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HISTORY
Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River. The borough's history has featured the founding of the first colony in Bergen County, contribution to the Revolutionary War, a period as a "sleepy, pastoral little town" with resort hotels in the 19th century, industrialization in the early 20th century, and a transition to a rapidly growing residential community in the late 20th century. Edgewater was incorporated as a municipality on December 7, 1894, from portions of Ridgefield Township as the Borough of Undercliff, based on the results of a referendum that passed two days earlier. 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. The borough's name was changed to Edgewater on November 8, 1899. The borough was named for its location on the Hudson River. Edgewater was first settled by the Lenape Indians who traded up and down the Hudson river. They referred to it as kin-nas-na-ki-king.
Parks & Recreation
22-acre (89,000 m2) Veterans' Field offers residents recreational opportunities and provides space for a Community Center and American Legion Post 116. Veterans' Field is located on River Road (County Route 505) in the north section of Edgewater, lying along the Hudson River. It has indoor and outdoor basketball courts, three softball fields, a 1/3 mile-long track which accommodates runners, walkers and skaters; tennis courts, a Little League field and a playground. It is also the site of a large American flag which can easily be seen from across the river in Manhattan. A plaque commemorating the New Netherland plantation of David Pietersen de Vries, Vriessendael, is located at the entrance to the field on the west. Although the field extends well to the east, it did not exist in de Vries's day. In 1922, landfill was dumped into the Hudson River from the construction site of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, which gives Veteran's Field its current dimensions.
The promenade along the Hudson is part of the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. In 1988, construction of a waterfront walkway was mandated by state law that would allow walkers a path along the Hudson River from Bayonne up to the George Washington Bridge. Although property owners were required to build and maintain it, many gaps remain.[86] Of the 18.5 miles (29.8 km) called for, only 11 miles (18 km) are complete, and many of the gaps occur in Edgewater. The completed stretches offer paths for walking along the Hudson River with views of Manhattan.
Education
The Edgewater Public Schools serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. As of the 2014–15 school year, the district and its two schools had an enrollment of 1,334 students and 59.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 22.3:1. With district enrollment increasing rapidly, George Washington School opened in September 2012, having been constructed with a third floor to accommodate enrollment growth in the district that was anticipated to rise from 628 in 2011 to as much as 925 in 2015. Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are George Washington School with 529 students in grades PreK-2 and Eleanor Van Gelder School with 384 students in grades 3–6. vFor seventh through twelfth grades, 380 public school students from the borough are sent to the Leonia Public Schools
Transportation
New Jersey Transit buses include the 156, 158 and 159 routes serving the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan; the 188 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal; and local service on the 751 and 755 routes. Ferry service to West Midtown Ferry Terminal in Manhattan is offered by NY Waterway at Edgewater Landing, located where Route 5 comes into River Road. Parking at the terminal is not available; however a shuttle bus operated by the borough is available to transport passengers to the landing. In Manhattan there is free transfer to a network of buses operated by NY Waterways. Bike lanes on River Road were completed in July 2012, in connection with a road re-paving project
GENERAL INFO
Population: 14,322
Distance to NYC: 9 miles
Population Density / Mile: 15,357
Median Age: 41.08
Number of Households: 7,021
Households with Children: 1,806
Median Household Income:
$114,596
City Hall: Edgewater Borough Hall
Address: 916 River Rd
Phone Number: 201-943-1700
Town Website: http://www.edgewaternj.org
Library Website:
http://www.bccls.org
Water Service:
Suez
Gas & Electric:
P.S.E.&G.
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