Cresskill, New Jersey Explained

Cresskill, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Borough
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Pushpin Label:Cresskill
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bergen County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bergen
Government Type:Borough
Governing Body:Borough Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Benedict Romeo (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Dianne Lavin[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Francesca Maragliano[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:May 8, 1894
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:5.36
Area Land Km2:5.35
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:2.07
Area Land Sq Mi:2.06
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Water Percent:0.24
Area Rank:407th of 565 in state
47th of 70 in county[5]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:9155
Population Rank:259th of 565 in state
44th of 70 in county[6]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:4433.4
Population Density Rank:140th of 565 in state
36th of 70 in county
Population Est:9118
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[7]
Elevation Ft:46
Coordinates Footnotes:[8]
Coordinates:40.9398°N -73.9586°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07626[9] [10]
Area Code:201[11]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400315820[12] [13]
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Blank1 Info:0875723[14]

Cresskill is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 9,155, an increase of 582 (+6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 8,573, which in turn reflected an increase of 827 (+10.7%) from the 7,746 counted in the 2000 census.[15] This town got its name from "Cress", referring to the watercress that grew in its streams, and "Kill", referring to the stream passing through.[16] [17]

History

Cresskill was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 8, 1894, from portions of Palisades Township. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.[18] A portion of the borough was annexed by Alpine in 1904.[19] [20]

Railroads provided access from Cresskill to customers in New York City, including a chicken hatchery that was the world's largest by 1897.[16] Railroad access established the former Camp Merritt as a major debarkation point for more than a million American troops being sent abroad to fight in World War I. To commemorate the fact, a large obelisk memorial (referred to by locals as "The Monument"[21]), or "The Circle Monument" was dedicated in 1924, set in the center of the Camp Merritt Memorial Circle at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Knickerbocker Road (CR 505).[22]

Historic sites

Sites in the borough listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:[23]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.07 square miles (5.36 km2), including 2.07 square miles (5.35 km2) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.01 km2) of water (0.24%).[5]

It rests on land originally inhabited by the Munsee-Delaware.[28] [29]

The borough, a suburb of New York City, borders the Bergen County municipalities of Alpine, Bergenfield, Demarest, Dumont and Tenafly.[30] [31] [32]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 8,573 people, 3,002 households, and 2,318 families in the borough. The population density was . There were 3,114 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 68.95% (5,911) White, 0.73% (63) Black or African American, 0.03% (3) Native American, 27.64% (2,370) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.07% (92) from other races, and 1.55% (133) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.26% (537) of the population. Korean Americans accounted for 17.8% of the population.

Of the 3,002 households, 40.5% had children under the age of 18; 66.2% were married couples living together; 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 22.8% were non-families. Of all households, 21.1% were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.32. Same-sex couples headed 7 households in 2010, an increase from the 5 counted in 2000.[33]

26.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.7 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $105,625 (with a margin of error of +/− $14,945) and the median family income was $128,382 (+/− $16,732). Males had a median income of $95,795 (+/− $24,665) versus $72,188 (+/− $16,155) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $56,485 (+/− $6,202). About 2.4% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.[34]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 7,746 people, 2,630 households, and 2,161 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3625.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,702 housing units at an average density of 1264.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 78.05% White, 0.92% African American, 0.04% Native American, 18.64% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.99% of the population.[35] [36]

There were 2,630 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.26.[35] [36]

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 26.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.[35] [36]

The median income for a household in the borough was $84,692, and the median income for a family was $96,245. Males had a median income of $61,194 versus $38,990 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $41,573. About 1.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.[35] [36]

Government

Local government

Cresskill is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[37] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[38] The borough form of government used by Cresskill is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[39] [40]

, the mayor of the Borough of Cresskill is Republican Benedict Romeo, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Cresskill Borough Council are Leslie Kaplan (D, 2025), Arthur J. McLaughlin (D, 2026), Hector Olmo (R, 2026), Kathleen Savas (D, 2024), Kathy M. Schultz-Rummel (R, 2024) and Mark Spina (R, 2025).[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]

Emergency services

The Cresskill Fire Department is a combination career and volunteer fire department that serves Cresskill and neighboring municipalities. The Fire Department is led by a Career Chief of Department and a Volunteer Deputy Chief, that lead the career and volunteer firefighters. The CFD is comprised of a squad truck, two engines, one ladder truck, and a rescue vehicle. Since Cresskill's EMS service closed down in 2015, Emergency Medical Services are provided to residents under the umbrella of the Cresskill Fire Department, providing 24/7 EMS service with paid per-diem staff.[47]

The Cresskill Police Department is made up of 22 police officers, complemented by Class I Special Police Officer's. The Police Department is open 24/7, and is located at 67 Union Avenue, in the rear of Borough Hall.[48]

Federal, state, and county representation

Cresskill is located in the 5th Congressional District[49] and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.[50]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 4,904 registered voters in Cresskill, of which 1,263 (25.8% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,234 (25.2% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 2,403 (49.0% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[51] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 57.2% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 78.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).[51] [52]

In the 2016 presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton received 2,086 votes (52.8% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 1,689 votes (42.7% vs. 41.1% countywide) and other candidates with 127 votes (3.2% vs 3.0% countywide), among the 3,953 ballots cast by the borough's 5,467 registered voters for a turnout of 72.3% (vs. 73% in Bergen County).[53] In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 1,805 votes (49.7% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,777 votes (48.9% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 22 votes (0.6% vs. 0.9%), among the 3,634 ballots cast by the borough's 5,163 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.4% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).[54] [55] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,989 votes (50.4% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,913 votes (48.5% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 23 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,944 ballots cast by the borough's 5,074 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.7% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).[56] [57] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 1,886 votes (50.5% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,813 votes (48.5% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 27 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,738 ballots cast by the borough's 4,748 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.7% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).[58]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 64.3% of the vote (1,412 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 34.9% (766 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (19 votes), among the 2,259 ballots cast by the borough's 4,949 registered voters (62 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 45.6%.[59] [60] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,213 votes (49.5% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,106 votes (45.2% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 99 votes (4.0% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 8 votes (0.3% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,449 ballots cast by the borough's 4,975 registered voters, yielding a 49.2% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).[61]

Education

The Cresskill Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade[62] The district is governed by a board of education and administered by a superintendent of schools, a school business administrator / board secretary, and principals, as part of the district's staff of more than 320 employees.[63] Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[64]) are Edward H. Bryan School[65] with 531 students grades PreK-5, Merritt Memorial School[66] with 276 students in grades PreK-5 and Cresskill Middle School / Cresskill High School[67] with 398 students in middle school for grades 6-8 and 474 in high school for grades 9-12.[68] [69]

Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.[70] [71]

Despite efforts by parents, the Academy of Saint Therese of Lisieux, which opened in 1957, was shuttered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark at the end of the 2019–20 school year, in the wake of declining enrollment and an unsustainable subsidy from the diocese of more than $300,000 per year.[72]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality and by Bergen County.[73]

County Route 505 and County Route 501 travel through Cresskill.

Public transportation

The NJ Transit 166 bus route provides service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, and local service is available on the 753 route.[74] [75]

Bus service to Rockland County and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in NYC is also provided by Rockland Coaches route 20/20T.[76]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cresskill include:

Sources

External links

Notes and References

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  2. https://www.cresskillboro.com/government/directory Directory
  3. https://cresskillboro.com/departments/clerk Borough Clerk
  4. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  5. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  6. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  7. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
  8. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer.html U.S. Gazetteer Files for 2000, 2010 and 2012-2016
  9. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=cresskill&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Cresskill, NJ
  10. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  11. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Cresskill Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Cresskill, NJ
  12. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  13. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  14. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  15. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  16. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Cresskill; High-Cost Housing, Quality Services", The New York Times, October 16, 1994. Accessed January 15, 2012. "Named for the watercress that grows along its Tenakill Brook, the two-square-mile Borough of Cresskill is known for its well-maintained, maple-lined streets, low crime rate, quality municipal services and high-priced real estate."
  17. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.
  18. Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 1, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."
  19. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 80. Accessed October 25, 2012.
  20. History of Bergen County, Vol. 1, p. 347.
  21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090823001541/http://www.cresskillboro.com/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=91&TPID=9131 The Monument in Cresskill
  22. Rondinaro, Gene. "Start-Up Buyer Oasis in Affluent Bergen", The New York Times, January 19, 1997. Accessed September 8, 2008. "Utilizing the newly built railroad connections to New York, more than one million American soldiers passed through the camp before it was disbanded in 1920. In 1924, the Camp Merritt Memorial Obelisk at the traffic circle connecting Knickerbocker Road and Madison Avenue -- better known to residents as the Monument -- was dedicated to those troops by Gen. John J. Pershing."
  23. http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/Bergen.pdf New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County
  24. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83001469 Blackledge-Gair House
  25. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/84002548 Demarest-Atwood House
  26. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83001528 Peter Huyler House
  27. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/83001583 Benjamin P. Westervelt House
  28. Web site: NativeLand.ca. December 29, 2020 . Native-land.ca - Our home on native land. en.
  29. Web site: Munsee-Delaware Nation - History. December 29, 2020. munseedelaware.squarespace.com. en. February 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221013357/http://munseedelaware.squarespace.com/history/. dead.
  30. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720212/touches.html Areas touching Cresskill
  31. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/visitors-guide/county-maps Bergen County Map of Municipalities
  32. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  33. 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.
  34. https://archive.today/20200212084336/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400315820 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Cresskill borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
  35. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603415820.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Cresskill borough, New Jersey
  36. https://archive.today/20200212084635/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400315820 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Cresskill borough, Bergen County, New Jersey
  37. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  38. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 165.
  39. Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed November 30, 2014.
  40. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  41. https://cresskillboro.com/government/mayor Mayor and Council
  42. https://cresskillboro.com/index.php/government/documents/forms-documents/financial-documents/2023-1/934-adopted-budget-2023/file#page=11 2023 Municipal Data Sheet
  43. https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=37 2024 County and Municipal Directory
  44. https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/District%20Canvass%20NEW.pdf Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results
  45. https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote
  46. https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results
  47. https://cresskillboro.com/index.php/departments/fire Fire Department
  48. http://cresskillboro.com/departments/police-department Police Department
  49. https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan
  50. https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031
  51. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen
  52. https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
  53. http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Bergen County
  54. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County
  55. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County
  56. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County
  57. http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_31.html 2008 General Election Results for Cresskill
  58. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County
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  62. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=8ac9a727ea4c4b28a746cd9d51e5c25e Cresskill School District Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  63. https://www.cresskillboe.k12.nj.us/page/board-of-education-overview Board of Education Overview
  64. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403600 School Data for the Cresskill Public Schools
  65. https://www.cresskillboe.k12.nj.us/o/ehbs Edward H. Bryan School
  66. https://www.cresskillboe.k12.nj.us/o/mms Merritt Memorial School
  67. https://www.cresskillboe.k12.nj.us/o/cmshs Cresskill Middle / High School
  68. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/03/0990 School Performance Reports for the Cresskill Public Schools
  69. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/0990 New Jersey School Directory for the Cresskill Public Schools
  70. http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us
  71. https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions Admissions
  72. Kaulessar, Ricardo. "Parents' bid to keep Cresskill Catholic school open falls short", The Record, May 29, 2020. Accessed March 30, 2023. "Despite the efforts of parents and a $250,000 fundraising drive, the Academy of St. Therese of Lisieux school appears headed for closure next month.... The Archdiocese of Newark announced earlier this month that St. Therese, on Jefferson Avenue, was one of 10 New Jersey Catholic schools closing at the end of the academic year due to declining enrollment and other issues.... It calls for the pre-k through 8 school, which opened in September 1957, to stay open for one more year and allow time to create a financial plan to continue operating without the $326,000 subsidy that the archdiocese provides."
  73. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  74. https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Routes by County: Bergen County
  75. http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map
  76. https://web.coachusa.com/rockland/ss.listing.asp?action=Lookup&c1=Cresskill&s1=NJ&c2=New+York&s2=NY&resultId=125642&order=&dayFilter=&scheduleChoice=&sitePageName=&nt=%2Frockland%2Findex%2Easp&cbid=8663914021 Services operating from Cresskill, NJ to New York, NY
  77. Trotter, J.K. "Fox News Boss Roger Ailes Treats Cops as His Personal Minions", Gawker, September 15, 2014. Accessed July 6, 2016. "He's also made very good friends with the local cops of Cresskill, New Jersey. According to police records obtained by Gawker, the Cresskill Police Department supplies 24/7 security to Ailes' residence there—apparently at no cost to Ailes himself—and otherwise delivers on-demand police services to his family, regardless of whether or not they are in any obvious danger."
  78. Caldera, Pete. "Where are they now: Joe Azelby of Bergen Catholic", The Record, December 13, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "These days Azelby, 49, regularly commutes to Manhattan from Cresskill, where he resides with his wife, Janet, and three daughters – though he must keep an up-to-date passport."
  79. Venutolo, Anthony. "Exploring the valleys in peak form", The Star-Ledger, December 14, 2007. Accessed July 8, 2011. "Throughout her career, Blige, a 36-year-old Bronx native who now lives in Cresskill, has used her music as a kind of public therapy, reflecting on where she is, where she has been and where she wants to go."
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  81. Leichman, Joseph. "A Chava Alberstein and David Broza experience: Israeli Megastars head for Englewood", Jewish Standard, March 1, 2007. Accessed November 28, 2007. "Broza lived in Cresskill for 17 years, and he will return to New Jersey when he plays with Alberstein at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood tomorrow night."
  82. [Claire Smith (journalist)|Smith, Claire]
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  84. Seachrist, Denise A. "The Musical World of Halim El-Dabh", p. 95, Kent State University Press, 2003. . Accessed July 8, 2011. "Mary and the girls were delighted to return to the United States, and when El-Dabh purchased a home in Cresskill, New Jersey, Mary was optimistic that her peripatetic husband was finally ready to settle down."
  85. Batipps, Mylin. "Dentist by Day, Musician by Night", TCNJ Journal, April 13, 2013. Accessed December 23, 2013. "Stephen Dadaian is an electric and classical guitarist from Cresskill, New Jersey."
  86. Staff. "The Rumble: Damons' open house", New York Post, September 27, 2009. Accessed December 23, 2013. "With a downstairs living section in their Cresskill home, Damon and his wife, Michelle, welcomed the Robertsons in."
  87. Lehmann, Marilyn. "Religion and Music Shape Bobby Hebb's Life Style", Ridgewood Herald-News, September 30, 1971. Accessed December 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Bobby Hebb of Cresskill, although best known for his record, "Sunny", which he composed, wrote and sang, and which went over the elevn million mark, is a man with such a multitude of talents, and with so much energy to pursue them all that trying to follow his activities for just one day would leave the ordinary person far behind."
  88. https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/nomination-hearing-for-deputy-secretary-of-labor-and-members-of-the-national-labor-relations-board "Nomination Hearing for Deputy Secretary of Labor and Members of the National Labor Relations Board - July 13, 2017"
  89. Jackson, Herb. "Obama taps Cresskill man for federal panel", The Record, January 10, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 1, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "President Obama nominated the Bergen County public relations executive Michael Kempner on Thursday to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees the Voice of America service and other federally controlled outlets overseas."
  90. Furst, Randy. "Tenacious Andy Luger returns to public eye as top prosecutor; He brings a strong sense of justice to job as top federal prosecutor.", Star Tribune, February 13, 2014. Accessed May 9, 2017. "The youngest of three children from a middle-class family, Luger grew up in Cresskill, N.J."
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  92. Levin, Jay. "Harold Martin, former Bergen County freeholder and state Assemblyman, dies", The Record, October 20, 2010. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Harold Martin, a Democrat from Cresskill who served one term as a Bergen County freeholder and three terms in the state Assembly, died Tuesday. He was 92. Mr. Martin, who worked at various times as a stockbroker, an electronic manufacturers sales representative and a research economist, used a seat on the Cresskill Planning Board and frequent attendance at Cresskill Council meetings as a springboard to higher office."
  93. Lyons, Richard D. "Reuben Mattus, 81, the Founder of Haagen-Dazs", The New York Times, January 29, 1994. Accessed December 4, 2013. "Reuben Mattus, the Polish immigrant who stuck an umlaut on a nonsensical name and parlayed the exotic result into the multimillion-dollar company that sold Haagen-Dazs ice cream, died on Thursday in the North Broward Medical Center in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Mr. Mattus, who lived in Cresskill, N.J., was 81."
  94. Hevesi, Dennis. "Rose Mattus, 90, Co-Creator of Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream, Dies", The New York Times, December 1, 2006. Accessed December 4, 2013. "Rose Mattus, who with her husband, Reuben, turned a family-owned ice cream business in the Bronx into a national brand with the invented name Häagen-Dazs, died Tuesday in Westwood, N.J. She was 90 and lived in Cresskill, N.J."
  95. Czerwinski, Mark. "A Big Positive for Whalers", The Record, November 21, 1993, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 2, 2015. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Pierre McGuire knows hockey. The former Bergen Catholic standoutand Cresskill resident also has paid his dues as an assistant coach."
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  97. Chang, Kenneth. "R. Bruce Merrifield, Who Won Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dies at 84", The New York Times, May 20, 2006. Accessed December 23, 2013. "R. Bruce Merrifield, who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a much quicker way to synthesize proteins, streamlining many medical and scientific experiments, died Sunday at his home in Cresskill, N.J."
  98. Petkewich, Rachel. "Nobel Laureate R. Bruce Merrifield Dies At 84", Chemical & Engineering News, May 23, 2006. "Robert Bruce Merrifield, a biochemist who won the 1984 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for a method he named solid-phase peptide synthesis, died on May 14 at his home in Cresskill, N.J., after a long illness. He was 84."
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  100. Siemaszko, Corky. "Tracy Morgan pictured still recovering from crash as he slowly makes his way around home", New York Daily News, October 2, 2014. Accessed November 30, 2014. "Earlier in the day, a News photographer captured shots of Morgan outside his Cresskill, N.J., home."
  101. Coutros, Evonne; and Koloff, Abbott. "Nicholas Oresko of Cresskill, World War II hero, dies at 96", The Record, October 4, 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 7, 2013. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Nicholas Oresko of Cresskill, the nation's oldest Medal of Honor recipient, died Friday evening, having been watched over all week by veterans and military personnel who'd heard he was in a hospital with a broken leg. Oresko, 96, was a U.S. Army master sergeant during World War II, when, although badly wounded, he wiped out two enemy bunkers near Tettingen, Germany, during the Battle of the Bulge."
  102. Heyman, Jon. "NY Spring Training / East Is Eden / Piazza's found contentment after leaving the West Coast", Newsday, March 21, 1999. Accessed December 23, 2013. "Piazza looked long and hard in Brooklyn but eventually settled on a house in secluded Cresskill, in Bergen County, N.J., away from the action but closer to his mom and pop in Valley Forge, Pa."
  103. Wagner, James. "The Mets Middleman Who's Always on Call", The New York Mets, November 18, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Ricco’s path to the Mets’ front office began in a newsroom. Growing up in Cresskill, N.J., Ricco was a Yankees fan — an allegiance that has long since fizzled."
  104. Kramer, Peter D. "9/11: Man in the red bandanna's finest hour", The Record, September 6, 2016, backed up by the Internet Archive as of October 11, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "This week will find Tom Rinaldi pingponging from his home in Tenafly, New Jersey — less than a mile from the Cresskill home he grew up in — to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, to cover the U.S. Open."
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  106. Yorio, Kara. "Cresskill native Tommy Savas in TNT's The Last Ship", The Record, June 19, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 12, 2014. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Savas, who grew up in Cresskill, is part of an ensemble cast that includes Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra and Adam Baldwin, and he promises something new for the television audience."
  107. Levin, Jay. "Richard H. Tedford, 82; paleontologist and author", The Record, July 21, 2001, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 12, 2016. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Richard H. Tedford of Demarest, whose eminent, decades-long career as a vertebrate paleontologist took him on fossil explorations of Australia, China and the American West, died last Friday. He was 82.... Mr. Tedford, formerly of Cresskill, was predeceased by his first wife, Elizabeth."
  108. "Music Notes", The Star-Ledger, November 16, 2000, p. 71. "Wright returns. Singer-songwriter-keyboardist Gary Wright, who grew up in Cresskill and went to Tenafly High School, will perform in New York tonight for the first time in 20 years."
  109. Voger, Mark. "Hippiefest: Gary Wright interview", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 29, 2011. Accessed May 26, 2015. "Born in Cresskill and a graduate of Tenafly High School, Wright is coming home to perform on Aug. 9 in Red Bank, Aug. 10 in Morristown and Aug. 12 in Englewood as part of the Hippiefest tour alongside Felix Cavaliere, Mark Farner, Dave Mason and Rick Derringer."
  110. Levin, Jay. "Robert E. Zoellner, investment firm founder and philanthropist from Alpine, dead at 82", The Record, December 30, 2014, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 31, 2014. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Upon moving to Alpine from Cresskill in the late 1980s, the Zoellners gave the latter borough a gift of tennis courts and an adjacent baseball field."

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