a result of a 1974 decision to change its form of government from a 1907 statute based form to a Faulkner Act Plan D Mayor Council Form The Mayor Council plan consisted of a Mayor and Nine 9 Council members Six 6 of the members that sit on the Municipal Council represent the Six Wards of the City The three 3 remaining members are members At Large The Municipal Council has the responsibility of reviewing and approving Municipal legislation Under the Mayor Council plan the Mayor is the chief executive and is responsible for administering the City s activities The Mayor is elected for a four 4 year term by the citizens and is responsible for them 2021 Municipal Data Sheet City of Paterson Accessed July 11 2022 Passaic County 2021 Directory Passaic County New Jersey updated as of April 2021 Accessed July 1 2022 2022 Paterson Municipal Election May 10 2022 Official Results Passaic County New Jersey updated May 18 2022 Accessed July 11 2022 May 12 2020 Summary Report Passaic County Official results Passaic County New Jersey updated May 20 2020 Accessed July 11 2022 Malinconico Joe Al Abdelaziz becomes Paterson s new 6th Ward councilman Paterson Press July 11 2018 Accessed March 16 2020 In a unanimous vote the City Council picked the co chairman of the Paterson Democratic Party on Tuesday night to be the new council member for the 6th Ward Al Abdelaziz will serve in the position which became vacant when Andre Sayegh took office as mayor 2018 General Election November 6 2018 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results Archived December 21 2019 at the Wayback Machine Passaic County New Jersey updated November 30 2018 Accessed January 1 2019 2018 Property Tax Information New Jersey Department of Community Affairs updated January 16 2019 Accessed November 7 2019 Marcus Samantha These are the towns with the lowest property taxes in each of N J s 21 counties NJ Advance Media for NJ com April 30 2019 Accessed November 7 2019 New Jersey s average property tax bill may have hit 8 767 last year a new record but taxpayers in some parts of the state pay just a fraction of that The average property tax bill in Paterson was 8 087 in 2018 the lowest in Passaic County Judge invalidates Paterson NJ city council election after allegations of mail in voter fraud Plan Components Report New Jersey Redistricting Commission December 23 2011 Accessed February 1 2020 Municipalities Sorted by 2011 2020 Legislative District New Jersey Department of State Accessed February 1 2020 2019 New Jersey Citizen s Guide to Government New Jersey League of Women Voters Accessed October 30 2019 Districts 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Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Agency Passaic County Jail Passaic County Sheriff s Office Accessed December 10 2014 Originally constructed in 1957 the Passaic County Jail was built to accommodate 227 beds Over the years the jail has undergone many changes The facility now consists of 4 floors and has a 1242 inmate bed capacity Patberg Zach Paterson layoff of 125 police officers draws protests The Record April 18 2011 Accessed September 4 2011 Lynn Kathleen Guardian Angels begin Paterson patrols The Record April 17 2011 Accessed September 4 2011 Responding to the layoffs of 125 Paterson police officers the New York City based Guardian Angels began patrols in the city Sunday The Guardian Angels arrived in Paterson on Sunday to begin patrolling the city The 18 Angels in signature red jackets and berets were greeted in front of City Hall by Mayor Jeffery Jones who had invited the volunteer safety patrol organization in February as the city s budget problems deepened Home page Archived September 2 2011 at the Wayback Machine St Joseph s Regional Medical Center Accessed September 4 2011 Passaic County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction New Jersey Department of Transportation May 2010 Accessed July 24 2014 Passaic Bergen Rail Plan Advances NJT Board Amends Contract To Cover Final Design Expenses Archived May 21 2013 at the Wayback Machine NJ Transit press release dated April 18 2007 Accessed July 19 2011 Bus Terminals Archived March 27 2018 at the Wayback Machine NJ Transit Accessed August 25 2015 Passaic County Bus Rail Connections NJ Transit backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22 2009 Accessed July 19 2011 Passaic County System Map Archived June 19 2015 at the Wayback Machine NJ Transit Accessed August 15 2015 Jitney Transportation Along New Jersey s Route 4 Corridor Columbia University Urban Transportation Policy November 30 2006 Accessed August 7 2013 Paterson Port Authority Jitney Buses of New Jersey Accessed November 19 2016 Paterson George Washington Bridge Jitney Buses of New Jersey Accessed November 19 2016 Paterson Board of Education District Policy 0110 Identification Paterson Public Schools Accessed March 28 2022 Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades pre kindergarten through twelve in the Paterson School District Composition The Paterson School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Paterson What We Do History New Jersey Schools Development Authority Accessed March 1 2022 In 1998 the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the Abbott v Burke case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special needs school districts According to the Court aging unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the thorough and efficient education required under the New Jersey Constitution Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special needs districts known as Abbott Districts What We Do New Jersey Schools Development Authority Accessed March 1 2022 SDA Districts New Jersey Schools Development Authority Accessed March 1 2022 District information for Paterson Public School District National Center for Education Statistics Accessed April 1 2020 Malinconico Joe Months after layoffs unexpected enrollment puts Paterson school district in hiring scramble The Record September 17 2015 Accessed September 17 2015 Just months after imposing more than 300 layoffs the city school district is scrambling to hire dozens of extra teachers to handle an unexpected enrollment increase of about 700 students But far more immigrants have moved into Paterson than were expected the superintendent said Brody Leslie Paterson to split JFK high school into four academies The Record March 7 2011 Accessed November 14 2011 Paterson school officials will split the troubled John F Kennedy High School into four smaller academies so that starting next fall all public high school students in the city will be enrolled in a choice magnet school Malinconico Joe Latest SAT results Number of Paterson college ready students drops to 19 Paterson Press October 14 2014 Accessed December 11 2014 A report released by the school district last week showed 19 of the 594 Paterson students who took the SATs this year had scores that met the college ready criteria established by the College Board which conducts the standardized tests Admissions FAQ Archived November 3 2014 at the Wayback Machine Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology Accessed November 3 2014 Charter Schools Directory Archived October 12 2015 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Department of Education Accessed August 25 2015 2 BREAKING Murphy Administration Approves a New Public Charter School Passaic County Schools Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson Catholic Schools Office Accessed August 15 2015 Naanes Marlene Paterson Catholic to close by end of school year Archived May 28 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Record April 21 2010 Accessed June 21 2011 Paterson Catholic Regional High School which has prided itself for four decades on serving some of the area s poorest and immigrant families will close its doors the diocese said Wednesday citing enormous debt plummeting donations and a bad economy About PCCC Passaic County Community College Accessed May 21 2013 Eskisehir Municipality s Sister Cities List Staff Mr Jones wants Surat as a sister city Paterson Times June 28 2013 Accessed August 25 2015 The city has sister city status with a number of municipalities around the world including with Lyon France Eskisehir Turkey and Yulin China Malinconico Joe and Green Jeff Paterson mayor reports India delegation will be visiting soon The Record July 5 2013 Accessed December 10 2014 Jones said he reached a sister city agreement with Surat City that was signed by members of the Indian community s chamber of commerce Staff Mr Jones wants Surat as a sister city Paterson Times June 28 2013 Accessed August 5 2014 Jeffery Jones the mayor of Paterson during his much lambasted visit to India has proposed to establish sister city link between the Indian city of Surat a large diamond cutting town with a population of more than 4 million and the city of Paterson according to a local Indian newspaper Clunn Nick Paterson Officials Invited To Sister City In China The Record December 10 2011 Accessed December 10 2014 The expo is considered an important regional event for business interests in southeast China and Yulin City which struck a friendship agreement with Paterson Twenty First Avenue Place of Conjunction Archived 2011 06 01 at the Wayback Machine Library of Congress Italians from that town found their way to Paterson and settled in the 21st Avenue area earlier in this century This population increased over the years at least in part because of the Italian practice of chain migration The Paterson Montese community was fed by renewed immigration after World War II from about the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s when immigration from Italy to the United States slowed considerably as a result of vastly improved economic conditions in Italy Avenue Paterson Montescaglioso Street Rassegna delle Associazioni Lucane nel Mondo Schiller Kristan Kerouac s On the Road And Its Jersey Ties The New York Times December 4 1994 Accessed May 21 2013 Kerouac was born and raised in the Merrimack River valley town of Lowell Mass and lived in Ozone Park Queens with his mother Gabrielle Ange Levesque Kerouac when he started writing On the Road He imagined himself in the story as Salvatore Paradise a young writer attempting a novel while living with an unnamed aunt in another American city Paterson N J Barnes Julian Grand Illusion The New York Times January 28 1996 Accessed May 3 2012 a b Maslin Janet Movie Review Lean on Me The New York Times March 3 1989 Accessed January 24 2012 And Morgan Freeman manages it in Lean on Me in which he plays Joe Clark the controversial high school principal from Paterson N J The Terror Trap Alice Sweet Alice DeLuca Dan No payoff in State Property A street thug aims to hit it big The movie misses The Philadelphia Inquirer January 19 2002 Accessed August 16 2012 The setting is meant to be Philadelphia but save for one quick shot of City Hall State Property never looks the slightest bit familiar Perhaps that s because it was shot in Paterson N J According to Abbott s production notes efforts to film in town were thwarted because we could not afford to house everyone in Philly or commute from NYC where the Roc A Fella posse is headquartered Staudter Thomas How Main Street Cafe Got in the Movies The New York Times May 26 1996 Accessed August 16 2012 In addition to the Chelsea Pier television and film production studios in Manhattan other chief locales for The Preacher s Wife include Yonkers Newark Jersey City Paterson N J and Portland Me Staff Banner Year For N J Film Industry Production Companies Spent 15 4 Million In 84 The Philadelphia Inquirer January 3 1985 Accessed August 16 2012 The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen s sixth New Jersey film using sites in Mount Arlington South Amboy and Paterson Robey Tim Adam Driver s Paterson will be treasured for years review The Daily Telegraph November 24 2016 Accessed December 6 2016 You ve beheld Adam Driver as Kylo Ren now meet Kylo Zen In Jim Jarmusch s new film Paterson he plays a guy called Paterson who happens to live in Paterson New Jersey his birthplace where he drives a bus number 23 with his surname naturally emblazoned on it Episode Abbott amp Costello Return To Paterson My Old Radio broadcast June 28 1945 Accessed August 16 2012 Cichowski John Costello Playing in Jersey City The Record April 2 2002 Accessed July 11 2022 via Newspapers com Jack and the Beanstalk has special resonance It is one of only three Abbott amp Costello films to debut at the Silk City s Fabian Theater a 3 000 seat movie venue that closed in the late 1980s The other Paterson premieres were One Night in the Tropics 1940 and Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion 1950 Pollak Michael Paterson Prepares to Take Who s on First to Its Heart The New York Times June 21 1992 Accessed July 11 2022 A private group of Patersonians headed by Lou Duva the boxing promoter and backed by contributions from all over the country has been polishing the steel gazebo and painting the bocci courts in Federici Park a half acre of green in the city s oldest factory district At noon they will unveil a bronze statue of Costello 6 feet tall from shoes to derby hat Lou who was about 6 inches shorter would have liked that He is in a business suit and is holding a bat over his shoulder as if performing his routine Nussbaum Paul In gritty North Jersey a national park to be Waterfall has a Sopranos tie The Philadelphia Inquirer April 20 2009 Accessed October 9 2016 In recent times though the biggest thing to hit the falls was an unlucky victim who got tossed off the footbridge in an episode of The Sopranos YouTube Frankie Goes To Hollywood Two Tribes 1983 Richard C Rattenbury Colt Revolvers Handbook of Texas Online published by the Texas State Historical Association Accessed November 14 2011 Rahman Jayed America s first model trains invented in Paterson on display at New Jersey State Museum exhibit Patwerson Times October 29 2016 Accessed December 1 2022 The first steam powered and the first electric powered model trains both invented in Paterson are on display in a new exhibit called Toy World which highlights the history of New Jersey s toy making industry at the New Jersey State Museum Paterson is prominently featured in the exhibition for its contribution to New Jersey s history of toy making Tom Acker 40 MLB com Accessed September 16 2015 Raskin David A Soccer Acosta Finds His Dreams Close to Home The New York Times June 13 1988 Accessed September 16 2015 But Acosta a Paterson resident has found more than a team since returning from Long Island University The 23 year old has become the leading scorer in the newly formed American Soccer League and is the league s first young player to gain national attention Balducci Anthony Lloyd Hamilton Poor Boy Comedian of Silent Cinema p 60 McFarland amp Company 2009 ISBN 9780786441594 Accessed October 8 2018 To fill these holes in his ranks Lehrman hired Jimmie Adams a slightly built comic from Paterson New Jersey Mike Adams Archived September 27 2007 at the Wayback Machine Cleveland Browns Accessed May 19 2008 Idec Keith Browns enjoy playing for that other Ryan The Record November 14 2010 Accessed September 4 2011 Paterson native Mike Adams couldn t help but laugh when he heard and read about the controversy Jets head coach Rex Ryan caused with his R rated vocabulary during episodes of HBO s Hard Knocks this summer Adeva soulwalking co uk Accessed March 13 2012 Charlie Adler IMDb Retrieved August 23 2017 Newirth Mike Lost on Nelson Algren Avenue The Baffler No 18 2009 Accessed May 3 2015 In 1974 Esquire asked Algren to write an article on Rubin Hurricane Carter since made famous by Bob Dylan and Denzel Washington back then Carter was just another murderer albeit one railroaded by police misconduct Algren concluded that Carter and his co defendant were innocent and decided to move to Paterson N J to write about them Allen Henry Crosby 1872 1942 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed May 3 2015 Cannizzaro Mark Carthon amp Muir Receive Invites To Stay Aboard New York Post January 20 2001 Accessed December 1 2022 One of the offensive coordinators who s believed to be at or near the top of Edwards list is Colts quarterbacks coach Bruce Arians a Paterson NJ native who s had a close hand in the development of Peyton Manning Kampfe John Hail Caesar Chronicles Fictional Day in the Life of Jersey born Fixer Jerseywood February 12 2016 Accessed October 8 2018 Mannix isn t the only Garden State connection in Hail Caesar Jillian Armenante who plays a script girl in the film was born in Paterson and grew up in Wyckoff 2001 Award Winners Archived November 6 2015 at the Wayback Machine New Jersey Inventors hall of Fame Accessed May 3 2015 New Jersey native Gerald R Ash who was born in Paterson and lived for many years in West Long Branch started working for AT amp T Bell Laboratories in 1976 as a member of the technical staff Kelly Jacques Sisto J Averno Sr Colt player1950s Baltimore Colt guard who also played for New York and Dallas became a Luby and Fox Chevrolet salesman The Baltimore Sun March 29 2012 Accessed September 16 2015 Born in Paterson N J he was the son of Roberto Averno and Elvira Isabella Salerno While a student at Paterson High School he played football and was scouted by colleges Staff Capra won t throw any punches Eugene Register Guard September 2 1978 Accessed December 15 2015 The call went out for Shannons and a jaunty Italian from New York by way of Paterson N J one Vincent Baggetta turns up Saxon Wolfgang Samm Sinclair Baker 87 Author Of Dozens of Self Help Books The New York Times March 23 1997 Accessed September 16 2015 He was born in Paterson N J and was a 1929 economics graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Goldrich Lois Barnerts return to Paterson Reunion will introduce new generation to old city Jewish Standard September 28 2017 Accessed August 11 2019 Interestingly none of the Barnerts on Bill s email list are direct descendants of Nathan the larger than life figure who came to the United States in 1849 a poor child from Prussia and established a lucrative silk mill in Paterson Nathan Barnert won two terms as Paterson s mayor and he contributed much of his wealth to establish and support a wide range of charities Staff Lawrence Barrett Dead Pneumonia Fatal After An Illness Of Only Two Days Swift Progress Of An Attack That At First Seemed Slight Mrs Barrett Present At The Last The Story Of The Actor s Life The New York Times March 21 1891 Accessed March 13 2012 Lawrence Barrett the son of Thomas Barrett a poor Irish immigrant was born at Paterson N J April 4 1838 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey 1951 p 267 Accessed August 14 2019 Charles K Barton Paterson Mr Barton was born August 16 1886 in Paterson Charles Dyer Beckwith profile Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed August 13 2007 Hoffman Jan Public Lives Charm at the Top It Only Looks Easy Folks The New York Times June 2 1999 Accessed December 19 2020 She grew up in Paterson N J where her father practiced law and her mother who was known professionally in the 1940 s as Tippie Taylor a radio host but privately as Sylvia Altschuler encouraged her to be a lawyer Fineman Mark Dalai Lama s Disciples Gather for Peace Prayer Religion About 150 000 participate in ceremony with the Peace Prize winner Los Angeles Times January 1 1991 Accessed December 5 2008 Staff 12 to Watch Jeffrey Bewkes TVWeek January 20 2008 Accessed September 16 2015 Place of birth Paterson N J Van Hook Alexander Jacob Biegeleisen 1919 2010 Biographical Memoirs National Academy of Sciences 2014 Accessed April 12 2021 Jacob Jake Bigeleisen was born in 1919 in Paterson New Jersey of immigrant parents Staff Backstreet Takes Music Higher Contra Costa Times August 8 1997 Accessed March 13 2012 Heavy R amp B group Blackstreet has reached Another Level with its current album Led by Chauncey Black Hannibal and Teddy Street Riley Blackstreet which performs at Saturday s KMEL Summer Jam at the Concord Pavilion has expanded its stylistic range tightened its vocal harmonies and sought new audiences with its second album Another Level Weary of New York the ace producer musician moved his family to Virginia Beach about five years ago Hannibal from Paterson NJ followed Glenn Borgmann Baseball Almanac Accessed February 8 2021 Born In Paterson New Jersey High School Eastside High School Paterson NJ Krajicek David J Attacked by the Gang New York Daily News October 25 2008 Accessed September 16 2015 On a mild October evening in 1900 a pretty teenager named Jennie Bosschieter walked to a drugstore from her home in Paterson N J to fetch baby powder for an infant niece Bill Braun racing reference info Accessed March 13 2012 Limnios Michael Pete Bremy Integrate the Groove Blues gr December 11 2013 Accessed July 21 2019 Born in Paterson New Jersey Pete Bremy started singing about the age of 4 Assassin s lot fell upon anarchist here Gaetano Bresci the King s Murderer Lived in Paterson Was in America six years his identity established and his membership in an Italian Anarchistic Group in the New Jersey Town The New York Times July 31 1900 Accessed August 12 2018 He is Gaetano Bresci who left Paterson N J in May and went directly from New York to Europe having been delegated by an Anarchist group it is believed to assassinate the King Idec Keith Tardy Mets might have had Paterson s Briggs The Record May 17 2011 Accessed March 13 2012 Johnny Briggs baseball career might ve turned out very different if a Mets scout hadn t arrived late to his house one night in October 1962 Briggs a former Eastside star was eager to hear what the newest National League team had to offer The Mets had just paid another amateur free agent Ed Kranepool 85 000 to sign and the Paterson native was intrigued by the prospect of playing so close to his hometown Picker David Long Climb Pays Off for Jets Linebacker The New York Times December 18 2004 Accessed November 28 2007 Brown a native of Paterson N J stayed in the area and close to the phone Geeslin Ned Edna Buchanan s Life Is No Day at the Beach Her Calling Is Miami s Vice People January 18 1988 Vol 29 No 2 Accessed September 16 2015 Showing no hint of burnout Buchanan is as excited by an absorbing grisly crime story today as she was growing up in Paterson N J In those days she would buy all the New York tabloids and read them aloud to her Polish grandmother who couldn t read English Rubin Hurricane Carter Biography 1937 The Biography Channel Accessed September 4 2011 I Sopranos No agli stereotipi ma non facciamone un dramma Federico Castelluccio il Furio Giunta della celebre serie tv a Toronto per incontrare gli zii Corriere Canadese May 11 2005 Jacobs Charles New Jersey Q amp A Frank Catania A Watchdog for the Casino Industry The New York Times February 12 1995 Accessed August 14 2019 Born Nov 17 1941 in Paterson Guglielmo Jennifer Living the Revolution Italian Women s Resistance and Radicalism in New York City 1880 1945 p 162 University of North Carolina Press 2010 ISBN 9780807833568 Accessed December 30 2017 Both Italian and American authorities became particularly concerned over Cravello s developing friendship with Ersilia Cavedagni whom they considered a very dangerous anarchist of limited formal instruction but much audaciousness Cavedagni arrived in Paterson just as Cravello was gaining media attention Nash Margo Memories Linger Of a Baaad Boy From Paterson The New York Times March 24 2002 Accessed December 6 2016 On April 5 1952 Abbott and Costello came to Paterson for the premiere of their film Jack and the Beanstalk Klieg lights pierced the sky around the Fabian Theater on Church Street and fans turned out to see Lou Costello the star from Paterson who never forgot where he came from Pat Costello 87 Brother of Late Comedian Dies Los Angeles Times September 19 1990 Accessed April 24 2021 Pat Costello the brother of late comedian Lou Costello and a writer and producer of television s Abbott amp Costello Show has died at his Encino home He was 87 Born Anthony S Cristillo on Dec 10 1902 in Paterson N J he served in the Navy during World War I Trading on a great education wp s richard reiss has a conversation with E TRADE ceo christos cotsakos Archived March 11 2007 at the Wayback Machine WP The Magazine of William Paterson University Fall Winter 1999 Accessed December 6 2007 Born and raised in Paterson New Jersey Cotsakos was a 1965 graduate of Eastside High School He will tell you barely Zimmer Kenyon Immigrants against the State Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America p 66 Accessed December 28 2017 However most of Paterson s anarchist women were like Ernestina Cravello who before her emigration had a good reputation and was not politically active but who became involved in the anarchist movement as a result of her two brothers participation DeMasters Karen Hearing the Laughter in Women s Lives The New York Times August 1 1999 Accessed May 1 2010 Like Ms Langan Ms Croonquist now lives in Manhattan but she grew up in Paterson where she attended Roman Catholic schools from first grade through college Pennington Bill Catching On After a Last Chance Giants Cruz Defied Odds at UMass The New York Times February 4 2012 Accessed August 5 2014 It was not the first bump in the road Cruz had endured The son of Blanca Cruz and Michael Walker a Paterson firefighter Cruz lived in the city s downtrodden Fourth Ward Joe Cunningham Baseball Reference com Accessed August 5 2014 Joan Wadleigh Curran Pennsylvania Convention Center Art Accessed February 15 2023 Place of Birth Paterson New Jersey Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey p 212 E J Mullin 1977 Accessed August 14 2019 Frank Davenport Rep Paterson Senator Davenport was born in Paterson March 19 1912 He attended St Joseph s High School in Paterson Palmer Robert Anthony Davis Explorer in Jazz Piano Anthony Davis Explorer in Jazz The New York Times December 2 1979 Accessed July 21 2019 Though they come from opposite ends of the continent Mr Davis was born in Paterson N J while the flutist James Newton is a Californian the co leaders are well matched Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey 1973 p 428 J A Fitzgerald 1973 Accessed August 14 2019 Richard W De Korte Rep Franklin Lakes Assemblyman De Korte was born in Paterson March 27 1936 Nelson William History of Bergen and Passaic Counties New Jersey With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men p 144 Everts amp Peck 1882 Accessed December 9 2016 In November 1836 he came to Paterson where he found employment under C S Van Wagoner to survey lay out and map the city Bob DeVos Blues Leaf Records Accessed July 21 2019 Bob DeVos was born Robert Wayne DeVos in Paterson New Jersey William L Dill Former Jurist 77 Twice Democratic Candidate for Governor of Jersey Dies Served on High Court The New York Times January 16 1952 Accessed August 14 2019 Paterson N J Jan 15 William Leslie Dill a former lay judge on the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1928 and 1934 died last night of a heart ailment at his home 328 Eighteenth Avenue Paterson Is Making Move to Honor Doby The New York Times June 27 1997 Accessed January 24 2012 Larry Doby was a four sport star in high school in Paterson N J before going on to break the color barrier in the American League 50 years ago when he joined the Cleveland Indians Teicher Adam Chiefs report Fake punt fools KC Kansas City Star November 12 2001 Accessed March 13 2012 Rookie defensive tackle Eric Downing who made his second consecutive start is from Paterson NJ and attended Syracuse University Jackie Dubrovich Team USA Accessed July 22 2019 James George In person Slugging It Out All These Years The New York Times June 9 2002 Accessed January 24 2012 Lou Duva grew up the second youngest of seven children in a working class family in Paterson Randy Edelman FilmReference com Accessed September 27 2011 Launer Pat New Face at the Old Globe San Diego Jewish Journal January 31 2013 Accessed March 19 2016 Edelstein pronounced EH duhl steen was born in Paterson N J He grew up in Fair Lawn N J where he attended Fair Lawn High School and went on to graduate summa cum laude from Tufts University via Associated Press On the Road With Cary Edwards The New York Times April 25 1993 Accessed August 8 2019 Oakland N J AP W Cary Edwards who served more than 30 years in state government including as attorney general died Wednesday at his home here Mr Edwards was born July 20 1944 in Paterson N J and raised in Fair Lawn Cahillane Kevin Worth nothing White Sox Fans Say It Ain t So The New York Times September 25 2005 Accessed August 12 2018 Mr Einhorn who was born and raised in Paterson and lives in Alpine is the flamboyant yin to the steely yang of the principal owner Jerry Reinsdorf Staff New York Red Bulls sign Brandon Allen Derrick Etienne as Homegrown Players now lead MLS with 7 HGPs Major League Soccer December 21 2015 Accessed March 21 2016 Etienne from Paterson New Jersey joined the Red Bulls academy as an Under 14 player and advanced through the developmental system Fitzgerald s Legislative Manual 1960 p 378 Accessed November 13 2017 William W Evans Jr Rep Wyckoff William W Evans Jr was born in Paterson New Jersey on May 6 1921 He is former Mayor of Wyckoff New Jersey Smith Harrison George Feifer journalist and author who chronicled the Soviet Union dies at 85 The Washington Post November 18 2019 Accessed January 6 2022 George Feifer was born in Paterson N J on Sept 8 1934 and raised in Manhattan Muchnic Suzanne Laurie Fendrich Thinking About Art Artillery November 8 2016 Accessed October 23 2018 Compressing all that in a brief profile is a challenge but she helps by dismissing most of her early years I don t have an interesting family story says Fendrich 68 who was born in Paterson New Jersey Staff Passings Dick Hoerner John A Ferraro Los Angeles Times December 15 2010 Accessed October 8 2018 Ferraro was born April 5 1946 in Paterson N J and grew up in Wayne N J Seelye Katharine Q Helene Fortunoff Who Built a Family Jewelry Empire Dies at 88 The New York Times November 12 2021 Accessed January 31 2023 Helene Finke was born on March 2 1933 in Paterson N J and raised in Fair Lawn Obituaries The Standard Times October 6 1999 Accessed October 10 2017 Fox was born in Paterson N J and moved to Boston when he was young Glueck Grace Sidney Geist 91 Sculptor and Writer Dies The New York Times October 21 2005 Accessed August 28 2022 Born on April 11 1914 in Paterson N J Mr Geist grew up there and attended St Stephen s College in Annandale N Y Staff A Community Of Scholars The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930 1980 Archived November 24 2011 at the Wayback Machine p 174 Institute for Advanced Study 1980 Accessed November 20 2015 Gelbart Abe 47 48 M Born 1911 Paterson NJ Hampton Wilborn Allen Ginsberg Master Poet Of Beat Generation Dies at 70 The New York Times April 6 1997 Accessed January 24 2012 Allen Ginsberg was born on June 3 1926 in Newark and grew up in Paterson N J the second son of Louis Ginsberg a schoolteacher and sometime poet and the former Naomi Levy a Russian emigree and fervent Marxist Bios Teresa Giudice Archived June 22 2012 at the Wayback Machine Bravo Accessed July 4 2013 She grew up in Paterson New Jersey where she met her husband of more than ten years Joe Revolutionary War Sites in Paterson New Jersey Revolutionary War New Jersey Accessed September 6 2017 In memory of Abraham Godwin Pioneer of Paterson a b Stauffer David McNeely American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel Biographical sketches illustrated Index to engravings described with check list numbers and names of engravers and artists p 107 Grolier Club of the City of New York 1907 Accessed September 6 2017 Godwin Abraham Born in what is now Paterson N J July 16 1763 died there Oct 5 1835 he was the son of Abraham Godwin and Phebe Cool He was the father of the late editor and author Parke Godwin who was born in Paterson N J in 1816 Thompson David M A history of harmonic theory in the United States p 37 Kent State University Press 1980 ISBN 9780873382465 Accessed August 11 2019 Born in 1853 in Paterson New Jersey Percy Goetschius showed an early aptitude for music Allee Rod The soul of an artist Creativity helps Paterson native cope with wife s death The Record January 14 2000 Accessed May 20 2021 via Newspapers com Shotsie is an only child of 48 years He grew up in Peterson s Brook Sloate housing project and in an apartment near it Rosenberg Carol via The Miami Herald Bill Haast dies at 100 snakes were the charm for south Florida celebrity At a Florida roadside attraction Bill Haast extracted venom for paying customers His wife says he survived 172 venomous snakebites and donated blood to 21 snakebite victims I could become a poster boy for the benefits of venom he said Los Angeles Times June 21 2011 Accessed August 5 2014 Born William E Haast on Dec 30 1910 in Paterson N J he became a south Florida celebrity for surviving successive venomous snakebites Kihss Peter Malcolm X Shot to Death at Rally Here Three Other Negroes Wounded One is Held in Killing The New York Times February 22 1965 Accessed March 13 2012 Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation showed that Hagan s real name is Talmadge Hayer the police said this morning He was booked as Thomas Hagan The F B I records showed that the suspect s address was 347 Marshall Street Paterson N J Baenen Jeff Not your average Joe Haj makes Guthrie directing debut Associated Press January 20 2016 Accessed October 8 2018 Our work needs to reflect the broadness of this nation said Haj an Arab American who was born to Palestinian immigrant parents in Paterson New Jersey and grew up in Miami Alexander Hamilton Paterson Friends of the Great Falls Accessed May 3 2015 Keith Hamilton NFL com Accessed May 30 2015 Larry Hand NJSports com Accessed November 18 2017 Larry Thomas Hand was born July 10 1940 in Paterson and grew up in the nearby town of Butler Larry was a late bloomer size wise Hall Debbie 1960s group The Happenings return to the Suncoast Showroom in Las Vegas AXS October 18 2014 Accessed January 14 2017 Gerald Hayes player profile National Football League Players Association Accessed July 23 2007 resides in Paterson New Jersey Derrough Leslie Michele Jon Herington Steely Dan S Lead Guitarist Glide Magazine June 24 2013 Accessed August 11 2019 I was born in North Jersey in a town called Paterson but really grew up on the Jersey Shore in a town called West Long Branch New Jersey Blumenthal Ralph Philharmonic Gets Diary Of a Savvy Music Man The New York Times July 29 2002 Accessed January 24 2012 Hill played violin with the orchestra until he was over 70 then fell into poverty and depression In 1875 living in Paterson N J he wrote a farewell note to his second wife Why should or how can a man exist and be powerless to earn means for his family Staff Garret A Hobart The Vice President Dies of Angina Pectoris Funeral To Be Held At Paterson Saturday The End Come Yesterday Morning President Mckinley Issues a Proclamation Arrangements for the Funeral Mr Hobart s Career Archived July 24 2012 at the Wayback Machine Hartford Courant November 22 1899 Accessed September 4 2011 Paterson N J Nov 21 Garret A Hobart vice president of the United States died of angina pectoris at 8 30 o clock this morning at his home in this city Silversey Dylon Paterson s Holt gets back into title picture with knockout victory NJ com May 14 2011 Accessed December 13 2013 Former NABO amp WBO champion and Paterson native Kendall Rated R Holt returned to his previously highly regarded form on Friday night knocking out the former champion Julio Diaz 38 7 27KO in the main event on ESPN s Friday Night Fights via Associated Press Paterson native Michael Hossack drummer for Doobie Brothers dies The Record March 13 2012 Accessed March 13 2012 Hyman Vicki The Shield actor Paterson native Michael Jace accused of murdering wife The Star Ledger May 20 2014 Accessed August 5 2014 Actor Michael Jace a Paterson native best known for playing a moral Los Angeles police officer in a corrupt unit on FX s trailblazing The Shield has been arrested in Los Angeles for alleging shooting his wife to death Monday night the Los Angeles Times reports Ameer Jackson s Basketball Journey Pro Ballers Charlie Jamieson Baseball Reference com Accessed December 14 2008 Kirsner Joseph B Friedenwald Presentation to Henry David Janowitz M D Gastroenterology Vol 87 No 4 ISSN 0016 5085 Accessed August 29 2019 Henry David Janowitz was born March 23 1915 in Paterson New Jersey Heise Kenan U of C Sociology Prof Morris Janowitz 69 Chicago Tribune November 8 1988 Accessed October 18 2020 A native of Paterson N J Mr Janowitz received his bachelor s degree from Washington Square College part of New York University Saxon Wolfgang Charles S Joelson 83 Congressman Who Saved School Libraries The New York Times August 21 1999 Accessed December 3 2017 A native of Paterson Charles Joelson graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1937 from Cornell University where he also received his law degree in 1939 He practiced law in Paterson until 1961 with time out for service as an ensign in the Navy s intelligence service in the Far East during World War II He served on the Paterson City Council in the early 1950s and then as a racket busting Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey Devhonte Johnson BJJ Heroes Accessed April 23 2023 Devhonte Johnson was born in Paterson New Jersey United States of America being raised in one of the most crime afflicted areas of Passaic County called the 4th ward on a street named Godwin Avenue Ubha Ravi Johnson finds a home with the M K Dons ESPNsoccernet April 17 2008 Accessed December 14 2008 Johnson was born in Paterson N J moved to England when he was 5 and can also compete for Jamaica given his mother s background Berkman Meredith Funky Divas En Vogue rise to the top In just two years the group has sold more than two million records Entertainment Weekly June 5 1992 Accessed March 13 2012 Maxine Jones 26 File The self described moody member of the group Bio Originally from Paterson NJ she was 5 when her mother died How hit show This Is Us is connected to NJ NO spoilers scout s honor WKXW February 23 2017 Accessed February 17 2018 First the cast includes New Jersey native Ron Cephas Jones The Paterson native who plays William Randall s biological dad graduated John F Kennedy High School and then attended Ramapo College in Mahwah Jones also has had recent roles in Mr Robot amp Luke Cage Staff In Pictures Red Bull Music Academy at Harlem Cafe in Belfast Belfast Telegraph March 5 2012 Accessed March 13 2012 Joining Kerri was legendary hip hop producer Just Blaze aka Justin Smith from Paterson NJ The CEO of Fort Knocks Entertainment is best known for producing hits from Jay Z s Blueprint Blueprint 2 and The Black Album Hershey Jr Robert D Alfred E Kahn Dies at 93 Prime Mover of Airline Deregulation The New York Times December 28 2010 Accessed January 14 2013 Alfred Edward Kahn known as Fred was born on Oct 17 1917 in Paterson N J the son of Russian immigrants and came of age during the Depression which prompted his interest in economics Adams Cindy Jon S Ex Tells All New York Post June 6 2007 Accessed August 11 2019 Look I m from Paterson My father was a factory worker I thought rich meant having a fence in front of your house Roberts Sam Joseph B Keller Mathematician With Whimsical Curiosity Dies at 93 The New York Times September 16 2016 Accessed September 19 2016 Joseph Bishop Keller was born in Paterson N J on July 31 1923 His father Isaac Keiles whose name he said was changed when he arrived in the United States was a Russian refugee who fled pogroms against Jews Joseph Keller competed on the math team at East Side High School in Paterson Gordon Peter M King Kelly Society for American Baseball Research Accessed August 20 2014 Kelly told the story of what happened next in his autobiography Play Ball Stories of the Ball Field Ill health compelled my father to leave the army and we moved to Paterson N J Staff King Kelly Dies Of Pneumonia The Famous Player s Record on the Baseball Field The New York Times November 9 1894 Accessed August 12 2018 King Kelly as he was dubbed by the occupants of the at baseball games was born at Troy N Y but when young was taken to Paterson N J where he learned to play baseball James Randy 2 Min Bio Bernard Kerik Time November 6 2009 Accessed May 1 2010 Born Sept 4 1955 in Newark N J Bernie grew up in a tough neighborhood of Paterson N J a suburb of New York City Flinn John Joseph and Wilkie John Elbert History of the Chicago Police From the Settlement of the Community to the Present Time Under Authority of the Mayor and Superintendent of the Force p 489 Police book fund 1887 Accessed November 12 2018 Joseph Kipley lieutenant in charge of the Thirty fifth street district was born in Paterson New Jersey on November 24 1848 and came to Chicago on July 3 1865 Stromberg Joseph Gabriel Kolko Revisited Part 1 Kolko at Home September 1 2013 Accessed May 20 2014 Born in 1932 in Paterson NJ historian Gabriel Kolko The Path of No Resistance with Garret Kramer DrKevinPecca com October 30 2017 Accessed December 3 2017 Q Garret where are you from A I was born in Paterson New Jersey I grew up in Clifton New Jersey I was into playing hockey pretty much that s what I was into Col Vincent Kramer decorated Marine veteran New Jersey Hills October 11 2001 Accessed June 29 2020 Vincent R Kramer 83 of the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township died on Monday Sept 17 2001 at Morris Hills Multicare Center in Morristown Born in Paterson he attended the Bordentown Military Institute and Rutgers College under football scholarships Robinson Dale and Fernandes David The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference Episode by Episode with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles p 115 McFarland amp Company 2012 ISBN 9781476601878 Accessed July 21 2019 Sue Ane Langdon portrays Mary Simpson in this episode Langdon was born in Paterson New Jersey Senator Lautenberg s Biography Archived August 6 2013 at the Wayback Machine United States Senate Accessed March 13 2012 Senator Lautenberg was born in Paterson New Jersey the son of Polish and Russian immigrants who came to the United States through Ellis Island His early life was unsettled as his parents moved about a dozen times while struggling to support the family Fitzgerald s Legislative Manual State of New Jersey 2000 p 517 E J Mullin 2000 Accessed September 18 2019 Justice LaVecchia was born in Paterson on October 6 1954 Leal John L 1909 The Sterilization Plant of the Jersey City Water Supply Company at Boonton N J Proceedings American Water Works Association pp 100 9 Holden Stephen Pop Jazz A Musician Follows His Idol The New York Times August 14 1987 Accessed August 11 2019 Five nights a week Mr Levinsky leads a hand picked ensemble of 14 alumni from Benny Goodman s big band in classic arrangements created over three decades To top it off he gets to play many of the Goodman clarinet solos he learned by heart when he was a child growing up in Paterson N J Limnios Michael Son Lewis Silky Soul Bluesman Blues Network February 22 2013 Accessed August 11 2019 Son born Andrew Lewis December 11 1951 Paterson New Jersey was influenced greatly by artists such as Robert Johnson Otis Rush and Hubert Sumlin who he had the pleasure of accompanying in December 2006 John LoCascio Archived August 7 2016 at the Wayback Machine Villanova Wildcats men s lacrosse Accessed May 27 2016 Hometown Fairfield N J High School West Essex Regional Born November 25 1991 in Paterson N J Genzlinger Neil Adrienne Mancia Influential Film Curator Dies at 95 The New York Times December 17 2022 Accessed December 17 2022 Adrienne Mancia who scoured the world for significant films and brought them to New York as a longtime curator at the Museum of Modern Art and later at the Brooklyn Academy of Music died on Sunday in Teaneck N J She grew up in Paterson N J and graduated from Eastside High School in 1944 after skipping a few grades Woo Elaine Obituaries Don Martin Cartoonist Exemplified Mad Magazine in Sight and Sound Archived July 24 2012 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times January 8 2000 Accessed January 2 2011 Born in Paterson N J Martin showed an early talent for drawing Martin Douglas Edward L Masry 73 Pugnacious Lawyer Dies The New York Times December 8 2005 Accessed December 8 2007 Edward L Masry was born in Paterson N J on July 29 1932 His parents started a silk apparel business but when silk import tariffs were lifted the business faltered The family then headed for California Rowe John Markis McDuffie who grew up in Paterson leads Wichita State into NIT semifinals The Record April 2 2019 Accessed December 26 2021 Markis McDuffie lives in Paterson and went to high school in Jersey City Thomas McEwan Jr Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed August 11 2007 Jones Ken D McClure Arthur F Womey Alfred E Character People p 135 A S Barnes 1976 ISBN 9780498016974 Accessed October 8 2018 Edward McNamara 1887 1944 Edward McNamara was born in Paterson New Jersey He became a policeman in that city but he had a voice with lots of promise and was sent to the School of Music at the University of Michigan via Associated Press George Middleton A Playwright 87 Former Head of Dramatists Guild 87 Is Dead The New York Times December 24 1967 March 13 2012 Mr Middleton was born in Paterson N J on Oct 27 1880 Susan Misner Playbill Accessed October 8 2018 Born Feb 8 1971 In Paterson NJ USA Teachout Terry Pop Jazz Too Cool to Cash In Favorite of the Few The New York Times December 21 1997 Accessed August 11 2019 Time was when famous musicians spoke with awe of Joe Mooney the blind jazz singer and accordionist from Paterson N J who died in 1975 Frank Sinatra not a man to toss around superlatives casually called him the best Saxon Wolfgang P Mussen 78 Wrote Texts On Psychology The New York Times July 16 2000 Accessed November 14 2020 Paul Mussen was born in Paterson N J and graduated in 1942 from Stanford University where he received an M A degree in 1943 Greg Olsen Pro Football Reference com Accessed August 28 2019 Born March 11 1985 Age 34 170d in Paterson NJ Kenny Parker Pro Football Reference com Accessed May 27 2020 Born July 22 1946 Age 73 310d in Paterson NJ High School Eastside NJ Parrillo Vincent N Diversity in America p 15 Pine Forge Press 2009 ISBN 9781412956376 Accessed August 28 2019 We lived on the northern edge of Paterson in a neighborhood that straddled a tight knit Dutch community on one side and a mixed second generation German Italian Polish neighborhood on the other Schwartz S Bolton Paterson Born Patricia Peardon Star of Broadway s Newest Hit Herald News December 4 1941 Accessed February 7 2023 via Newspapers com Although most of her life was spent in Allendale Miss Peardon is a Paterson girl She was born at St Joseph s Hospital fifteen years ago when the family home was at 96 Trenton Avenue Simon Perchik Asheville Poetry Review Accessed March 13 2012 Simon Perchik was born in Paterson New Jersey in 1923 and made his living as an attorney in New York Span Paula The FBI s Veiled Threat Joseph Pistone Spent Six Years Inside the Mafia and Lived to Tell the Tale The Washington Post February 28 1997 Accessed March 13 2012 And Pistone had always seen himself as a good guy He grew up in working class Paterson N J which proved helpful in his subsequent career Kang Cecilia Robert Pitofsky Champion of Consumer Protection Dies at 88 The New York Times October 11 2018 Accessed April 15 2021 Robert Pitofsky was born in Paterson N J on Dec 27 1929 to Morris and Sadye Pitofsky His father fixed textile looms and his mother sold dresses Staff Jazz notes Roseanna Vitro in New Brunswick Bucky Pizzarelli in Madison Michele Rosewoman in Montclair The Star Ledger January 10 2012 Accessed March 13 2012 Guitarist and Paterson native Bucky Pizzarelli turned 86 yesterday and fans and friends will gather several times this month to celebrate his timeless bright and swinging style a b c Ripmaster Terence Mel Bay presents Bucky Pizzarelli a life in music p 31 Mel Bay Publications 1998 ISBN 0 7866 3315 8 Accessed March 13 2012 Even with his busy and successful career Bucky never forgot his roots in Paterson His sons John and Martin are still listed in Paterson s 248 American Federation of Musicians Directory Wilkins Tim Jazz bits John Pizzarelli and Grover Kemble The Star Ledger September 27 2011 Accessed March 13 2012 In the 80s John Pizzarelli was a guitar toting kid from Paterson and Grover Kemble was a wisecracking Jersey songsmith with stints in Sha Na Na and Za Zu Zaz under his belt via Associated Press Dave Prater 50 Dies Soul Singer of the 60 s The New York Times April 13 1988 Accessed March 13 2012 Dave Prater Sr of the soul singing duo Sam and Dave was killed Saturday when the car he was driving went off Interstate 75 near Sycamore Ga and hit a tree He was 50 years old Mr Prater had lived in Paterson since 1974 and his body will be returned to New Jersey for burial next week his widow Rosemary said Monday Amos Henry Radcliffe Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed July 23 2007 Kaltenbach Chris The four pillars of Hollywood s house of horrors Critical Eye Archived July 24 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Baltimore Sun October 30 2005 Accessed March 13 2012 the human worm Prince Randian lived in Paterson NJ with his wife and five children Passings Zoogz Rift Los Angeles Times March 31 2011 Accessed August 11 2019 Rift was born Robert Pawlikowski on July 10 1953 in Paterson N J but grew up in Parsippany N J Staff George Rochberg Composer Dies at 86 The New York Times June 1 2005 Accessed March 13 2012 Mr Rochberg was born in Paterson N J on July 5 1918 Frederick Reines The Nobel Prize in Physics 1995 Autobiography Nobel Prize Organization Accessed April 5 2007 Cotter Kelly Jane via Asbury Park Press Until high school I was a hardcore misfit says Jersey Girl now on Disney Channel The Record February 4 2020 Accessed May 18 2022 Robles lived in Paterson until she was 8 then grew up in Fair Lawn attending Catholic and magnet schools Dominguez Robert with Hinckley David Frankie Ruiz Salsa Singer Dead At 40 New York Daily News August 11 1998 Accessed November 14 2011 Born in Paterson N J Ruiz spent his childhood in Puerto Rico and was singing professionally with Orquesta La Solucion by the time he was a teenager Staff He Died In England Career Of John Ryle The Paterson Silk Manufacturer The New York Times November 17 1887 Accessed March 13 2012 John Ryle formerly Mayor of Paterson N J and known throughout the United States as the Father of the Silk Industry in America has just died in Macclesfield England Danforth Public Library Paterson Arts Council Accessed March 13 2012 Paterson adopted a free library law in 1885 and opened the first public library in the State of New Jersey in 1886 By 1888 having outgrown the Stimson House on Church Street Mary Danforth Ryle donated her father s residence for a new library The ASCAP Foundation Announces Recipients of 2012 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards ASCAP April 6 2012 Accessed August 5 2014 Kathryn Salfelder of Fairlawn NJ Paterson NJ Bishop Nicholas Samra St John the Baptist Melkite Catholic Church Accessed July 21 2019 Born and raised in Paterson New Jersey seminary educated in Massachusetts Bishop Nicholas Samra was ordained a priest in 1970 Staff Paterson s Olympic Day Jersey Town Welcomes Her Athletes Who Completed at Stockholm The New York Times August 1 1912 Accessed April 13 2013 The Paterson boys Strobino Scott Hellawell and Mueller who competed for Uncle Sam at the Olympic games in Sweden and who returned to this country on the Vaderland early this morning got a rousing reception in this city later in the day when a parade through the principal streets of Paterson was held in their honor Idec Keith Sheika Winning a belt means the world to me Herald News September 3 2005 Accessed March 20 2021 via Newspapers com Paterson native and West Paterson resident Omar Sheika will challenge World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Markus Beyer tonight at the ICC in Berlin Marcel Shipp player profile National Football League Players Association Accessed July 24 2007 Hometown Paterson N J Played one year of prep football at Milford Conn Academy and was all New Jersey choice as a senior at Passaic County Technical High School About Rocco Silano roccosilano com Retrieved March 8 2017 Roberts Jeff Intriguing People Dave Sime The Record April 25 2010 Accessed June 25 2013 This was the moment that changed everything for the Paterson born Fair Lawn bred Sime Art in Embassies Jack Williamson Smith United States Department of State Accessed July 11 2020 Jack Wilkinson Smith was born in Paterson NJ on Feb 7 1873 Staff West Wing s Leo dies at age of 58 John Spencer displays his Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in 2002Spencer was a familiar face on US television showsJohn Spencer the actor who plays politician Leo McGarry in NBC television s The West Wing has died of a heart attack at 58 BBC News December 17 2005 Accessed March 13 2012 John Spencer grew up in Paterson New Jersey the son of working class parents and he studied at the Professional Children s School in Manhattan Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey 1977 p 255 E J Mullin 1977 Accessed July 18 2019 John A Spizziri Rep Franklin Lakes Assemblyman Spizziri was born in Paterson Sept 2 1934 He was first elected to the Wyckoff Township Committee in 1966 and served as road commissioner Stern William Louis 1926 JSTOR Accessed November 10 2021 U S botanist specialising in wood and orchid anatomy Bill Stern as he was known was born and grew up in Paterson New Jersey where he concentrated on agricultural subjects in his later years at school Greenhouse Steven Sol Stetin 95 Labor Leader Who Unionized J P Stevens Dies The New York Times May 24 2005 Accessed February 1 2023 Sol Stetin was born on April 2 1910 in Pabianice in what is now Poland near Lodz that country s silk manufacturing center When he was 10 his family immigrated settling in Paterson The Lewis Stimson MD 1844 1917 Papers Weill Cornell Library Accessed December 22 2017 Lewis Atterbury Stimson was born August 24 1844 in Paterson New Jersey the second son of Henry Clark and Julia Atterbury Stimson He was educated in the Paterson schools and at Yale College from which he graduated in 1863 Amy Jeanne Babylon 5 creator speaks about failure future of media at MIT The Observer Dispatch May 25 2009 Accessed March 13 2012 Straczynski comes from Paterson N J where people grew up to work at gas stations and supermarkets not to become writers he said He pushed himself as those around him told him he could never make it as a writer Gustines George Gene Tired of Running A Sci Fi Veteran Tells His Own Earthling Story In Becoming Superman J Michael Straczynski chronicles a life that was dominated early on by dysfunction and later by success that came with its own tensions The New York Times July 20 2019 Accessed July 21 2019 The context that he describes in his book is upsetting Straczynski was born in Paterson N J but his family moved frequently 21 times in 19 years Routhier Jessica Skwire Fellow Journeyers Walt Whitman and Jesse Talbot Painting Poetry and Puffery in 1850s New York p 13 in Walt Whitman Quarterly Review Volume 38 Number 1 Accessed September 16 2020 In 1844 Talbot moved to Paterson New Jersey an industrial town about twenty miles outside of Manhattan situated on the falls of the Passaic River Kazbek Tambi Seton Hall Pirates Accessed May 30 2015 A native of Paterson N J he earned his law degree from Seton Hall University Law School in 1990 Staff Typists to Demonstrate Speed The New York Times October 7 1928 Accessed March 13 2012 Albert Tangora of Paterson N J and Irma Wright of Toronto Canada new professional and amateur typing champions will give demonstrations at the National Business Show which opens in Madison Square Garden Sandomir Richard Joe Taub Basketball Fan Who Became Part Owner of the Nets Dies at 88 The New York Times November 5 2017 Accessed November 20 2017 Joseph Albert Taub was born in Paterson N J on May 29 1929 Mr Taub played forward on the basketball team at Eastside High School in Paterson and attended Rutgers University but did not graduate Popper Steve Pro Basketball Marbury and Tim Thomas Connect in Victory The New York Times March 4 2004 Accessed September 4 2011 One would like to believe that the play had been rehearsed on playgrounds and in gyms when they were younger Stephon Marbury and Tim Thomas one from Brooklyn the other from Paterson N J grew up playing together on all star teams and in tournaments NBA com Tim Thomas Bio Page Archived April 10 2010 at the Wayback Machine Accessed June 30 2010 Hails from Paterson New Jersey Lancifer Unkle Dante Tomaselli The Kindertrauma Interview Kindertrauma February 14 2011 Accessed March 13 2012 Unforgettable I grew up on Alice Sweet Alice originally titled Communion It made its world premiere in 1976 in Paterson All my relatives were there Many were extras in the movie My Aunt Matilda stands out in the funeral scene Both of my grandmothers were from Paterson and I was born in Paterson General Hospital Robert Guy Torricelli Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Accessed March 13 2012 Torricelli Robert Guy a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey born in Paterson N J August 27 1951 Sammy Turner Black Cat Rockabilly Accessed August 11 2019 Born into a musical and religious family Sammy Turner sang in the church choir in his hometown of Paterson NJ from an early age John Michael Kohler Arts Center presents Gregory Van Maanen A World We Cannot See Through painting Vietnam vet created a diary of pain and healing John Michael Kohler Arts Center August 8 2016 Accessed November 5 2018 In 2007 Van Maanen decided to move on from the Paterson New Jersey apartment that had sheltered him for nearly a quarter century Quintanilla Michael enfoque Elizabeth Vargas San Antonio Express News January 26 2006 Accessed March 13 2012 Vargas a woman in a field with so few Latinos was born in Paterson N J to a Puerto Rican U S Army captain and his Irish American wife Rohan Virginia Former Paterson resident is man behind the lines at the Oscars The Record March 7 2010 Accessed December 31 2012 And Bruce Vilanch will jump right on it The only really spontaneous parts of the show are the winners Everything else is scripted And so unless somebody else goes off script we know what everybody else is saying says Vilanch a former Patersonian who has written for the Oscars for the past 21 years Weber Bruce Theater Review A Human Pez Dispenser Of Jokes and One Liners The New York Times May 16 2000 Accessed October 8 2018 Mr Vilanch s show is organized along vaguely autobiographical lines Against a backdrop of pastel colored T shirts pinned to the wall many of them in children s sizes Michael Jackson s laundry he explains he speaks about growing up as an ungainly boy in Paterson N J doing some modeling for Lane Bryant and acting and his early career as a journalist in Chicago where he met Ms Midler 30 years ago while writing about her nightclub show Kunath Kate Bruce Vilanch Interview OutWords April 5 2017 Accessed July 11 2022 Bruce Vilanch was born in 1948 in New York City and raised by his adoptive parents Jonas and Henne in Paterson New Jersey Floyd Vivino profile from Sirius Satellite Radio Accessed December 20 2006 Hermann Andy Jerry Vivino Coast To Coast DownBeat November 2018 Accessed August 11 2019 Most people don t think of Paterson New Jersey as a great jazz town but maybe they should Native son Jerry Vivino certainly makes a case for it by teaming with fellow Patersonians Bucky and Martin Pizzarelli who provide many of the highlights on the veteran reedsman s fifth solo album La Gorce Tammy New Brunswick Still Loves the Lads From Liverpool The New York Times August 12 2007 Accessed March 13 2012 Local boosterism could also be at work Two of the guys are from Jersey Mr Korin said including Mr Vivino a Paterson native whose brother Floyd Vivino is better known to state residents as TV s Uncle Floyd Staff The Break Presents Fetty Wap XXL November 18 2014 Accessed March 3 2015 However it s definitely been a minute since the last Jersey MC popped off Now 24 year old Paterson NJ native Fetty Wap is trying to put the state back on the map with his buzzing record Trap Queen Staff Watkins will play more McNeil less as SU center Archived July 24 2012 at the Wayback Machine Rochester Democrat and Chronicle January 22 2004 Accessed March 13 2012 The 6 11 Watkins is a highly promoted center from Paterson N J where he averaged 16 points 11 rebounds and 6 blocks last season to help Paterson Catholic to a 22 5 record Yannis Alex Hockey The Devils And Fans Ignite First Match The New York Times October 8 1995 Accessed January 27 2012 Moments after the banner was raised Patrick Warburton the actor who portrayed a fanatic Devils fan in a segment of the Seinfeld television show was called upon to drop the puck With his face painted in Devils red and black the native of nearby Paterson dropped the puck then stripped the Brodeur jersey he was wearing to display the letter D on his chest Staff Different tune for Miss America The Philadelphia Inquirer May 8 2013 Accessed August 5 2014 Bernie Wayne who grew up in Paterson was a prolific composer and came up with the There She Is while getting a haircut in 1954 Staff A Community Of Scholars The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930 1980 Archived November 24 2011 at the Wayback Machine p 429 Institute for Advanced Study 1980 Accessed November 22 2015 Weber Joseph 55f 62 63 69 70 M NS Physics Born 1919 Paterson NJ Randel Don Michael Weinrich Carl The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music Harvard University Press 1996 p 975 ISBN 0 674 37299 9 Staff Bert Wheeler Vaudeville Comic With Rubbery Face Dead at 72 His Over 50 Year Career in Show Business Spanned Films the Follies and TV The New York Times January 19 1968 Accessed March 13 2012 I ll tell you a secret he said when he was 64 years old I m just as ambitious and stage struck as when I was a kid in Paterson New Jersey Nothing has changed Devine Elizabeth and Turner Roland The Annual Obituary 1983 p 91 St James 1983 Accessed October 8 2018 Alice White Film Actress Born Paterson New Jersey USA August 28th 1907 Died Hollywood Hills California USA February 19th 1983 Reed Tom K Waun Williams could become integral member of burgeoning Browns secondary provided he stays healthy The Plain Dealer June 3 2015 Accessed August 12 2015 You have to play with a chip on your shoulder said the Paterson New Jersey native who grew up on the same street as Giants receiver Victor Cruz William Carlos Williams Poets org Accessed August 5 2014 Hyman Vicki Why a kid from Paterson is telling A Bronx Tale on Broadway NJ Advance Media for NJ com December 4 2016 Accessed October 8 2018 Jerry Zaks is slumped on a banquette in a rear lounge of the Longacre Theatre two weeks before the Dec 1 opening curtain for the new musical A Bronx Tale This is the most intense moment just before we freeze the show sighs the 70 year old Paterson native his shock of white hair standing on end as he scrolls up and down through his production notes on an iPad Oliver Willard M and Marion Nancy E Killing the President Assassinations Attempts and Rumored Attempts on U S Commanders in chief p 90 ABC CLIO 2010 ISBN 9780313364747 Accessed July 22 2015 Giuseppe Zangara was born in Ferruzzano Calabria Italy In the United States Zangara settled in Paterson New Jersey and on September 11 1929 became a naturalized citizen Suderman Alan The Weed Candidate Washington City Paper March 6 2013 Accessed August 6 2014 The son of a self taught musician who was a big wheel on the bar mitzvah and Jewish wedding circuit in Paterson N J Zukerberg moved to D C 30 years ago to go to law school at American University External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paterson New Jersey Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Paterson Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Paterson City of Paterson New Jersey official site centercitypaterson com Paterson New Jersey America s Silk City a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places TwHP lesson plan Working in Paterson Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting An ethnographic study from the Library of Congress Oral history interviews and photographs from a study of working life in Paterson conducted in 1994 Accessed August 28 2009 link, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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