Hasbrouck Heights

Borough of Hasbrouck Heights
Map highlighting Hasbrouck Heights' location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°51′46″N 74°4′30″W / 40.86278°N 74.075°W / 40.86278; -74.075Coordinates: 40°51′46″N 74°4′30″W / 40.86278°N 74.075°W / 40.86278; -74.075
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Bergen
Incorporated	July 31, 1894
Government [1]
- Type	Borough
- Mayor	Rose Heck (R, 2011)
- Administrator	Michael Kronyak[2]
Area
- Total	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
- Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [3]	115 ft (35 m)
Population (2007)[4]
- Total	11,492
- Density	7,735.0/sq mi (2,981.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	07604
Area code(s)	201
FIPS code	34-30420[5][6]
GNIS feature ID	0876986[7]
Website	http://www.hasbrouck-heights.nj.us

Hasbrouck Heights is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 11,662. An inner-ring suburb of New York City, Hasbrouck Heights is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Midtown Manhattan and 8 miles west of Upper Manhattan. The current mayor is Rose Marie Heck.

Hasbrouck Heights was formed with the passage of a referendum on July 31, 1894, and was created from portions of Lodi Township at the height of the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County.^[8] A part of the borough was annexed to Lodi in 1901.^[9]

Geography

Borough Hall (Jan 2009)

Hasbrouck Heights is located at 40°51′46″N 74°04′30″W / 40.862890°N 74.075062°W / 40.862890; -74.075062 (40.862890, -74.075062).^[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 11,662 people, 4,521 households, and 3,142 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,735.0 people per square mile (2,981.9/km²). There were 4,617 housing units at an average density of 3,062.3/sq mi (1,180.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.87% White, 1.71% African American, 0.04% Native American, 6.65% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.19% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.27% of the population.

There were 4,521 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $64,529, and the median income for a family was $75,032. Males had a median income of $51,328 versus $40,570 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,626. About 2.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Hasbrouck Heights is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office and only votes to break a tie. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.^[1]

The Mayor of Hasbrouck Heights is Rose Marie Heck (R, 2011). Members of the Hasbrouck Heights Borough Council are Council President Sonya Buckman (R, 2010), Justin A. DiPisa (R, 2011), Stephen Altobelli (D, 2009) Anthony DiNanno (D, 2009), David Gonzales (R, 2010), Pamela Link (R, 2011)^[13][14][15]

In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters filled the position of mayor and two seats on the borough council. Rose Heck (1,638 votes) was elected for a new term as Mayor (she had served in the role from 1988 to 1995), defeating Councilmembers Maryetta Saccomano (990) and Carol J. Skiba (613). In the race for the two seats on the Borough Council, Republican newcomers Sonya Buckman (1,652) and David P. Gonzalez (1,580) won election, unseating Democratic incumbent Leonard Introna (967) who came in a distant fourth, with his running mate George Shihanian (1,076) and independents Christian Semenecz (562) and Helayne Weiss (467) also falling short.^[16][17][18]

On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two open seats held by Republicans. As of Election Day, Republicans held a 4-2 majority on the Council, in a community in which registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by a nearly 3-1 margin. In an election in which taxes, quality of life and shopping on Boulevard were major issues, Democratic newcomers Anthony DiNanno (who received 2,166 votes) and Stephen Altobelli (2,132) ousted one-term Republican incumbents Thomas Meli (1,722) and Ronald Kistner (1,697). The electoral sweep gave the Council a Democratic majority for first time since 1912.^[19][20][21]

Federal, state and county representation

The Bendix Diner is a prominent landmark on Route 17.

Hasbrouck Heights is in the Ninth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District.^[22]

New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Bergen County and sections of Hudson County and Passaic County, is represented by Steve Rothman (D, Fair Lawn). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 38th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert M. Gordon (D, Fair Lawn) and in the Assembly by Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee) and Connie Wagner (D, Paramus).^[23] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).^[24]

Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D).^[25] The executive, along with the seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. As of 2008^[update], Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), Vice-Chairwoman Julie O'Brien (D, Ramsey), Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford), Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge) and Vernon Walton (D, Englewood).^[26]

Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R, Rutherford).^[27]

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 11,679 in Hasbrouck Heights, there were 7,119 registered voters (61.0% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,018 (14.3% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,712 (38.1% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 3,386 (47.6% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There were three voters registered to other parties.^[28]

On the national level, Hasbrouck Heights leans toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 56% of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 43%.^[29] In 2008, Republican John McCain received 52.9% of the vote, defeating Democrat Barack Obama, who received 45.5%.^[30]

Education

Hasbrouck Heights High School

The Hasbrouck Heights School District serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[31]) include two K-5 elementary schools — Euclid School (386 students) and Lincoln School (376) — Hasbrouck Heights Middle School for grades 6-8 (406) and Hasbrouck Heights High School, a combined junior-senior high school, for grades 9-12 (518).

Transportation

New Jersey Transit bus routes 161, 163 and 164 provide service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 76 line serves Newark; and local service is offered on the 709 and 780 routes.^[32]

In addition, NJ Transit provides rail service via the Pascack Valley Line's Williams Avenue station, which is located on the boundary of Hasbrouck Heights and Teterboro. Although the rail line's tracks lie entirely within the municipal boundaries of Hasbrouck Heights - and in fact form the borough's eastern boundary with Teterboro - NJ Transit considers the station to be in Teterboro because its parking lot and ingress/egress roads are accessed from that town.

Route 17 and U.S. Route 46 both pass through Hasbrouck Heights.

Portions of Teterboro Airport are located in Hasbrouck Heights.^[33]

Notable events

• 1664 - Settled
• 1894 - Incorporated
• 1896 - Volunteer fire department established
• 1935 - (May 19) Small biplane loses altitude after taking off from Teterboro Airport, and drops directly in front of automobile on Route 2 (now Route 17). Driver of automobile only bruised after crash, pilot and student co-pilot severely injured.
• 1966 - (June 29) Pilot James P. Scott crash-lands his Piper Aztec twin-engine plane on front lawn of Burton Avenue home after losing an engine and skimming the top of a tree, which softened his landing. The plane slid up the driveway and struck the house. The residents were not at home, and the pilot survived.
• 1999 - (December 9) A plane bound for neighboring Teterboro Airport crashes in a backyard. Three aboard died, no injuries occurred on the ground.
• 1999 - (December 10) The Municipal Building (town hall, town court, fire department, police department) catches fire. The cause of the blaze was found to be an electrical problem. A new building was built on the Boulevard and Central and dedicated on December 14, 2003.
• 2006 - (June) The public library director Michele Reutty was in the news for not providing information to the town police when they turned up at the library without a subpoena. ^[34] This event drew widespread attention via a Slashdot article.^[35]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Hasbrouck Heights include the following:

• Joe Benigno (born 1953), sports radio personality on WFAN.^[36]
• Jason Biggs (born 1978), actor, attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.^[37]
• Arthur Godfrey (1903-1983), entertainer.^[38] While a student at Franklin High School (as it was then known) he closed down the school for several days by stuffing Limburger cheese down the heating grates and into the furnace system.
• William "Willie" Moretti (1894-1951), Mafia gangster, head of large illegal gambling operation, known acquaintance of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Jerry Lewis. Testified before the Anti-Crime Investigation Committee (Kefauver Committee). Shot dead in a Cliffside Park, New Jersey restaurant.
• Bill Parcells (born 1941), Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins and former head coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys.^{[39][40][41][42]}
• Oscar Schwidetzky (1875-1963), philanthropist, inventor of the Ace bandage and disposable syringe.^[43]
• Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), singer and actor.^[44]
• Scott Slutzker (born 1972), former NFL tight end for the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, and New York Jets. Attended Hasbrouck Heights High School.^[45]

Notes

References

• "History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923;" by "Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942."
• "Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)" prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958.

External links

• Hasbrouck Heights official website
• Hasbrouck Heights School District
• Hasbrouck Heights School District's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Hasbrouck Heights School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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