Ridgewood, New Jersey
| Town Name: |
Ridgewood |
| City Hall: |
Ridgewood Village
Hall |
| Address: |
131 North Maple Avenue,
Ridgewood NJ 07451 |
| Phone Number: |
201-670-5500 |
| Web Site: |
http://www.ridgewoodnj.net |
| Government: |
Council Manager,
Optional Municipal Charter Law, 1950 Council Manager,
Optional Municipal Charter Law, 1950 |
| Type: |
Village |
| Police Employees |
46 |
| Population |
0 |
| Crime Rate
(per 1000 people) |
0 |
| Persons
Per Sq Mile: |
0 |
| Distance
to NYC: |
15.0 miles |
| Parks: |
A full
time recreation director is employed by the village YMCA
& YWCA Graydon Park Municipal Pool, Tennis courts,
Wild Duck Pond, Veteran's Field, County Park, & Playgrounds
are located at Ridge, Travel, & Somerville Schools.
4th of July Celebration celebrated for over 80 Years. |
Town
History: |
Ridgewood
is almost a six square mile village in Northeastern Bergen
County, Fifteen miles from New York City. It was originally
the home of the Leni-Lenape Indians; Dutch settlers followed.
When the Paterson and Ramapo laid tracks and established
a station Wealthy New Yorkers looking for summer recreation
built estates in the area., and eventually became year-round
residents. Today, Ridgewood has a population of over twenty-four
thousand residents, thriving business district, hospital
, and a nationally recognized school system |
Town
Meeting: |
None
listed |
Real Estate
Ordinances: |
A permit
is necessary for $10/month which is renewable at the expiration
date. |
| Address: |
125 North Maple Avenue |
| Phone: |
201-670-5600 |
| Hours: |
M-Th: 9-9, F/Sat:
9-5, Sun: 1-5 |
| Director: |
Nancy Greene |
| Number of
Books: |
95400 |
| Supt..
of Schools: 670-2700, Frederick Stokley Located at 49
Cottage Pl. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Hawes School: 670-2720
Located at 531 Steven's Avenue Orchard School: 6702730
Located at 230 Demarest Avenue Ridge School: 670-2740
Located at 325 W Ridgewood Avenue Somerville School:
670-2750 Located at 45 South Pleasant Avenue Travel
School: 670-2750 Located at 340 Bogert Avenue Willard
School: 670-2770 Located at 601 Morningside Avenue MIDDLE
SCHOOLS: Benjamin Franklin Middle School: 670-2780 Located
at 335 North Van Dien Avenue George Washington Middle
School: 670-2790 Located at 155 Washington Place HIGH
SCHOOL: Ridgewood High School: 670-2800 Located at 627
East Ridgewood Avenue Ridgewood Community School: 670-2777 |
| Number
of Students to College: |
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| Student
to Teacher Ratio: |
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| Cost
per Student: |
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| Single
Family Units: |
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| Owner
Occupied: |
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| Renter
Occupied: |
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| Residential
Units: |
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| Farm
Units: |
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| Commercial
Units: |
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| Industrial
Units: |
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| Apartment
Units: |
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| Vacant
Units: |
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| Total
Units: |
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| Tax
Rate: |
2.12 |
| Water: |
Village of Ridgewood |
| Gas
& Electric: |
P.S.E.&G. |
| Health: |
Valley Hospital
223 N. Van Dien St. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 447-8000 |
| Sanitation: |
Everyone Residing
in the village is required to recycle. The following
must be recycled: clothing (reusable/new), copier
& laser printer cartridges, Aluminum Foil &
Trays, Lead Acid (Auto) Batteries & Tires. |
| Transportation Information |
| Railroads: |
NJ Transit, Amtrak,
Conrail to Hoboken, Path to NYC |
| Buses: |
NJ Transit, Red
& Tan, Short Line Bus, Intercity Bus, Associated
Bus Transport of NJ, Cross County Bus Line |
Major
Highways: |
Rt. 17, Rt. 4,
Garden State Parkway, NJ Turnpike, 9W, Palisades Interstate
Parkway |
| Airports: |
Newark, Kennedy,
LaGuardia |
| Commuter Information: |
Taxi Service available
from Ridgewood Taxi Service & Ridgewood Taxi &
Limousine Service Conrail to Hoboken (P.A.T.H.. to New
York City) Short Line Bus Service to the Port Authority
of 178th Street via Franklin Tpke. or Route 17 Intercity
Bus Port Authority or 178th Street Local: Associated
Bus Transport of N.J.. cross country bus line |
A.M.E. Zion Church Located
on South Broad Street & Highwood Avenue Bethlehem Evangelical
Lutheran Church Christ Church Episcopal: 652-2350 Located
at 105 Cottage Pl..... First Church of Christ Scientist Located
on Prospect Street First Presbyterian Church: 652-2504 Located
at 722 East Ridgewood Avenue First Reformed Church: 652-3952
Located at 303 Prospect Avenue Emanuel Baptist Church: 444-1333
Located at 14 Hope Grace Church: 444-0123 Located at Meadowbrook
and Libby Avenues Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints: 652-7954 Located at 137 Doremus Avenue Mt... Bethel
Baptist Church: 445-9108 Located on South Broad Mt... Caramel
Roman Catholic Church: 447-2043 Located at 1 Passaic Old Paramus
Roman Catholic Church of Ridgewood: 444-5933 Located at 303
Prospect Avenue Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church: 445-1832
Located at Lincoln and West End Avenues Ridgewood Methodist
Church: 652-2868 Located at 100 Dayton Avenue Saint Elizabeth's
Episcopal Church: 444-2299 Located at 169 Fairmont Avenue
Temple Israel & Jewish Community Church: 444-9320 Located
on Grove Street Unitarian Church: 444-6225 Located at 113
Cottage Place Upper Ridgewood Community Church: 445-4082 Located
on Fairmont & Hillcrest Roads Westside Presbyterian Church:
652-1966 Located at 6 South Monroe
| Miscellaneous Information |
The village requires the
installation & inspection of smoke detectors prior to
the sale, rental, transfer, or lease of a single & two
family dwellings. There is a leash and pooper scooper law
for dogs.
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to me NOW!
I am planning
to Sell I am planning to Buy |
