Wyckoff,
New Jersey
Town
Name: |
Wyckoff
|
City
Hall: |
Wyckoff
Township Hall |
Address: |
Memorial
Town Hall, Wyckoff NJ 07481 |
Phone
Number: |
201-891-7000 |
Web
Site: |
|
Government: |
Township
Committee |
Type: |
Township |
Police Employees |
32 |
Population |
16417 |
Crime Rate (per 1000 people) |
7
|
Persons
Per Sq Mile: |
2347
|
Distance
to NYC: |
30
miles |
| Parks: |
A
full-time recreation director is employed. Facilities Include:
1 Athletic Field, 8 Public Tennis Courts, and swimming at
Spring Lake. Summer recreation programs. Bergen County Wildlife
Center (Located on Crescent Avenue) Memorial Field (has Tennis
Courts). 12 Recreational Programs for Children /Teenagers/Adults
Band Shell Wyckoff Family Y.M.C.A.: 201-891-2081 |
Town
History: |
According
to Folklore the name Wyckoff is a derivation of the Indian
word "Wyckoff" meaning high ground or "Wyckoff"
meaning water. The township of Wyckoff was originally inhabited
by the Leni-Lenape Indians. The township was the site of the
Sicomac, "Happy Hunting Ground" where many of the
Leni-Lenape were buried. |
Town
Meeting: |
Meetings held on 1st/3rd Tuesdays, Memorial Town Hall, 8 PM |
Real
Estate
Ordinances: |
Required |
Public
Library
| Address: |
200
Woodland Avenue |
| Phone: |
201-891-4866 |
| Hours: |
Open
six days a week, (in July/Aug. closed Sat.) |
| Director: |
Judy Schmitt |
| Number
of Books: |
73816 |
Public
Schools
Supt
of schools:
(James Bender) |
201-848-5701 |
Located
on Morse Ave. |
| Abraham
Lincoln School (K-5): |
201-848-5720 |
Located
on Mason Ave. |
| Calvin
Coolidge School (K-5): |
201-848-5710 |
Located
on Grandview Ave. |
| George
Washington School (K-5): |
201-848-5740 |
Located
on Woodland Ave. |
| Sicomac
School (k-5): |
201-848-5730 |
Located
at 356 Sicomac Ave. |
| Dwight
D. Eisenhower School (6-8): |
201-848-5750 |
Located
at 344 Calvin Ave. |
| Number
of Students to College: |
N/A |
| Student
to Teacher Ratio: |
13 |
| Cost
per Student: |
7639 |
Housing
Information
| Single
Family Units: |
4811 |
| Owner
Occupied: |
4676 |
| Renter
Occupied: |
383 |
| Residential
Units: |
5142 |
| Farm
Units: |
17 |
| Commercial
Units: |
152 |
| Industrial
Units: |
18 |
| Apartment
Units: |
2 |
| Vacant
Units: |
198 |
| Total
Units: |
5529 |
Utilities
and Services
| Water: |
Village
of Ridgewood |
| Gas
& Electric: |
P.S.E.&G/Rockland
Electric |
| Health: |
Valley
Hospital 223 N. Van Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8000 |
| Sanitation: |
Trash
collected once or twice a week by a private contractor.
Recycling Program: Collected once a week by a private
contractor. |
Transportation
Information
| Railroads: |
NJ
Transit, Amtrak |
| Buses: |
NJ
Transit, Red & Tan, Short Line Bus, Leisure Line |
Major
Highways: |
Rt.
17, Garden State Parkway, NY Thruway, Rt. 208, Rt. 202,
NJ Turnpike, Rt. 4 |
| Airports: |
Newark,
Kennedy, LaGuardia |
| Commuter
Information: |
Short
Line Bus Service to New York City. Hudson Transit Service
available Leisure Line or NJ Transit service available.
Taxi Service available Easy Access to Routes 17 and Route
208. |
Houses
of Worship
Advent
Lutheran Church |
201-891-1031 |
777
Wyckoff Avenue |
Beth
Rishon Synagogue |
201-891-4466 |
585
Russell Avenue |
Bethany
Assembly of God |
201-891-7494 |
568
Wellington Drive |
Christian
Fellowship Center |
201-891-6633 |
560
Russell Avenue |
Faith
Community- Christian Reformed Church |
201-891-9450 |
530
Sicomac Avenue |
St.
Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church |
201-891-1122 |
700
Wyckoff Avenue |
St.
Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church |
201-652-4774
|
467
Grandview Avenue |
Second
Reformed Church |
201-444-8038 |
475
Lafayette Avenue |
Wyckoff
Assembly of God |
201-891-1880 |
139
Franklin Avenue |
Wyckoff
Baptist Church |
201-891-1651 |
Wyckoff
and Russell Avenues |
Wyckoff
Masonic Temple Association |
201-891-9893 |
West
Main Street |
Wyckoff
Reformed Church |
201-891-1782 |
580
Wyckoff Avenue |
Town
Organizations
| Bnai Brith, Chamber
of Commerce, Garden Club, Historical Society, Lions Club, Newcomers
Club, “On Stage” (Young Adult Summer Theater), Partners
in Pride, Rotary, Senior Citizens Club, V.F.W. |
Miscellaneous
Information
Parochial
Schools: St. Elizabeth's School (1-8). Eastern Christian School
(4-6).
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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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