Edgewater,
New Jersey
Town
Name: |
Edgewater |
City
Hall: |
Edgewater Borough
Hall |
Address: |
916 River Rd.,
Edgewater NJ 07020 |
Phone
Number: |
201-943-1700 |
Web
Site: |
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Government Type: |
Borough |
Police Employees |
28 |
Population |
5764 |
Crime Rate (per 1000 people) |
43 |
Persons
Per Sq Mile: |
5902 |
Distance
to NYC: |
9 miles |
| Parks: |
A full time Recreation
Director is employed. Facilities include a conservation area,
3 public playgrounds, 1 athletic field, 1 public tennis court |
Town
History: |
Edgewater was first
settled by the Lenape Indians who traded up and down the Hudson
river. They referred to it as kin-nas-na-ki-king. |
Town
Meeting: |
Meetings are held
on 1st & 3rd Mondays, 8:15 PM @ The Municipal Building |
Real
Estate
Ordinances: |
None listed. |
Public
Library
| Address: |
49 Hudson Ave... |
| Phone: |
201-224-6144 |
| Hours: |
M-W: 10AM-8PM
Th-F: 10AM-6PM
Sat: 10AM-4PM |
| Director: |
Donna Bachowskii |
| Number
of Books: |
27,601 |
Public
Schools
| Superintendent:
(Ted Blumstein) |
201-945-4106
|
|
| Eleanor Van Gelder School: |
201-945-4106 |
Located at Undercliff
Avenue |
| Leonia Middle School: |
201-461-9100 |
Located at 500 Broad
Avenue |
| Leonia High School: |
201-461-7441 |
Located at 100 Christie
Heights |
| Number
of Students to College: |
N/A |
| Student
to Teacher Ratio: |
14 |
| Cost
per Student: |
8242 |
Housing
Information
| Single
Family Units: |
426 |
| Owner
Occupied: |
1092 |
| Renter
Occupied: |
1268 |
| Residential
Units: |
1864 |
| Farm
Units: |
0 |
| Commercial
Units: |
73 |
| Industrial
Units: |
30 |
| Apartment
Units: |
42 |
| Vacant
Units: |
535 |
| Total
Units: |
2514 |
Utilities
and Services
| Water: |
Hackensack Water Company |
| Gas
& Electric: |
P.S.E.&G./Rockland Electric |
| Health: |
N/A |
| Sanitation: |
Collected 6 times/week
by the borough |
Transportation
Information
| Railroads: |
NJ
Transit, Amtrak |
| Buses: |
NJ
Transit, Red & Tan |
Major
Highways: |
9W, Palisades Interstate
Parkway, Route 4, Route 17, Garden State Parkway, NJ Turnpike |
| Airports: |
Newark,
Kennedy, LaGuardia |
| Commuter
Information: |
NYC Transportation-Via NJ
Transit to Lincoln Tunnel/Port Authority Taxi Service Available
from: Edgewater Taxi & Limo Service |
Houses
of Worship
Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church
(365 Undercliff Avenue)
First Presbyterian Church (North End of Undercliff Avenue) |
Town
Organizations
| American Legion, Democratic Club,
Little League(201-224-4941), Pleasant Valley Club, PO, Republican
Club, (201-941-0070), Scouts, Senior Citizens Residence, V.F.W. |
Miscellaneous
Information
|
Edgewater Little League: 201-224-4941
Edgewater Republican Club: 201-941-0700 or 201-886-3398 |
This information, provided by the New Jersey Multiple
Listing Service, is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, subject
to errors and omissions. |
