Tenafly,
New Jersey
Town
Name: |
Tenafly |
City
Hall: |
Tenafly Borough Hall |
Address: |
401 Tenafly Road, Tenafly NJ 07670 |
Phone
Number: |
201-568-6100 |
Web
Site: |
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Type: |
Borough |
Police Employees |
35 |
Population |
13595 |
Crime Rate (per 1000 people) |
12 |
Distance
to NYC: |
12 miles |
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| Parks: |
Tenafly Nature Center: 201-568-6093 Located at 313 Hudson Avenue
Sunnyside Park: Located on Ivy Lane
Roosevelt Common: Located on Riverside Road & Jefferson
Avenue
Little League, Softball, & Soccer Relocated at Sunnyside
Park & Municipal Center Field
Lighted Basketball Courts at the common
Lighted Tennis Courts at the common
Ice Skating at Common Pond & Nature Center |
Town
History: |
The borough of Tenafly was incorporated on January 24, 1894.
However, early references to "Tiene Fly" (Dutch-Ten
Swamps) & "Tenafly" (Willow Meadow, also Little
Valley) date back to 1688 when a large tract of land was granted
to Colonel Jacobus Van Cortland. One of his 3 daughters, Mrs.
Depeyster, Inherited most of the area that is now Tenafly. |
Town
Meeting: |
Mayor/Council: 2nd/4th Tuesday 8:15 Municipal Center |
Real
Estate
Ordinances: |
The ordinance states, "A freestanding non-illuminated
sign pertaining to the lease or sale of the premises upon
which it is placed; not exceeding 4 square feet in total area,
provided that it shall be removed within 7 days after signing
the contract of sale or the signing the contract of sale or
the signing of a sales transaction or the execution of the
lease." |
Public
Library
| Address: |
100
River Edge Road |
| Phone: |
201-568-8680 |
| Hours: |
M T
TH: 10AM-9 PM
F: 10AM-5PM
SAT: 10-4 |
| Director: |
Stephen
Wechter |
| Number
of Books: |
71,659 |
Public
Schools
Supt
od Schools:
(Glen Everhart) |
201-816-4500 |
Located
at 500 Tenafly |
| Mackay
School: |
201-569-4400 |
Located
at Jefferson Avenue |
| Maugham
School: |
201-569-4400
ext 251 |
Located
at Magnolia Avenue |
| Smith
School: |
201-569-4400
ext 236 |
Located
at Downey Drive |
| Stillman
School: |
201-569-4400
ext 261 |
Located
at Tenafly Road |
| Tenafly
Middle School: |
201-569-4400
ext 295 |
Located
at Sunset Lane |
| Tenafly
High School: |
201-569-4400
ext 217 |
Located
at Columbus Drive |
| Number
of Students to College: |
N/A |
| Student
to Teacher Ratio: |
13 |
| Cost
per Student: |
9300 |
Housing
Information
| Single
Family Units: |
3917 |
| Owner
Occupied: |
3800 |
| Renter
Occupied: |
924 |
| Residential
Units: |
4199 |
| Farm
Units: |
0 |
| Commercial
Units: |
185 |
| Industrial
Units: |
15 |
| Apartment
Units: |
9 |
| Vacant
Units: |
102 |
| Total
Units: |
4510 |
Utilities
and Services
| Water: |
Hackensack Water Company |
| Gas
& Electric: |
P.S.E.&G. |
| Health: |
Englewood Hospital 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3000 |
| Sanitation: |
No recyclables will be picked up when storm conditions
exist All recyclable's except paper may be comingled &
must be in reusable metal or plastic containers the size
of normal garbage cans or smaller. Materials placed in
plastic bags, cardboard boxes, etc. will not be picked
up. |
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: |
Bus
Service To: 41st Street & 8th Avenue from NJ Transit
166th Street from the Red & Tan Lines 178th Street from
the Red & Tan Lines |
Houses
of Worship
| Chavurah Beth
Sholom, The Church of Atonement-Episcopal, Grace Chapel-non
Sectarian, Lubavitch on the Palisades, Our Lady of Angels-
Franciscan Sisters, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel-Roman Catholic
Church, The Presbyterian Church of Tenafly, St. John The Theologian
Greek Orthodox Church, St.Thomas Armenian Church of Bergen
County, Society of African Missions, Temple Sinai of Bergen
County, Tenafly United Methodist Church, Trinity Lutheran
Church. |
Miscellaneous
Information
Performing Arts Bergen Chorale, Community Theater at Tenafly, North
Jersey Symphony Pony League, Little League Baseball, Boy/Girl Scouts,
Soccer League, Tenafly Buddy Basketball, Tenafly Junior Football.
This information, provided by the New Jersey Multiple
Listing Service, is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, subject
to errors and omissions.
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