West New York, New Jersey Explained

West New York, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Hudson County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:West New York
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hudson County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Hudson
Government Type:Walsh Act
Governing Body:Board of Commissioners
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Albio Sires (term ends May 15, 2027)[1] [2]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Luis Baez[3]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Adelinny Plaza[4]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:July 8, 1898
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[5]
Area Total Km2:3.42
Area Land Km2:2.58
Area Water Km2:0.85
Area Total Sq Mi:1.32
Area Land Sq Mi:0.99
Area Water Sq Mi:0.33
Area Water Percent:25.11
Area Rank:466th of 565 in state
8th of 12 in county[6]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:52912
Population Rank:770th in country (as of 2022)[7]
37th of 565 in state
6th of 12 in county[8]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:53231.4
Population Density Rank:3rd of 565 in state
3rd of 12 in county
Population Est:50754
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[9]
Elevation Ft:151
Coordinates Footnotes:[10]
Coordinates:40.786°N -74.0095°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:07093[11]
Area Code:201[12]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3401779610[13] [14]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0885438[15]

West New York is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 52,912, an increase of 3,204 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 49,708, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,940 (+8.6%) from the 45,768 counted in the 2000 census.[16] The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 51,981 in 2022, ranking the city the 770th-most-populous in the country.[7]

With more than of land according to the 2010 census, West New York was the second-most densely populated municipality in the United States, among places with a population above 50,000, behind neighboring Union City.[17]

History

West New York was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on July 8, 1898, replacing Union Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.[18] [19] West New York underwent a massive growth at the beginning of the 20th century, driven by development of textile industries that made North Hudson the "Embroidery Capital of the United States".[20]

The town was populated mainly with Italian Americans and German Americans.[21] [22] Throughout the 1960s, West New York had an influx of Cuban émigrés to the area,[23] leading it to once being called Havana on the Hudson; the city has a majority Hispanic population.

High-rise apartments, some of which place among the tallest buildings in North Hudson, were built along Boulevard East,[24] [25] adding to the population of the town and giving it one of the highest population densities in the country.

Since the 1980s, the Hudson Waterfront, which the Weehawken Terminal had been a part of, has been redeveloped from an industrial to a residential and recreational area, for instance, with the creation of the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km2), including 0.99 square miles (2.58 km2) of land and 0.33 square miles (0.86 km2) of water (25.11%).[6]

The ZIP Code for West New York is 07093.[11] West New York is part of the New York metropolitan area and is at the heart of the North Hudson, New Jersey, region. West New York is bordered on the north by Guttenberg, on the east by the Hudson River, on the south by Union City and Weehawken, and on the west by North Bergen.

West New York is one of North Hudson's communities atop The Palisades above the Hudson River, and home to the highest point in the county.[26] Its Hudson Waterfront has been known as Bulls Ferry since before the American Revolutionary War. Bergenline Avenue is its main commercial thoroughfare, while the wide two-way 60th Street is a major cross-town thoroughfare, and site of Town Hall. More than half of U.S. Presidents have streets bearing their name in the town.[27]

The town borders the municipalities of Guttenberg, North Bergen, Union City and Weehawken in Hudson County; and the New York City borough of Manhattan across the Hudson River.[28] [29] [30]

Demographics

One of 41 municipalities statewide where a majority of residents do not speak English as their primary language, Spanish is spoken at home by more than half of the residents of West New York, according to data from the United States Census Bureau's 2012-2016 American Community Survey data. The town had 83.6% of residents not speaking English as their dominant language, the second highest in the state.[31]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 49,708 people, 18,852 households, and 11,783 families in the town. The population density was 49,341.7 per square mile (19,050.9/km2). There were 20,018 housing units at an average density of 19,870.5 per square mile (7,672.0/km2). The racial makeup was 62.04% (30,839) White, 4.60% (2,289) Black or African American, 1.50% (744) Native American, 6.01% (2,986) Asian, 0.05% (24) Pacific Islander, 20.19% (10,038) from other races, and 5.61% (2,788) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 78.08% (38,812) of the population.

Of the 18,852 households, 28.6% had children under the age of 18; 37.6% were married couples living together; 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 37.5% were non-families. Of all households, 29.5% were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.23.

21.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.8 males.

As of the 2010 United States census, West New York had the third-highest percentage of Hispanics in the state, at 78.1%, accounting for 2.5% of the state's Hispanic population. Though Native Americans comprise less than 1% of the city's population, they doubled in the 2000s, and combined with Union City's Native Americans comprise 38% of the county's Native American population.[32]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $44,657 (with a margin of error of ± $2,850) and the median family income was $42,534 (± $3,689). Males had a median income of $36,768 (± $2,414) versus $30,688 (± $1,952) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,419 (± $1,215). About 15.8% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 25.6% of those age 65 or over.[33]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 45,768 people, 16,719 households, and 11,034 families residing in the town. The population density was 44,995.1/mi2 (17,324.6/km2). There were 17,360 housing units at an average density of 17,066.8/mi2 (6,571.3 km2). The racial makeup of the town was 60.09% White, 3.55% African American, 0.67% Native American, 2.93% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 25.16% from other races, and 7.57% from two or more races. 78.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[34] [35]

There were 16,719 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a woman whose husband did not live with her, and 34.0% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.30.[34] [35]

In the town, the age distribution of the population showed 22.3% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.[34] [35]

The median income for a household in the town was $31,980, and the median income for a family was $34,083. Males had a median income of $26,703 versus $22,326 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,719. 18.9% of the population and 16.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.4% were under the age of 18 and 22.3% were 65 or older.[34] [35]

As of the 2000 Census, West New York was ranked as #52 on a list of cities with the highest percentage of renters.[36] 80.1% of West New York residents lived in renter-occupied housing units, vs. 33.8% nationwide.[34] [35]

Economy

Bergenline Avenue is the main shopping district of North Hudson. West New York's Urban Enterprise Zone, one of seven established by legislation in 1996, covers portions of Bergenline Avenue from 49th to 67th Streets.

Portions of town are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone, including portions of Bergenline Avenue from 49th to 67th Streets. West New York was selected in 1996 as one of a group of seven zones added to participate in the program.[37] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the UEZ, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.[38] Established in May 1996, the town's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in May 2027.[39]

Until the 1880s, the primary commercial area of West New York was Palisade Avenue. An influential citizen named Henry Kohlmeier who lived there objected to the noise created by horse-drawn public coaches, which led to the route being transferred one block west to what is now Bergenline Avenue (formerly Lewis Street), which runs parallel to Palisade Avenue, and which remains the city's main commercial thoroughfare. Currently the longest commercial avenue in the state, boasting over 300 retail stores and restaurants, Bergenline runs through not only the entire length of West New York from north to south, but also through Union City, Guttenberg and North Bergen, making it the main commercial strip for North Hudson. Also known as the "Miracle Mile", Bergenline's largest concentration of retail and chain stores begins at the intersection of 32nd Street in Union City, and continues north until 92nd Street in North Bergen.[40] Bergenline Avenue is also used as the route for local parades, such as the annual Memorial Day Parade[41] Cuban Day Parade[42] and Dominican-American Parade.[43]

Points of interest

Sports

In 1898, the Brooklyn Bridegrooms played two games at the West New York Field Club Grounds.[45] The New York Giants played one game at the field in 1898 and four in 1899.[46]

In 2011, Formula One announced plans to host a street race on a 3.2miles in West New York and Weehawken called Grand Prix of America, which would begin in June 2013.[47]

Government

Local government

Since 1931, West New York has been governed under the Walsh Act form of New Jersey municipal government. The town is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government.[48] The governing body is comprised of a five-member commission, whose members are elected at-large in non-partisan elections to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis as part of the May municipal election. Each Commissioner is assigned to head one of five departments. The Commission selects one of its members to serve as mayor.[49] [50]

, the five members of the West New York Board of Commissioners are Mayor Albio Sires, Marcos Arroyo, Victor Barrera, Marielka Diaz and Adam Parkinson, all serving concurrent terms of office ending May 15, 2027.[51] [52] [53] [54] [55]

In the May 2011 municipal election, the "Together We Can" slate of five candidates led by Roque took all five seats on the Town Council, knocking off the slate of incumbents led by then-mayor Silverio Vega.[56] At the town council's reorganization meeting, the five commissioners unanimously voted to appoint Roque to a four-year term as Mayor of West New York.[57]

In February 2015, Cosmo Cirillo was selected to fill the vacant seat of Rubin Vargas, making Cirillo the youngest commissioner on town history at the age of 27.[58]

Federal, state and county representation

West New York is located in the 8th Congressional District[59] and is part of New Jersey's 33rd state legislative district.[60]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 19,438 registered voters in West New York, of which 10,510 (54.1%) were registered as Democrats, 2,460 (12.7%) were registered as Republicans and 6,456 (33.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 12 voters registered to other parties.[61]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 77.5% of the vote (9,682 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 21.8% (2,725 votes), and other candidates with 0.7% (85 votes), among the 12,605 ballots cast by the town's 21,268 registered voters (113 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 59.3%.[62] [63] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 69.6% of the vote (9,071 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 29.0% (3,773 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (78 votes), among the 13,026 ballots cast by the town's 21,023 registered voters, for a turnout of 62.0%.[64] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 60.8% of the vote (7,229 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 36.4% (4,329 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (54 votes), among the 11,883 ballots cast by the town's 18,058 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 65.8.[65]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 55.9% of the vote (3,188 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 42.4% (2,416 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (94 votes), among the 5,978 ballots cast by the town's 22,092 registered voters (280 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 27.1%.[66] [67] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 71.2% of the vote (5,328 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 25.5% (1,907 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 1.3% (97 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (67 votes), among the 7,481 ballots cast by the town's 19,045 registered voters, yielding a 39.3% turnout.[68]

Education

West New York is served by the West New York School District for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[69] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[70] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[71] [72]

As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 8,545 students and 593.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.3:1.[73] Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[74]) are Early Childhood School[75] with 502 students in Pre-K, Public School #1[76] with 860 students in grades K–6, Public School #2[77] with 716 students in grades K–6, Public School #3,[78] [79] [80] with 574 students in grades K–6, Albio Sires Elementary School (School #4)[81] with 678 students in grades K–6, Public School #5[82] with 673 students in grades K–6, Harry L. Bain Elementary School (School #6)[83] with 675 students in grades K–6, West New York Middle School[84] with 1,125 students in grades 7–8. and Memorial High School[85] with 2,079 students in grades 9–12.[86]

Private schools in West New York include Academy of St. Joseph of the Palisades, a K-8 Catholic school, which is overseen by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.[87] In the wake of declining enrollment and lingering financial issues, Mother Seton Interparochial School (which had been formed in 2006 from the merger of St. Michael's and St. Anthony of Padua) and St. Augustine's School, both of which had been located in Union City, were closed by the Newark Archdiocese after the 2019–20 school year and merged into Academy of St. Joseph of the Palisades.[88]

American Training School for Medical Professionals is a bilingual medical school founded in 1998 by Professor Dante Joa.[89]

Emergency services

West New York does not have its own fire department, but is one of five municipalities served by the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue.[90]

The West New York Emergency Medical Squad consists of 26 people (as of May 2011) who are based at the EMS house on 62nd Street, which houses four trucks, to which each is assigned two workers. The Squad's second, larger facility, at 66th Street, opened May 11, 2011.[91]

West New York's Emergency Medical Services was among the many Hudson County agencies that responded to the January 2009 crash of US Airways Flight 1549, for which they received accolades from the survivors.[92] [93]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the town had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Hudson County.[94]

The only significant roads directly serving West New York are county highways. County Route 501 follows Kennedy Boulevard along the town's western border.[95] County Route 505 follows Boulevard East and Anthony Defino Way on the east side of town.[96] Both roads are oriented north–south. Interstate 95 (the New Jersey Turnpike), U.S. Route 1/9 and New Jersey Route 495 are major highways located in adjacent municipalities.[97]

Public transportation

NJ Transit bus service is available to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 128, 154, 156, 158, 159, 165, 166 and 168 routes. The 181 and 188 routes offer service to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal. Travel to other New Jersey communities, including Jersey City, is offered on the 22, 23, 84, 86, 88 and 89.[98] [99] [100]

The Bergenline Avenue station[101] of Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is located at the city line with Union City, while the Weehawken Port Imperial station[102] is located on the Weehawken waterfront at the foot of Pershing Road near the NY Waterway ferry terminal. Regular ferry crossings of the Hudson River run daily.[103]

Jitney commuter buses operate along Bergenline Avenue, providing service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the George Washington Bridge Bus Station, the Newport Centre and other local destinations. The county's most frequent route for dollar buses, jitneys operate along Bergenline Avenue as frequently as one bus every minute.[104] [105]

The closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service is Newark Liberty International Airport, located away in Newark and Elizabeth. New York City's LaGuardia Airport is away in Queens via the Lincoln Tunnel.

Media and culture

West New York is located within the New York media market, with most of its daily papers available for sale or delivery. The Jersey Journal is a local daily paper based in Jersey City. Local weeklies include the free bilingual paper, Hudson Dispatch Weekly,[106] a former daily,[107] The West New York Reporter, which is part of the Hudson Reporter group of local weeklies, and the Spanish language El Especialito.[108] River View Observer is a monthly newspaper that covers the Hudson County waterfront market.

In the late 2000s, West New York, Weehawken, Union City and North Bergen came to be dubbed collectively as "NoHu", a North Hudson haven for local performing and fine artists, many of whom are immigrants from Latin America and other countries, in part due to lower housing costs compared to those in nearby art havens such as Hoboken, Jersey City and Manhattan.[109]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with West New York include:

Notes and References

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  2. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  3. https://www.westnewyorknj.org/Departments/administration Administration
  4. http://www.westnewyorknj.org/Departments/clerks-office Clerk's Office
  5. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  6. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  7. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-ANNRNK.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2022 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022
  8. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  9. 885438. Town of West New York. March 14, 2013.
  10. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  11. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=west%20new%20york&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for West New York, NJ
  12. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=West%20New%20York&frmCounty=Hudson Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for West New York, NJ
  13. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
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  18. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 149. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  19. Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 306. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 15, 2015.
  20. Staff. "Commercial Growth in New Jersey Town on Heights has Doubled Population within Last Five Years", The New York Times, December 20, 1914. Accessed September 29, 2014.
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  25. Cheslow, Jerry. "Blending Two Cities into One", The New York Times, October 9, 2005. Accessed September 29, 2014. "At John F. Kennedy Boulevard East, known as 'Boulevard East,' the population, housing mix and scenery change abruptly. Mostly New York City professionals and empty-nesters live in towers that soar 30 stories or more over the Palisades, a 450-foot-high belt of cliffs that line the New Jersey side of the Hudson."
  26. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7139 Hudson County High Point, New Jersey
  27. Book: Hagstrom Map Company, Inc. 978-0-88097-763-0. Hudson County New Jersey Street Map. 2008.
  28. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010603/touches.html Areas touching West New York
  29. http://chnj.njpn.org/hudson-county/ Hudson County Map
  30. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  31. Astudillo, Carla. "The 41 N.J. towns where English is not the dominant language", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 10, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed March 15, 2020. "New Jersey is home to 41 towns where English is not the dominant language for the majority of the population. Towns like Union City and West New York are primarily dominated by Spanish speakers, while Korean is the language spoken by more than half of residents in Palisades Park and Englewood Cliffs."
  32. Cullen, Deanna. "Growing influence: UC and WNY house 6 percent of state's Hispanics", The Union City Reporter, February 13, 2011, pages 1 and 15. Accessed June 12, 2012. "Union City and West New York are each over three quarters Hispanic. In New Jersey, Union City has the highest percentage of people in that group – 84.7 percent. West New York is 78.1 percent Hispanic, coming in at third."
  33. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401779610 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for West New York town, Hudson County, New Jersey
  34. http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603479610.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for West New York town, New Jersey
  35. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401779610 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for West New York town, Hudson County, New Jersey
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  37. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/tax_q&a_052709.pdf Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers
  38. https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/about/ Urban Enterprise Zone Program
  39. https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/ZONE%20EXPIRATION%20DATES%20-%202018.pdf Urban Enterprise Zones Effective and Expiration Dates
  40. Rosero, Jessica. "Smelliest town? Most bumpy? Hudson County municipalities hold unusual distinctions", The Hudson Reporter, February 26, 2006. Accessed March 15, 2020. "Slicing through both towns is Bergenline Avenue, also known as the 'Miracle Mile,' said to the longest commercial avenue in the state and shared by neighboring Guttenberg and North Bergen."
  41. http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/05/the_union_city_memorial_day_pa.html "The Union City Memorial Day parade is today"
  42. Mestanza, Jean-Pierre (June 4, 2011). "Cuban Day Parade and Festival set for tomorrow in North Hudson". NJ.com
  43. Mestanza, Jean-Pierre (October 14, 2010). "Dominican-American Parade to fill Bergenline Avenue with music, fun". The Jersey Journal. Accessed July 30, 2013.
  44. Cielo, Carla. National Register of Historic Places Registration: Excelsior Engine Co. No. 2 Firehouse / Exempt Firemen Association Headquarters (Draft), National Park Service, November 1, 2021. Accessed November 17, 2023.
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  47. Baime, A.J. "Formula One Roars to Banks of Hudson". The Wall Street Journal. October 26, 2011. Accessed October 27, 2011. "Formula One, the most popular, technologically advanced and glamorous form of international motorsport, will hold a Grand Prix race on the banks of the Hudson River against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline in June 2013. If the current lineup of teams remains the same, that means 24 cars racing at 200-plus mph will let loose some 17,000 horsepower on closed-off public roads in Weehawken and West New York, N.J., in front of a crowd that, if expectations are fulfilled, would double the capacity of Yankee Stadium."
  48. 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
  49. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 142.
  50. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=8 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  51. https://www.westnewyorknj.org/directory Directory
  52. https://www.westnewyorknj.org/_Content/pdf/budgets/2021-Introduced-Budget_pdf.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet
  53. https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elected-officials/ Elected Officials
  54. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/117966/web.317647/#/summary 2023 Municipal Election May 9, 2023 Official Results
  55. Fox, Joey. "Team Sires sweeps West New York; Cirillo’s slate unable to win any seats on five-member commission", New Jersey Globe, May 9, 2023. Accessed May 17, 2023. "17 years after he left to take a seat in Congress, Albio Sires will be mayor of West New York once again.... Joining Sires on the 53,000-strong Hudson County town’s governing body will be one incumbent commissioner, Victor Barrera, alongside Board of Education President Adam Parkinson, Marielka Diaz, and Marcos Arroyo, who was the Republican nominee to succeed Sires in his safely Democratic congressional district last year."
  56. Staff. "Roque slate sweeps West New York election, ousts Vega and incumbents", The Jersey Journal, May 11, 2011. Accessed May 17, 2011.
  57. Mestanza, Jean-Pierre. "Hours after he's sworn in, new West New York mayor fires police director", The Jersey Journal, May 17, 2011. Accessed May 17, 2011.
  58. Sullivan, Al. "Cirillo replaces Vargas as a WNY commissioner Rift with Mayor Roque appears to be healed", The Hudson Reporter, February 8, 2015. Accessed March 15, 2020. "In a move that would have seemed impossible only two years ago, Mayor Felix Roque and three other commissioners voted on Feb. 4 to appoint Cosmo Cirillo to replace Rubin Vargas on the town's five-member Board of Commissioners. At 27 years old, Cirillo is the youngest person to ever serve as a commissioner in West New York and will serve as commissioner of the Department of Public Affairs."
  59. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  60. https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031
  61. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hudson-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Hudson
  62. Web site: Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hudson County . March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  63. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Hudson County. March 15, 2013 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  64. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County
  65. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County
  66. Web site: Governor – Hudson County . January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  67. Web site: Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Hudson County. January 29, 2014 . New Jersey Department of Elections . December 24, 2014.
  68. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hudson.pdf 2009 Governor: Hudson County
  69. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=b0cd885edde34c598b2ea7ff81f57c7f West New York Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  70. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History
  71. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do
  72. https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts
  73. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417580&DistrictID=3417580 District information for West New York Board of Education
  74. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417580 School Data for the West New York School District
  75. https://www.wnyschools.net/district/ecs/ Early Childhood School
  76. https://ps-1.wnyschools.net/ Public School No. 1
  77. https://ps-2.wnyschools.net/ Public School No. 2
  78. News: Robert Menendez Elementary School will get a name change, mayor says. David. Wildstein. New Jersey Globe. July 25, 2024. July 30, 2024.
  79. News: Robert Menendez Elementary School will change its name after the senator's conviction. William. Marx. NPR. July 28, 2024. July 30, 2024.
  80. https://ps-3.wnyschools.net/ Robert Menendez Elementary School No. 3
  81. https://ps-4.wnyschools.net/ Albio Sires Elementary School No. 5
  82. https://ps-5.wnyschools.net/ Public School No. 5
  83. https://ps-6.wnyschools.net/ Harry L. Bain School No. 6
  84. https://wnyms.wnyschools.net/ West New York Middle School
  85. https://mhs-1.wnyschools.net/ Memorial High School
  86. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5670 New Jersey School Directory for the West New York School District
  87. https://catholicschoolsnj.org/hudson-county-1 Hudson County Elementary Schools
  88. Zeitlinger, Ron. "Three North Hudson Catholic schools to consolidate, archdiocese announces", The Jersey Journal, August 4, 2020. Accessed March 1, 2023. "Two Union City Catholic schools will merge with Academy of St. Joseph of the Palisade in West New York, the Newark Archdiocese announced Tuesday afternoon. Saint Augustine, at 39th Street and New York Avenue, and Mother Seton Interparochial School, at 15th and New York Avenue, will not reopen in September because of dwindling enrollment and financial problems that have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said."
  89. http://www.atsmp.net/about-us.html About Us
  90. http://nhrfr.net/aboutus.htm About Us
  91. Sanabria, Santo. "Breaking ground; Emergency squad gets new building at 66th Street", The Hudson Reporter, May 15, 2011. Accessed March 15, 2020.
  92. Staff. "'Miracle on the Hudson' survivors to return to waterfront to thank NJ emergency responders", The Hudson Reporter, July 22, 2009. Accessed March 15, 2020.
  93. Tirella, Tricia. "A pat on the back; Flight 1549 survivors thank local first responders", The Hudson Reporter, August 2, 2009. Accessed March 15, 2020.
  94. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  95. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000501__-.pdf#page=9 County Route 501 Straight Line Diagram
  96. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000505__-.pdf County Route 505 Straight Line Diagram
  97. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hudson.pdf Hudson County Highway Map
  98. Also on Bergenline avenue you can find jitney commuter buses Hudson County Bus Service, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed December 17, 2011.
  99. https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map
  100. https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf 2018 Hudson County Transit Map
  101. https://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LightRailStationLookupFrom&selLineCode=HBLR&selStation=38578&x=21&y=14 Bergenline Avenue station
  102. https://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LightRailStationLookupFrom&selLineCode=HBLR&selStation=9878&x=29&y=2 Port Imperial station
  103. http://www.nywaterway.com/FerryRoutesSchedules.aspx Hudson River Ferries: Fares, Routes & Schedules
  104. Reiss, Aaron. "New York's Shadow Transit", The New Yorker. Accessed May 22, 2016. "The ridership on New Jersey minibuses is diverse, but most lines cater to the large Latino immigrant populations in townships like North Bergen and West New York."
  105. AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Hudson County Jitney Study, July 2011. North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. Accessed May 22, 2016. "The most frequent jitney route in Hudson County with service operating in each direction nearly once per minute, the Bergenline Avenue route operates along the spine of the Hudson County/Bergen County palisades, connecting the Newport Mall in Jersey City to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, with select trips (primarily those operated by New Service, Inc., Airport Service Corp. and Spanish Transportation Corp., collectively 'Spanish Transportation') continuing on to the GWBBS in New York City."
  106. Hudson Dispatch Weekly; May 13, 2010
  107. Good, Philip. "Recalling the Glory Days of The Hudson Dispatch" The New York Times; October 27, 1991
  108. http://www.elespecial.com/ El Especial's official website
  109. Paul, Mary; and Matzner, Caren. "Scores of artists find a place in N. Hudson WNY, Union City, Weehawken, and North Bergen becoming 'NoHu'", The Hudson Reporter, May 6, 2008. Accessed November 14, 2019.
  110. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90860901/beckley-post-herald/ "Tech's Nursing Professor is Author of Three Novels"
  111. Johnson, Brent. "Longtime Politifax editor and N.J. politics expert Nick Acocella dies at 77", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 22, 2020. Accessed March 6, 2023. "He grew up in nearby West New York, where he was a teenager at the same time as future mayor Tony DeFino."
  112. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/03/obituaries/ronald-alexander-playwright-78-dies.html 'Ronald Alexander, Playwright, 78, Dies"
  113. McConnell, Elizabeth "Man of the cloth", The Hudson Reporter, pp 3 and 9, May 7, 2000. Accessed March 15, 2020. "Alvarez, who grew up in West New York after his family emigrated here from Cuba in the late 1950s, wasn’t heading toward a life on screen when he graduated from Memorial High School."
  114. https://books.google.com/books?id=quKHAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Jose+O.+Arango%22+Rep.+%22West+New+York%22 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 202, Part 2
  115. Staff. "Univision Crowns Second Winner of Nuestra Belleza Latina", Business Wire, May 17, 2008. Accessed June 12, 2012. "After a series of eliminations 6 finalists made it to the grand finale: Melissa Marty – the winner, Emeraude Toubia, Mexican/Lebanese from Brownsville, TX – first-runner up; Dayamí Padrón, Cuban from Miami, FL – second runner-up; Zoila Ceballos, Dominican from New York, NY – third place; Leticia Castro, Mexican from Las Vegas, NV – fourth place; and Manuela Arbeláez, Colombian from West New York, NJ in fifth place."
  116. https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000338 Oscar Louis Auf der Heide
  117. https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-06-07-tyson-beckford_x.htm "Tyson Beckford injured in New Jersey truck accident"
  118. Cullen, Dana. "A lifetime of secure investments: Hudson County native reflects upon career as financial journalist", The Hudson Reporter, December 12, 2010, p. 3. Accessed March 15, 2020. "Boroson grew up on Boulevard East in West New York, back when the town was comprised of embroidery factories and Irish Catholic, German, and Italian residents. He first attended P.S. No. 6 and then Memorial High School. At that time, he said, there were two graduations, January and June, and he graduated in January 1952."
  119. https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/30/archives/braddock-who-beat-baer-for-title-dies-diffident-demeanor.html "Braddock, Who Beat Baer for Title, Dies; Diffident Demeanor"
  120. http://sasfest.org/rob-byrnes Rob Byrnes
  121. https://www.nisasoccer.com/roster/sebastian-capozucchi Sebastian Capozucchi
  122. Villanova, Patrick. "5 Hudson County personalities up for NJ Hall of Fame induction", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 21, 2014. Accessed November 17, 2023. "An Olympic gymnast and West New York native, Frank Cumiskey won 22 National crowns and five all-around titles."
  123. Edson, Peter. "Congressman Defends His Party Switching", St. Petersburg Independent, February 1, 1958. Accessed June 12, 2012. "Dellay, 50, was born to Italian parents in West New York, NJ"
  124. Staab, Amanda. "From Communist Russia to WNY", The Union City Reporter, March 1, 2009, Pages 3 and 8
  125. Archilla, Dylan M. "From Russia with words; Renowned WNY writer receives award", The Hudson Reporter, July 11, 2003. Accessed March 15, 2020. "Emil Draitser's West New York apartment is a jumble of papers, books, and magazines, along with two computers.... Shortly after his arrival in the United States, Draitser settled in West New York. Said Draitser on his choice, 'I like it here. It's close to the city, which is important to me because I work there. It's close to the airport and mostly, it's quiet here. I need quiet to do my writing. I could never be happy living in New York City. Too noisy.'"
  126. https://books.google.com/books?id=sRM9AAAAYAAJ&q=%22Ruth+grew+up+in+West+New+York%22 "Ebony and Ivory"
  127. Zeitlinger, Ron. "'Obama Girl' robbed while moving out of her West New York apartment, website reports", The Jersey Journal, July 20, 2010. Accessed August 29, 2019.
  128. [Jeffrey Gettleman|Gettleman, Jeffrey]
  129. [Ada Ferrer|Ferrer, Ada]
  130. Holloway, Chad. "Where Are They Now: WPT Season II Borgata Poker Open Champ Noli Francisco", PokerNews, April 18, 2012. Accessed October 25, 2015. "I live with my wife in West New York. You know where West New York is? That's in New Jersey, west of Manhattan along the river."
  131. via Associated Press. "Morton Freedgood, 93, Author Who Specialized in Crime Fiction, Dies ", The New York Times, April 22, 2006. Accessed June 12, 2012. "West New York, N.J., April 21 (AP) — Morton Freedgood, who wrote "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" and many other detective and mystery novels under the pen name John Godey, died on Sunday at his home here. He was 93."
  132. https://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/04/040517.gewirth.shtml "Alan Gewirth, 1912-2004, rational ethicist who challenged Golden Rule"
  133. Brennan, John. "Atlantic City makes $1.8M bond payment, avoids default; Christie asks 'What's next?'", The Record, May 2, 2016. Accessed January 13, 2022. "'These are tough times — but the Assembly is tougher,' said Guardian, a Don Bosco graduate who grew up in Palisades Park and West New York."
  134. via Associated Press. "Walter Hendl, Dies at 90; Led Eastman School", The New York Times, April 16, 2007. Accessed June 12, 2012. "Mr. Hendl was born Jan. 12, 1917, in West New York, NJ. He won the New Jersey State Piano Competition in 1936 and entered the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia the next year."
  135. Hague, Jim. "Holiday gift from Imperatore Palisades Medical Center receives $2M from NY Waterway founder", The Hudson Reporter, December 12, 2006. Accessed March 15, 2020. "When Imperatore, a native of West New York and a long-time resident of Weehawken, first envisioned developing his real estate holdings along River Road, he was influential in bringing the hospital to its current location in 1978."
  136. Narvaez, Alfonso A. "Christopher Jackman Dies at 74; Longtime Legislator in New Jersey", The New York Times, January 30, 1991. Accessed October 25, 2015. "State Senator Christopher J. Jackman, a legislator in New Jersey for more than 20 years and a former Speaker of the Assembly, died on Monday at University Hospital in Newark. He was 74 years old and lived in West New York, NJ"
  137. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=344 Assemblywoman Angelica M. Jimenez
  138. Wuebben, Joe. "The new king: unassuming? Humble? Quiet? What happened to King Kamali? We spent a couple of days with him to get to know the man who would be king", Muscle & Fitness, July 2004. Accessed October 6, 2008. "At least, that seemed to be the case when I spent a few days hanging out with him at his home in West New York, NJ, a few weeks out from the 2004 Arnold Classic."
  139. Strauss, Gerry. "Homecoming Queen: Local Talent At WrestleMania; Jersey Girl April Mendez brings her vengeful alter ego to WrestleMania at MetLife Stadium this month.", New Jersey Monthly, March 11, 2013. Accessed October 25, 2015. "For Mendez, a native of North Bergen, the road from rags to WrestleMania wasn't easy. 'I've lived in so many different towns—Guttenberg, Union City, West New York, Jersey City,' she says of her childhood."
  140. Staff. "Maack, 'Iron Man' Tackle, Elected Captain Of Columbia Football Team for Next Fall", The New York Times, December 6, 1940. Accessed January 27, 2011.
  141. Sullivan, Al. "Trash truck worker competes for a Latin Grammy: Local Cuban exile fulfills dream as musician", The Hudson Reporter, October 16, 2016. Accessed July 21, 2019. "In late 2015 he moved to West New York, and found work as a truck driver and day laborer, picking up trash for the city of Union City."
  142. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mahnkjo01.html John Mahnken profile
  143. http://governors.rutgers.edu/interview_forum/Martin_interview.php Interviews with Harold Martin
  144. http://www.mayteemartinez.com/2010/07/10-facts-you-may-not-know-about-me.html#.Vi2DFCsnqKJ "!5 Facts You May Not Know About Maytee!"
  145. Cerbo, Toni-Ann. "Edward James Olmos has fond memories of living in West New York while he built stage career", The Jersey Journal, December 1, 2010. Accessed September 29, 2014. "Before Edward James Olmos was an award-winning actor, producer and social activist, he was a West New York resident. From 1979 to 1987, Olmos rented an apartment on Boulevard East after departing East LA, he said."
  146. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/otisha01.shtml Harry Otis Statistics and History
  147. https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/about/our-bishops/bishop-perez Bishop Nelson J. Perez
  148. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002636/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/artie-pitt-1.html Artie Pitt
  149. http://www.goterriers.com/hallfame/prebola-gene.html Gene Prebola
  150. Staff. "Jets Receive McDaniel and 3 Other Players From Broncos in 9‐Man Deal", The New York Times, March 22, 1964. Accessed May 18, 2016. "Prebola, 26, a former Boston University star from West New York, NJ, was eager to return to the New York area."
  151. http://www.westnewyorknj.org/Officials/Official.aspx?id=19 Commissioner Caridad Rodriguez
  152. Disbato, Pat. "NFL / Roehl living out a dream", The Star, February 1, 2004. Accessed October 6, 2008. "'I lived in New Jersey, a little town called West New York,' said Roehl, who calls teammate Jeremy Shockey one of his closest friends."
  153. Staff. "After Months of Running, Marathon Ends Tuesday; Heading Toward Finish Line at the Statehouse", The New York Times, November 2, 1997. Accessed June 6, 2010.
  154. Ford, James. "NJ Mayor Out On Bail For Computer Hacking, But Bigger Drama Outside Court Hearing: After West New York Mayor Roque and son arrested, ex-wife falls unconscious, fireworks on courthouse steps", WPIX, May 24, 2012. Accessed June 12, 2012. "'It's time for him to step aside and lead by example and move on,' said Jerry Lange, a former four-term town commissioner in West New York who had been defeated by Roque in the last election, on the courthouse steps."
  155. Wills, Adam. "The Jewish KingHockey's Mathieu Schneider puts down roots in LA, seeks a more Jewish life.", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, March 22, 2001. Accessed October 25, 2015. "Raised in West New York and Toms River, NJ, Schneider first experienced the joy of skating when Sam took him to Rockefeller Center at the age of 3."
  156. Staff. "Dick Seay, 2d Baseman, Black Baseball All-Star", The New York Times, April 10, 1981. Accessed June 12, 2012. "A native of West New York, NJ, Mr. Seay graduated from high school there and then began his pro career with the Pennsylvania Red Caps in 1925."
  157. Price, S.L. "The Revenge Of Jeremy Shockey: Or, how a fatherless boy from Oklahoma poured his rage into football, stuck it to doubting coaches, made himself into the most explosive young player in the NFL and became the toast of New York ", Sports Illustrated, July 28, 2003. Accessed June 12, 2012. "Derek Jeter might have toned down his nightclubbing this summer, but Shockey, working out of his West New York, NJ, condo overlooking the Hudson River, has picked up the slack."
  158. [Richard Sandomir|Sandomir, Richard]
  159. Sampson, Peter J. "John M. Skevin, 66; a force in N.J. politics", The Record, October 23, 1993. Accessed December 15, 2022. "Born June 14, 1927, to immigrant Croatian parents in West New York, Mr. Skevin was a two-sport, All-Hudson performer at Memorial High School, where he is a member of the school's Hall of Fame."
  160. Heinis, John. "Rep. Albio Sires, of West New York, gives House Homeland Security Committee chairman Peter King tour of Hudson's tunnels and transit sites", The Jersey Journal, January 27, 2012. Accessed June 12, 2012.
  161. [Vanessa Friedman|Friedman, Vanessa]
  162. http://m.mlb.com/player/123617/vito-valentinetti Vito Valentinetti
  163. Staff. "West New York Mayor Roque challenges Vega's Board Of Education appointments", The Hudson Reporter, July 14, 2011. Accessed March 15, 2020. "On Thursday Mayor Roque filed a challenge with the State Commissioner of Education against the appointment of Board of Education members Janet Passante and Alex Locatelli made by an outgoing Mayor Silverio Vega two months ago, shortly before he left office."
  164. Hirsch, Corin. "Lunch Box Diaries; Vermonters recall their school cafeteria cuisine", Seven Days, August 31, 2011. Accessed August 2, 2012. "Armando Vilaseca – Vermont education commissioner; I came from Cuba in 1964 and moved to West New York, NJ, an immigrant area that from the 1960s until the 1980s had a huge Cuban immigrant population. My high school, Memorial High School, was probably 70 percent Cuban American..."
  165. Pennington, Juliet. "The VIP Lounge with Jessica Vosk", The Boston Globe, June 23, 2017. Accessed October 10, 2017. "The Clinton, NJ, native, now calls West New York, NJ home. Vosk, 33, who plays Elphaba (the role made popular by Idina Menzel), said she is enjoying spending time in Boston, where her younger brother, musician Daniel Vosk, went to school."
  166. http://nytimesagency.com/preview/NTA2007101957712 Gerard Way photo
  167. https://books.google.com/books?id=amIkAQAAIAAJ&q=Jacqueline+Walker+Dem+Matawan Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1984
  168. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/145990301/ "Assemblywoman realizes dream"
  169. Falk, Steven. "Warren Wolf, legendary Brick, Lakewood coach, dead at 92", Asbury Park Press, November 22, 2019. Accessed November 24, 2019. "Wolf, who was born in Jersey City on Aug. 1, 1927, grew up in West New York, Hudson County, and played football at Memorial High School in West New York."

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