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Paramus, New Jersey
—  Borough  —
Bergen County New Jersey Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Paramus Highlighted
Map highlighting Paramus' location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Paramus, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Paramus, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°56′50″N 74°04′16″W / 40.947309, -74.070989Coordinates: 40°56′50″N 74°04′16″W / 40.947309, -74.070989
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated April 4, 1922
Government
 • Type Borough
 • Mayor Richard LaBarbiera (term ends December 31, 2014)[1]
 • Administrator Joseph O. D'Arco[2]
 • Clerk Toni Falato[3]
Area[4]
 • Total 10.520 sq mi (27.246 km2)
 • Land 10.470 sq mi (27.117 km2)
 • Water 0.050 sq mi (0.129 km2)  0.47%
Area rank 205th of 566 in state
2nd of 70 in county[4]
Elevation[5] 49 ft (15 m)
Population (2010 Census)[6][7][8]
 • Total 26,342
 • Rank 93rd of 566 in state
8th of 70 in county[9]
 • Density 2,516.0/sq mi (971.4/km2)
 • Density rank 249th of 566 in state
50th of 70 in county[9]
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 07652-07653[10]
Area code(s) 201/551
FIPS code 3400355950[11][4][12]
GNIS feature ID 0885340[13][4]
Website http://www.paramusborough.org

Paramus (play /pəˈræməs/ pə-RAM-əs, with the accent on the second syllable[14]) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 26,342,[6][7][8] reflecting an increase of 605 (+2.4%) from the 25,737 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 670 (+2.7%) from the 25,067 counted in the 1990 Census.[15] A suburb of New York City, Paramus is located 15 to 20 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan and approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Upper Manhattan.

Paramus was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1922, based on the results of a referendum held on April 4, 1922 that passed by a vote of 238 for and 10 against.[16][17] Paramus was created from portions of Midland Township, which now exists as Rochelle Park.[16]

The borough is one of the largest shopping meccas in the country, generating over $5 billion in annual retail sales,[18][19][20] more than any other ZIP Code in the United States.[21][22][23] Paramus has more limited shopping hours, as it has some of the most restrictive blue laws in the nation (even stricter than those prevailing in the rest of Bergen County), banning nearly all retail and white-collar businesses from opening on Sundays. The only exceptions are gas stations, restaurants and grocery stores, and a limited number of other businesses.[24] More than 63% of Bergen County voters rejected a referendum on the ballot in 1993 that would have repealed the county's blue laws, though the Paramus restrictions would have remained in place.[25]

Geography[]

Paramus is located at 40°56′50″N 74°04′16″W / 40.947309, -74.070989 (40.947309,-74.070989). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 10.520 square miles (27.246 km2), of which, 10.470 square miles (27.117 km2) of it is land and 0.050 square miles (0.129 km2) of it (0.47%) is water.[4][26]

History[]

The area that became northern New Jersey was occupied for thousands of years by prehistoric indigenous peoples. At the time of European encounter, it was settled by the historic Lenape people. The Lenape language word for the area, Peremessing, which meant that it had an abundant population of Wild Turkey, was anglicized to become the word "Paramus".[27][28] A large metal statue of a wild turkey in the Paramus Park mall commemorates this history.[28]

Although a 19th-century account says, “The Paramus estate was purchased from the Native Americans for a quart of whiskey and a pound of tobacco”, the historical record of European settlement of Paramus is more detailed.[29]

Albert Saboroweski, whose descendants became known by the family name "Zabriskie",[30] immigrated from Poland via the Dutch ship The Fox[31] in 1662. He settled in the Dutch West Indies Company town of Ackensack, today’s Hackensack, where he started a family. A son, Jacob, was captured by the Lenape and held for 15 years. When he was returned to his family, the Lenape explained to Saboroweski that they had taken the child in order to teach him their language so that he could serve as a translator. They granted Saboroweski approximately 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of land which became known as the “Paramus Patent”.[32]

During the American Revolutionary War, the county included both Tories and Patriots, with Patriots “greatly outnumbering” Tories.[33] Although no major battles were fought in Bergen County, Paramus was part of the military activity, as colonial troops were stationed in Ramapo under the command of Aaron Burr.[34] In 1777, the British raided the Hackensack area and Burr marched troops to Paramus, from where he attacked the British, forcing them to withdraw.[35] General George Washington was in Paramus several times during the War: December, 1778; July, 1780; and, December, 1780.[36] Following the Battle of Monmouth, Washington established his headquarters in Paramus in July 1778.[37] Over the advice of his staff, Washington moved his headquarters to Westchester County, New York.[38]

A section of Paramus known as Dunkerhook (meaning dark corner in Dutch) was a free African-American community dating to the early 18th century. Although historical markers on the current site and local oral tradition maintain that this was a slave community, contemporary records document that it was a community of free blacks, not slaves.[39] A group of houses built on Dunkerhook Road by the Zabriskies in the late 18th / early 19th centuries were the center of a community of black farmers, who had been slaves held by the Zabriskie family.[40]

Farview Avenue, located at the highest peak in Paramus, has a clear view of the New York City skyline.[41]

Paramus became one of the "truck farming" areas that helped New Jersey earn its nickname as the “Garden State”.[42] By 1940, Paramus' population was just 4,000, with no town center and 94 retail establishments.[43] Although the opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 and the widening of New Jersey Route 17 and New Jersey Route 4 (which intersect in southern Paramus), made the area accessible to millions, “it was not until the 1950’s that massive development hit this section of northern New Jersey”.[44]

During the 1950s and 60s, Paramus, lacking any master plan until 1969, was redeveloped into two shopping corridors when its farmers and outside developers saw that shopping malls were more lucrative than produce farming.[44] “It was a developer’s dream: flat cleared land adjacent to major arterials and accessible to a growing suburban population and the country’s largest city – with no planning restrictions”.[44] New York had a state sales tax, but New Jersey had none, so with the opening of Manhattan department stores in the Bergen Mall (1957), the Garden State Plaza(1957) and Alexander's (1961), Paramus became the “first stop outside New York City for shopping”.[45] From 1948-58, the population of Paramus increased from 6,000 to 23,000, the number of retail establishments tripled from 111 to 319, and annual retail sales increased from $5.5 million to $112 million.[45] By the 1980s, when the population had increased slightly over 1960s levels, retail sales had climbed to $1 billion.[45]

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1900 889
—
1910 779 −12.4%
1920 1,321 69.6%
1930 2,649 100.5%
1940 3,688 39.2%
1950 6,268 70.0%
1960 23,238 270.7%
1970 28,381 22.1%
1980 26,474 −6.7%
1990 25,067 −5.3%
2000 25,737 2.7%
2010 26,342 2.4%
Est. 2011 26,507 [46] 3.0%
Population sources:1930[47]
1900-1990[48][49] 2000[50] 2010[6][7][8]

2010 Census[]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 26,342 people, 8,630 households, and 6,939 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,516.0 inhabitants per square mile (971.4 /km2). There were 8,915 housing units at an average density of 851.5 per square mile (328.8 /km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 72.29% (19,042) White, 1.42% (374) African American, 0.11% (28) Native American, 22.28% (5,869) Asian, 0.05% (13) Pacific Islander, 1.39% (366) from other races, and 2.47% (650) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.26% (1,913) of the population.[6]

There were 8,630 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.32.[6]

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.3 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.[6]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $104,986 (with a margin of error of +/- $9,111) and the median family income was $123,848 (+/- $7,952). Males had a median income of $77,325 (+/- $5,222) versus $52,702 (+/- $4,983) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $40,024. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.[51]

Same-sex couples headed 35 households in 2010.[52]

2000 Census[]

As of the 2000 United States Census[11] there were 25,737 people, 8,082 households, and 6,780 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,457.7 people per square mile (949.1/km2). There were 8,209 housing units at an average density of 783.9 per square mile (302.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 79.19% White, 1.13% African American, 0.05% Native American, 17.23% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.87% of the population.[50][53]

There were 8,082 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.32.[50]

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.[50]

The median income for a household in the borough was $76,918, and the median income for a family was $84,406. Males had a median income of $56,635 versus $37,450 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,295. About 1.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.[50]

Government[]

Local government[]

Paramus is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office and only votes to break a tie. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[54]

As of 2012, the Mayor is Richard LaBarbiera, whose term of office ends December 31, 2014. Borough Council Members are Ralph Amato (2013), Maria Elena Bellinger (D, 2014), Joseph Lagana (D, 2014), Tom LoCicero (R, 2012), Eric Nazziola (R, 2013) and Michael Rohdieck (R, 2012).[55][56]

In the November 2011 general election, Democratic challengers Maria Elena Bellinger and Joseph Lagana unseated Republican incumbents Cathy Bentz and Maureen O'Brien.[57]

Alan Brundage announced his resignation at a December 2011 council meeting, citing his promotion to captain in the Bergen County Police Department.[58]

Federal, state and county representation[]

Paramus is located in the 5th Congressional district[59] and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.[7][60]

Template:NJ Congress 05 New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

Template:NJ Legislative 38 The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[61] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[62]

Template:NJ Bergen County Freeholders

Politics[]

As of Election Day, November 4, 2008, there were 16,333 registered voters. Of registered voters, 4,556 (27.9% of all registered voters) were registered as Democrats, 3,413 (20.9%) were registered as Republicans and 8,359 (51.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were five voters registered to other parties.[63]

In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 47.4% of the vote here (5,850 ballots cast), falling short of Republican John McCain, who received 51.7% of the vote (6,381 votes), with 75.9% of registered voters participating.[63] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 52.3% of the vote here, out-polling Democrat John Kerry, who received around 46.5%., on turnout of 76.3% of registered voters.[64]

Public Library[]

There are two public libraries in Paramus. There is the Main Library on Century Road. There is also the Charles E. Reid Branch library on Midland Avenue, which was originally a four-room schoolhouse built in 1876.[65]

The borough's original Public Library, known locally as the Howland House, was originally located at the intersection of Spring Valley Road and Howland Avenue. It was demolished sometime in the late 1990s. A September 11, 2001 memorial park now exists at the site known as Howland Memorial Grove.[66]

Education[]

The Paramus Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2010-11 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[67]) are five K-4 schools — Memorial Elementary School (338 students), Midland Elementary School (259), Parkway Elementary School (242), Ridge Ranch Elementary School (334) and Stony Lane Elementary School (215) — Eastbrook Middle School (637) and Westbrook Middle School (704) for grades 5–8 and Paramus High School for grades 9–12 (1,348). Three of the district's schools have been formally designated as National Blue Ribbon Schools: Paramus High School in 1988-89, Parkway Elementary School in 1987-88 and Ridge Ranch Elementary School in 1998-99.[68][69]

Paramus is home to many private religious schools. Paramus Catholic High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school founded in 1965 and operated by the Archdiocese of Newark.[70] With more than 1,500 students, it has the largest enrollment of any Roman Catholic high school in the state of New Jersey.[71] It is also the location of Visitation Academy, a K-8 Catholic school also overseen by the Newark Archdiocese.

Paramus is home to Yavneh Academy[72] and Yeshivat Noam, founded in 2001, are K-8 co-ed Jewish day schools.[73] Frisch School is a Modern Orthodox Jewish yeshiva serving grades 9–12 that describes itself as the nation's second largest coed yeshiva high school.[74]

Bergen Community College is based in Paramus, with other satellite centers located elsewhere around the county. The bulk of the college's 17,000 students working towards degrees are located at the main campus in Paramus.[75]

The Bergen campus of Berkeley College is located in Paramus.

Transportation[]

Public transportation[]

New Jersey Transit bus routes 144, 145, 148, 155, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165 and 168 serve the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 171 and 175 routes provide service to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station ; and local service is offered in the 709, 722, 751, 752, 753, 755, 756, 758, 762 and 770 routes.[76]

Roads[]

Route 17, Route 4, and the Garden State Parkway pass through Paramus.

Commerce[]

9.3

Interior of Westfield Garden State Plaza

Paramus4and17

Interchange of NJ Routes 4 and 17

Paramus is known for its multitude of stores and malls.[77] It has five major indoor shopping centers, due to its easy access for residents in the areas of Bergen County and Passaic County in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York. New Jersey also does not levy a sales tax on clothes and shoes, which makes it an attractive shopping destination for people even further away in New York City, who pay sales tax on clothing items above $110 in price, in addition to the lower standard rate of 7% in New Jersey, compared to 8⅜ in New York City.[78] The spending levels generated by the malls have made Paramus one of the top retail ZIP codes in the country.[79]

On Route 4, are The Outlets at Bergen Town Center (known as the Bergen Mall until 2006) and the Shoppes on IV. On Route 17, are Paramus Park and the Fashion Center. At the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 is Paramus's biggest and most famous mall, Westfield Garden State Plaza. Westfield Garden State Plaza is the largest mall in the Westfield Groups' global portfolio with a gross leasable area of 2,128,402 square feet (200,000 m2).[80]

Paramus, along with the rest of Bergen County, has strict blue laws preventing stores selling non-food items from opening on Sundays. Although it started as a religious observance, it is kept on the books due to a desire of the residents of Paramus to have one day a week when traffic is tolerable in the town. This law was called into question most recently when a BJ's Wholesale Club opened at the 4/17 junction. BJ's was allowed to open on Sundays, but is only allowed to sell food and basic necessities. The store has been structured to deny access for shoppers to purchase items that cannot be purchased on Sunday. Paramus has its own blue laws that are significantly more restrictive than those in effect in other communities in Bergen County. It is one of the last places in the United States to have such an extensive blue law.

Local blue laws in Paramus were first proposed in 1957, while the Bergen Mall and Garden State Plaza were under construction. The legislation was motivated by fears that the two new malls would aggravate the already-severe highway congestion caused by local retail businesses along the borough's highways.[24]

The Paramus Borough Code forbids the performance of any "worldly employment" on Sunday, with exceptions for charity, and the sale of newspapers, drugs, meals, prepared food and cigarettes, among a limited number of exceptions. Even work performed inside one's own home is prohibited, unless one can "prove to the satisfaction of the Judge that he uniformly keeps the seventh day of the week commonly known as the 'Sabbath'...".[81] In spite of its six-day shopping week, Paramus consistently has the most retail sales of any ZIP Code in the United States.[82] Many national chain stores boast Paramus as their most prominent locations, including Nordstrom, in which the Paramus store is their best-performing chainwide. There are 25 retailers that occupy multiple stores in Paramus, including Macy's which had outlets in three malls for a period of time. Some retail analysts view Paramus as being two markets, centered on the two major highways. Lord & Taylor has two locations in Paramus, giving Paramus the distinction of the only town with more than one Lord & Taylor location.

An unsuccessful 2010 proposal by Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie would have ended the state's blue laws (now only enforced in Bergen County), with the governor citing industry estimates that the $1.1 billion in added retail revenue on Sundays would generate an additional $65 million in sales taxes for the state.[83] In November 2012, Governor Chris Christie issued an executive order temporarily suspending the blue laws in both Bergen County and Paramus due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, a decision that was upheld despite a court challenege by the Borough of Paramus.[84] The blue law suspension was in effect on Sunday, November 11, but was back in effect the following Sunday.[85]

Mall history[]

  • 1957 – Garden State Plaza was built by Muscarelli Construction Company on 198 acres (0.801 km2) at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17.
  • 1957 – The Bergen Mall was built on 101 acres (0.409 km2) on an area east of the Plaza on Route 4.
  • 1963 – Paramus Place was built on the north side of Route 4 across from Bergen Mall.[86]
  • 1968 – The Fashion Center was built on 35 acres (142,000 m2). The owners originally referred to its location as being in Ridgewood/Paramus to appeal to the Ridgewood population. Over the years, the references to Ridgewood became somewhat lost.
  • 1972 – The 35 Plaza Shopping Center is built on Route 4, just located 2 minutes away from Paramus Place.[87]
  • 1974 – Paramus Park was built by the Rouse Company. The last of the large centers was built on 66 acres (267,000 m2) in the middle of an area where the old farms were located.
  • 1986 – The Shoppes on IV opened up and was built on 236 acres (95.5 ha) in the westbound area of Route 4.[88]
  • 1998 – The Paramus Towne Square opened up and was built on the north side of Route 17.[89]
  • 2003 – IKEA opens its third-largest store at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17, on the site of the old Alexander's department store. It was joined the next year by three other retailers, Bed Bath and Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, and Sports Authority to form a shopping center with a combined gross leasable area of 719,226 square feet (66,818.3 m2). However, when Sports Authority went out of business in 2016, the Sports Authority store closed.
  • 2015 – The Paramus Design Center opens up on the northbound side of Route 17.[90]

Due to the blue law, all malls in Paramus (as with the rest of Bergen County) are closed on Sunday except for restaurants and other exempted establishments.. Malls are also required to be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, with early closing (half days) on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Stores may not open before 7:00 AM or remain open after 11:00 PM.

Entertainment[]

In 1931, one of the earliest drive-in theaters opened in Paramus, and boasted the world's largest and brightest screen, located behind what is now Westfield Garden State Plaza. The Paramus Drive-In closed in 1987. The last movie presentation there was a double- feature, 'Crocodile Dundee' and 'The Untouchables'.

Paramus' lone movie theater complex is a 16-screen AMC Theatres located in an area of new construction at Westfield Garden State Plaza. Two theatres which have been closed within the last five years include the Route 4 Tenplex and the Cineplex Odeon Route 17 Triplex, once located next to Westfield Garden State Plaza on Route 17. The Triplex theatre was opened in 1965 by Century Theatres and was closed on January 19, 2006, by Loews Cineplex Entertainment. The Tenplex on Route 4 was closed on May 24, 2007, the day before the new AMC Theatres opened at Westfield Garden State Plaza.[91] The Cinema 35 was also closed when the Plaza 35 Shopping Center was renovated in 2005. The borough will regain a second theater in 2018, when a 13-screen Regal Cinemas will be opening at Paramus Park.[92][93][94]

In 2016, the Garden State Plaza added a Bergen Performing Arts Center performance area for shows and performances located near Macy's, which took up the former space of the Venetian carousel. There is also a Bergen PAC ticket center located near the performance area.[95]

Parks and recreation[]

Paramus is the home to two county parks. On the eastern side of the borough is Van Saun County Park, which features Bergen County's only zoo, home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals living in recreated habitats natural to each species. Van Saun Park also has a playground, train ride, carousel, athletic fields, and pony rides. [96] On the western side of the borough is Saddle River County Park which features a 6-mile (9.7 km) bike path reaching from Ridgewood to Rochelle Park.[97]

The borough also has four golf courses. Two are open to the public with the Paramus Golf Course operated by the borough[98] and Orchard Hills County Golf Course+ operated by the county.[99] Two private golf course are also located in Paramus, they are the Ridgewood Country Club and Arcola Country Club. In 2008, the Paramus Golf Course opened up a miniature golf course that is themed after the town of Paramus as well as the state of New Jersey. Turkey statues are scattered around the course to celebrate Paramus as the "land of the wild turkeys."[100]

Emergency services[]

The Paramus Fire Department is a volunteer organization consisting of 4 companies. Company 1 (E1-T1) is located at East Firehouse Lane, across from the Fashion Center. Company 2 (E2-E22) is located on Spring Valley Road, and is nicknamed "Spring Valley Fire Company #2." Company 3 (E3-HazMat-Foam3) is located at 198 West Midland Ave. Company 4 (E4-T4-E44) is on Farview Avenue and is nicknamed "Farview Fire Company #4." Paramus also has a separate volunteer rescue squad (Rescue 7 & 9) specializing in motor vehicle extrication.[101]

The borough's Ambulance Corps is staffed 24 hours a day for quick response. There are crews stationed at the Life Safety complex, located next to the Rescue building, and at Fire Company 3.[102] A separate volunteer Ambulance Corps exists, largely for stand-by purposes at large events. The Paramus Police Department, which responds to 60,000 calls annually, is located on Carlough Drive right next to borough hall.[103]

Popular culture[]

  • In Ghostbusters II a woman claims that she met an alien at the Paramus Holiday Inn: "I received this information from an alien. As I told my husband, it was in the Paramus Holiday Inn, I was having a drink at the bar, alone, and this alien approached me. He started talking to me. He bought me a drink, and then I think he must have used some kind of a ray or a mind control device because he forced me to follow him to his room and that's where he told me about the end of the world."
  • The 1993 Saturday Night Live spin-off movie Coneheads is set in Paramus.[104] Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin's characters decide to move to and permanently reside in the town so daughter Michelle Burke can attend Paramus High School. Aykroyd's character "Beldar Conehead" spends his days in Paramus teaching driving lessons and playing golf.
  • Vinnie Fiorello from the popular band Less Than Jake, which has a song called "24 Hours in Paramus" on the album titled "Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand."
  • In the movie Ransom, Mel Gibson and Gary Sinise drive right past the now-defunct tenplex movie theater located on Route 4.
  • Several episodes of The Sopranos, the HBO mob drama, have used Paramus locations. Westfield Garden State Plaza was used as the "Paramus Mall," and the Ramsey Outdoor Store on Route 17 became the "Ramsey Outdoor," and a character is "whacked" at the remnants of the Old Mill Bathing Beach on Paramus Road.[105][106] In the final episode of the series, a scene with Paulie Walnuts is shot in Paramus, where he was in a car, driving past a gas station.
  • Arcola Amusement Park (Arcola section Rochelle Park/Paramus) was built in 1926 which covered about 20 acres (81,000 m2). A fire destroyed it in 1929.
  • Burn After Reading a 2008 film by the Coen Brothers was partly filmed in Paramus at the site of the old Tower Records annex building located on Route 17S.[107]
  • The Colbert Report, during its Threat Down segment on April 24, 2008, listed the bear sightings in Paramus as the Number 1 threat to our country. The Paramus Park mall was also shown in the segment.[108]
  • In the Captain America: The First Avenger film, Paramus is mentioned as a fictitious hometown used by Steve Rogers for one of his multiple attempts to enlist in the military.
  • Many episodes of Primetime: What Would You Do? have been filmed at various locations in Paramus.

Notable people[]

Notable current and former residents of Paramus include:

  • John Bancker Aycrigg (1798–1856), member of the United States Congress from New Jersey.[109]
  • Joe Benigno (born 1953), sports radio personality on WFAN.[110]
  • Chase Blackburn (born 1983), linebacker for the New York Giants and a member of the Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI champion Giants.[111]
  • Galit Chait (born 1975), ice dancer who represented Israel internationally from 1995 to 2006.[112]
  • Joseph Coniglio (born 1943), former member of the New Jersey Senate.[113]
  • Spero Dedes (born 1979), Los Angeles Lakers radio commentator, NFL Network television host, and CBS NCAA tournament basketball announcer.[114]
  • Jim Dray (born 1986), tight end who has played for the Arizona Cardinals.[115]
  • The Escape Engine, former hardcore/punk rock band formed in Paramus from 2002-2006.
  • Mark Fields (born c. 1961), Ford Motor Company executive.[116]
  • Dean Friedman (born 1955), one-hit wonder with the top tune "Ariel" in 1977.[117] A lyric in the song references "the waterfall in Paramus Park."
  • Fred C. Galda (c. 1918-1997), former mayor of Paramus who oversaw the implementation of the borough's blue laws in 1958.[118]
  • Peter Gennaro (1919–2000), Tony Award-winning dancer and choreographer.[119]
  • Matt Ghaffari (born 1961), Olympic wrestler.[120]
  • Jamie Gold (born 1969), winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker.[121][122]
  • Charles Samuel Joelson (1916–99), represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district.[123]
  • Louis F. Kosco (born 1932), politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate.[124]
  • Lloyd Levin, film producer whose work includes United 93.[125]
  • Tony Lip, actor who appeared on The Sopranos, playing the role of Carmine Lupertazzi.[126]
  • Howard Lorber (born 1948), CEO of the Vector Group.[127]
  • Dean Obeidallah, Arab/Italian-American comedian.[128]
  • George Olsen (1893–1971), bandleader and proprietor of Olsen's Restaurant in the 1950s and '60s.[129]
  • Lauren Passarelli (born 1960), musician and educator.[130]
  • John Bartow Prevost (1766–1825), first Judge of the Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans.[131]
  • Kazbek Tambi (born 1961), former professional soccer player.[132]
  • Theodore Trautwein (1920–2000), judge who sentenced a reporter from The New York Times to 40 days in jail in the "Dr. X" trial of Mario Jascalevich.[133]
  • Trixter, a glam metal band, formed in Paramus.[134]
  • Connie Wagner (born 1948), member of the New Jersey General Assembly.[135]
  • Elaine Zayak (born 1965), one of the world's top figure skaters in the early 1980s.[136]

Historic sites[]

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

  • Midland School – 239 W. Midland Avenue (added 1978)
  • Terhune House – 470 Paramus Road (added 1996)
  • Terhune-Gardner-Lindenmeyr House – 218 Paramus Road (added 1972)
  • Harmon Van Dien House – 449 Paramus Road (added 1983)
  • Zabriskie Tenant House – 273 Dunkerhook Road (added 1984). The house was demolished in July 2012 by a housing developer who owned the property, after efforts to preserve or relocate the house failed.[137]

References[]

Notes
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  14. ^ Wagoner, Walier H. "Paramus Is Honored in Clean-Up Contest; Bergen Town Happy but Not Surprised by National Award", The New York Times, February 16, 1966. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Paramus - pronounced pah-RAHM-us, with the accent on the seecond syllable - may have taken its name from "perremus" or "perymus," Indian for "land of the turkey."
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  19. ^ "Forget Beverly Hills, Paramus is the place to shop.". TheFreeLibrary by Farlex. 2005-09-14. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Forget+Beverly+Hills,+Paramus+is+the+place+to+shop.-a0137162242. Retrieved 2010-10-06. 
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  24. ^ a b Tompkins, John "Sunday Selling Plaguing New Jersey", The New York Times, June 2, 1957. Accessed July 18, 2012. "The battle over whether retailers should be allowed to sell on Sunday is becoming more intense in New Jersey as lobbyists on both sides increase their efforts."
  25. ^ Staff. "THE 1993 ELECTIONS: Ballots Measures; New Brooms Sweep In Power of Recall and Term Limits as Well as Candidates", The New York Times, November 4, 1993. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Residents of Bergen County decided that they wanted to keep the state's only countywide blue laws, which prohibit most shopping on Sunday. Voters rejected the effort to repeal the laws by 63 percent to 37 percent, with 99 percent of the county's precincts reporting."
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  27. ^ Citizens Semi-Centennial Assoc., 1919, Ridgewood Past and Present, p. 3.
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  29. ^ Clayton, Woodford W., History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck, 1882. p. 332.
  30. ^ The Zabriskie House, built in 1796 in nearby Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, is an area landmark.
  31. ^ "Paramus, or land of the wild turkey"
  32. ^ History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, p. 321-322
  33. ^ Ridgewood Past and Present, p. 4
  34. ^ While stationed in Ramapo, Burr met the woman he later married. The 1782 ceremony was held in Paramus. Hamilton, Alexander. The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Columbia University Press, 1977, p. 296.
  35. ^ Ridgewood Past and Present, p. 7.
  36. ^ Ridgewood Past and Present, p. 6
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  39. ^ Dunkerhook: Slave Community?, accessed November 11, 2006.
  40. ^ Cardwell, Diane. "For House Telling Paramus’s History, End May Be Near", The New York Times, June 27, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2011. "The two houses, at 273 and 263 Dunkerhook, and a third one down the road and just over the line in Fair Lawn, were originally built, historians say, by one of the founding families of Bergen County, the Zabriskies. (The house at 273 Dunkerhook dates to around 1790, the one at 263 Dunkerhook to 1803.) As the Paramus houses passed from the Zabriskies to black farmers believed to be former Zabriskie slaves, they helped seed a thriving black settlement of several houses and a church that lasted into the 1930s."
  41. ^ Staff. "FLAT IN JERSEY CITY RESOLD TO INVESTOR; Patrick J. Kennedy Acquires the Comfort Apartment on Bergen Avenue. ACREAGE DEAL AT PARAMUS Two Yonkers Plots Are Included in Westchester Transfers--Building Projects.", The New York Times, March 28, 1928. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Conrad Roes bought fourteen acres on the west side of Farview Avenue, Paramus, in Bergen County. The property is said to have the second highest elevation in the county and overlooks the Manhattan skyline."
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  47. ^ Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I, United States Census Bureau, p. 714. Accessed December 25, 2011.
  48. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 2, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2011.
  49. ^ Bergen County Census Data, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 25, 2011.
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  54. ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 160.
  55. ^ Mayor & Council, Borough of Paramus. Accessed February 13, 2011.
  56. ^ Wassel, Bryan. "New Paramus council members give Democrats two seats at the table", Town News, January 9, 2012. Accessed July 18, 2012. "Democrats Maria Elena Bellinger and Joseph Lagana were officially sworn in at the Borough Council's reorganization meeting on Jan. 7, ending the council's Republican super-majority and bringing the total number of new council members to three. They join Republican Tom LoCicero, who was appointed to the council in December following the resignation of former Councilman Alan Brundage."
  57. ^ Wassel, Bryan. "Democrats take both council seats in Paramus", Town News, November 8, 2011. Accessed December 21, 2011. "Paramus voters called for change on Election Day, Nov. 8, voting in Democratic candidates Maria Elena Bellinger and Joseph Lagana while ousting current Republican council members Cathy Bentz and Maureen O'Brien. Bellinger and Lagana will begin their three-year terms on the council at the Jan. 12 reorganization meeting."
  58. ^ Wassel, Bryan. "Paramus councilman Alan Brundage resigns", Town News, December 7, 2011. Accessed December 7, 2011. "In order to prevent potential conflicts of interest due to his promotion within the Bergen County Police Department, Paramus Councilman Alan Brundage announced his formal resignation at the Dec. 6 Mayor and Council work session. The councilman was recently promoted to the rank of captain, a supervisory position that would simultaneously reduce the time he had available for council work and make many decisions a conflict of interest, he said."
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  60. ^ Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 3, 2013.
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  62. ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
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  64. ^ 2004 Presidential Election results: Bergen County, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Elections, dated December 13, 2004. Accessed August 22, 2011.
  65. ^ Home page, Paramus Public Library. Accessed August 24, 2008.
  66. ^ Paramus Municipal Parks, Borough of Paramus. Accessed June 29, 2011.
  67. ^ Data for the Paramus Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 20, 2012.
  68. ^ Glovin, David. "Two Bergen Schools Pocket National Awards", The Record (Bergen County), May 22, 1999. Accessed June 29, 2011. "The Cherry Hill School in River Edge and the Ridge Ranch School in Paramus were among the 266 public and private elementary schools that were named 1998-99 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Education Department."
  69. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education, pp. 53-54. Accessed March 27, 2011.
  70. ^ Bergen County High Schools, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Accessed June 15, 2011.
  71. ^ Alex, Patricia. "Pope held special spot in hearts of youth", The Record (Bergen County), April 5, 2005. Accessed August 21, 2008. "Today a memorial Mass will be celebrated at the school - the largest Catholic school in the state, and the rosary will be said in 10 languages..."
  72. ^ Mission Statement, Yavneh Academy. Accessed December 26, 2011.
  73. ^ Capital Campaign, Yeshivat Noam. Accessed December 25, 2011.
  74. ^ Thirty-Fifth Annual Dinner Journal, Frisch School, February 7, 2009, p. 18. Accessed June 29, 2011. "Under his direction, our school has grown to be the second largest coed yeshiva high school in the United States."
  75. ^ About Bergen. Bergen Community College, Founded in 1965 to satisfy the region's need for a convenient, affordable and comprehensive higher education destination, Bergen Community College now enrolls nearly 17,000 students in its academic degree programs. The College's three sites in Paramus (main campus), Hackensack (Ciarco Learning Center) and Lyndhurst (Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands) serve more than 32,000 students in degree, continuing education and adult education programs."
  76. ^ Bergen County Bus / Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed November 24, 2011.
  77. ^ Paramus, New Jersey: Retailing Paradise!, The Article Writer. Accessed November 5, 2007.
  78. ^ Belson, Ken; and Schweber, Nate. "Sales Tax Cut in City May Dim Allure of Stores Across Hudson". The New York Times. January 18, 2007. Accessed August 22, 2011. "For years, shoppers from New York City have played a game of retail arbitrage, traveling to the many malls in northern New Jersey, a state where there is no tax on clothing and shoes. Even accounting for tolls, gas and time, shoppers could save money by visiting the Westfield Garden State Plaza and other malls here, escaping the 8.375 percent sales tax they must pay in New York City on clothing and shoes that cost more than $110 per item."
  79. ^ Verdon, Joan. "Remodeled Paramus Park draws smaller prototype stores", The Record (Bergen County), August 13, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Paramus Park, like the other malls in the borough, has benefited from 'the critical mass of retail that is assembled in this community,' and the spending levels that have made Paramus one of the top retail ZIP codes in the country, said Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera."
  80. ^ Westfield Garden State Plaza, Westfield Group. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Total retail space: 2,128,402ft2 or 197,728m2 (approx)"
  81. ^ Paramus Borough Code: Chapter 391: SUNDAY ACTIVITIES, Borough of Paramus. Accessed December 18, 2006.
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  83. ^ Gartland, Michael. "Christie's blue law repeal proposal criticized", The Record (Bergen County), March 17, 2010. Accessed June 29, 2011. "Macy’s declined to comment, referring questions to the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association, which supports lifting the blue laws. The association said that Sunday hours would generate $1.1 billion a year in extra business for Bergen County retailers, along with $65 million in state sales tax revenues."
  84. ^ Verdon, Joan. "Judge sides with county executive over Bergen blue laws", The Record (Bergen County), November 9, 2012. Accessed November 19, 2012. "Paramus must set aside its blue laws this Sunday due to the unprecedented damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, a Bergen County Superior Court Judge ruled today."
  85. ^ Sullivan, S.P. "Bergen County exec makes clear: Blue laws are back this weekend", The Star-Ledger, November 16, 2012. Accessed November 19, 2012.
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  87. ^ "Plaza to Celebrate Alvin and Susan Sauer on Friday", Paramus Patch. Accessed June 29, 2015.
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  90. ^ Paramus Design Center Accessed January 6, 2016.
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  92. ^ Grand Openings, Regal Entertainment Group. Accessed September 24, 2016.
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  95. ^ Garden State Plaza carousel stops spinning. "NorthJersey.com". Accessed February 2, 2016.
  96. ^ Van Saun County Park, Bergen County Parks. Accessed December 25, 2011.
  97. ^ Saddle River County Park, Bergen County Parks. Accessed December 25, 2011.
  98. ^ Golf Course, Borough of Paramus. Accessed December 25, 2011.
  99. ^ Hills.html Orchard Hills County Golf Course, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed December 25, 2011.
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  108. ^ "ThreatDown – Juicing Bulls, Squatter Bees & Rationed Rice". Comedycentral.com. http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/index.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-04-25. 
  109. ^ John Bancker Aycrigg, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed February 8, 2011.
  110. ^ Zeitchik, Steven. "IN PERSON; Meet Joe Fan", The New York Times, January 23, 2005. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Amid the swirl of the New York region's media personalities, most people have probably never heard of Mr. Benigno. But as the longtime host of WFAN's overnight program, the Garfield-born, Paramus-bred broadcaster combined an uncommon mix of black humor, esoteric knowledge and incredulity to become a cult figure."
  111. ^ "Football players make a difference at NFL Alumni's Charity Golf Classic", June 21, 2010. "'Our time in the league typically doesn't last too long but the impact we can make sure can,' said Blackburn, who drove up from Paramus, New Jersey."
  112. ^ Wilner, Barry via Associated Press. "BOUNDARIES MELT AS SKATING PAIR UNITES", Rocky Mountain News, January 12, 1992. Accessed February 8, 2011. "Galit Chait, a 16-year-old from Paramus, N.J., and Maxim Sevostianov of Cheljabinsk, Russia, weren't close to the best dancers at the event. They were among the most intriguing."
  113. ^ Whelan, Jeff S. "Former state Sen. Coniglio indicted on corruption charges", The Star-Ledger, February 14, 2008. Accessed February 8, 2011. "Coniglio, a Bergen County Democrat, allegedly helped Hackensack University Medical Center obtain millions of dollars in state funding in exchange for a $5,000 per month-job as a 'hospital relations' consultant, according to the indictment. The 65-year-old retired plumber from Paramus had no prior experience for such a job, authorities said."
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  116. ^ Maynard, Micheline. "Private Sector; Rising at Ford, Without Fanfare", The New York Times, May 5, 2002. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Born in Brooklyn and raised in Paramus, N.J., Mr. Fields has an atypical automotive career -- he came to Ford from a series of marketing positions at I.B.M."
  117. ^ Hicks, Robert. "American songwriter finds success in United Kingdom", Daily Record (Morristown), April 20, 2007. Accessed May 28, 2007. "Friedman grew up in Paramus."
  118. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang. "Fred C. Galda, 79, Retired Judge", The New York Times, August 19, 1997. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Fred C. Galda, a retired New Jersey Superior Court judge and former prosecutor and Mayor of Paramus, N.J., died on Thursday at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. He was 79 and a resident of Saddle River, N.J."
  119. ^ Shanley, John P. "GENNARO – COMO'S DANCING MASTER", The New York Times, October 15, 1961. Accessed December 26, 2011. ""They live in a converted barn in Paramus, N. J., with their children, Michael, 11 years old, and Liza, 3."
  120. ^ Robbins, Liz. "OLYMPICS; Beating Unbeatable Foe Makes a Dream Possible", The New York Times, June 23, 2000. Accessed December 25, 2011. "The Iranian-born Greco-Roman heavyweight who moved to Paramus, N.J., at 15 stood on the podium feeling as if he had let down the United States."
  121. ^ Friess, Steve. "Tournament Winner Says He Was Wrong", The New York Times, February 24, 2007. Accessed December 25, 2011. "In his first interview since the settlement, Gold, a 38-year-old Hollywood producer from Paramus, N.J., said the lawsuit was not difficult to resolve, although the agreement bars him from disclosing the fate of the record-setting $12 million purse."
  122. ^ Troncone, Tom. "$6M of record poker pot at stake", The Record (Bergen County), September 20, 2006. Accessed July 18, 2012. "On one side of the table sits Jamie Gold, a former Paramus resident who dominated the competition en route to the coveted World Series of Poker championship last month."
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  134. ^ Jaeger, Barbara. " PARAMUS BAND FEELS AT HOME IN THE STUDIO", The Record (Bergen County), July 17, 1992. Accessed October 15, 2007. "For all those Trixter fans who've been wondering when the Paramus-based band will be releasing a new album, guitarist Steve Brown has these encouraging words..."
  135. ^ Assemblywoman Connie Wagner, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 8, 2011.
  136. ^ Bondy, Filip. "FIGURE SKATING; Zayak's Biggest Jump: A Leap Into the Past", The New York Times, May 16, 1993. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Her father, Richard Zayak, would drive from their home in Paramus, N.J., to her New York practice rinks in Farmingdale or Monsey and offer his daughter $1 per perfect jump."
  137. ^ Ensslin, John C. "Preservation effort falls short as Zabriskie house demolition begins (video)", The Record (Bergen County), July 13, 2012. Accessed July 18, 2012. "An irreplaceable link to Bergen’s County’s early history, particularly for African-Americans, vanished in a cloud of dust on Friday as a backhoe clawed at the splintered wood and brownstone remains of the Zabriskie Tenant House, a 1780s building that later became home to generations of former slaves and their descendents."
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