Paterson, New Jersey Paterson, New Jersey City of Paterson Coat of arms of Paterson, New Jersey Map of Paterson in Passaic County.
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Map of Paterson in Passaic County.
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Enumeration Bureau map of Paterson, New Jersey Enumeration Bureau map of Paterson, New Jersey State New Jersey Paterson is the biggest city in and the governmental center of county of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its populace was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third-most-populous city. Paterson has the second-highest density of any U.S.
City with over 100,000 citizens , behind only New York City. For 2015, the Enumeration Bureau's Population Estimates Program figured a populace of 147,754, an increase of 1.1% from the 2010 enumeration, ranking the town/city the 177th-largest in the nation. Paterson is known as the "Silk City" for its dominant part in silk manufacturing amid the latter half of the 19th century. The town/city has since evolved into a primary destination for Hispanic emigrants as well as for immigrants from the Arab and Muslim world.
The Dutch claimed the territory as New Netherlands, then the British as the Province of New Jersey. Paterson, which was established by the society, became the cradle of the industrialized revolution in America. Paterson was titled for William Paterson, statesman, signer of the Constitution and Governor of New Jersey who signed the 1792 charter that established the Town of Paterson. Paterson was originally formed as a township from portions of Acquackanonk Township on April 11, 1831, while the region was still part of Essex County.
Paterson became part of newly created Passaic County on February 7, 1837.
The industries advanced in Paterson were powered by the 77-foot-high Great Falls and a fitness of water raceways that harnessed the power of the falls, providing power for the mills in the region until 1914 and fostering the expansion of the town/city around the mills. The precinct originally encompassed dozens of foundry buildings and other manufacturing structures associated with the textile trade and, later, the firearms, silk and barns locomotive manufacturing industries.
In the latter half of the 19th century silk manufacturing became the dominant trade and formed the basis of Paterson's most prosperous period, earning it the nickname "Silk City." In 1835 Samuel Colt began producing firearms in Paterson, although inside a several years he moved his company to Hartford, Connecticut.
Two of Holland's early models one found at the bottom of the Passaic River are on display in the Paterson Museum, homed in the former Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works near the Passaic Falls. Paterson was the site of historic workforce unrest that concentrated on anti-child workforce legislation, and the six-month-long Paterson silk strike of 1913 that demanded the eight-hour day and better working conditions.
From 1933-37 and 1939 45, Hinchliffe was the home of the New York Black Yankees and from 1935-36 the home of the New York Cubans of the Negro National League. The historic ballpark was also a venue for many experienced football games, track and field affairs, boxing matches and auto and motorcycle racing.
The comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello performed at Hinchliffe before to boxing matches (Abbott was from the southern New Jersey town/city of Asbury Park, but Costello was a Paterson native).
In 1963 the Paterson Public Schools acquired the stadium and used it for enhance school affairs until 1997, but it is presently in a state of disrepair while the schools have been taken over by the state. By the end of World War II, however, there was a diminish in urban areas and Paterson was no exception, and since the late 1960s the town/city has suffered high unemployment rates and white flight. Once a premier shopping and leisure destination of northern New Jersey, competition from malls in upscale neighboring suburbs like Wayne and Paramus have forced the big chain stores out of Paterson's downtown. The biggest industries are now small businesses, with the diminish of the city's industrialized base.
In this fire a near full town/city block (bordered on the north and south by Main Street and Washington Street and on the east and west by Ellison Street and College Boulevard, a stretch of Van Houten Street that is dominated by Passaic County Community College) was engulfed in flames due to an electrical fire in the basement of a bar at 161 Main Street and spread to other buildings. Firefighter John A.
Paterson includes various locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including exhibitions, civic buildings such as City Hall, Hinchliffe Stadium, Public School Number Two and the Danforth Memorial Library, churches (Cathedral of St.
Michael's Roman Catholic Church), individual residences and districts of the city, such as the Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District, the Great Falls/Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures Historic District and the Eastside Park Historic District.
In August 2011, Paterson was severely affected in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, especially by flooding of the Passaic River, where waters rose to levels unseen for 100 years, dominant to the displacement of thousands and the closure of bridges over the river. Touring the region with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, U.S.
The town/city borders the municipalities of Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Prospect Park, Totowa and Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson) in Passaic County; and both Elmwood Park (formerly East Paterson) and Fair Lawn in Bergen County. The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson The horizon of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground.
The Great Falls Historic District is the most famous neighborhood in Paterson because of the landmark Great Falls of the Passaic River.
Downtown Paterson is the chief commercial precinct of the town/city and was once a shopping destination for many who lived in northern New Jersey.
Downtown Paterson is home to Paterson City Hall and the Passaic County Courthouse Annex, two of the city's architectural landmarks.
City Hall was designed by the New York firm Carrere and Hastings in 1894, and was modeled after the Hotel de Ville (city hall) in Lyon, France, capital of the silk trade in Europe. The former Orpheum Theatre positioned on Van Houten Street has been converted to a mosque by the Islamic Foundation of New Jersey.
As with many other old downtown districts in the United States, Downtown Paterson suffered as shoppers and retailers moved to the suburban shopping malls of the region.
The town/city has, in recent years, begun initiatives in hopes of reviving the downtown region with the centerpiece being the Center City Mall, constructed on a large parking lot spanning Ward Street from Main to Church Streets and features retail, entertainment, and commercial space.
Downtown Paterson is positioned in the city's 1st Ward.
Once the home of the city's industrialized and political leaders, the neighborhood experienced a momentous downturn as trade fled Paterson.
This section of Paterson once had a large Jewish populace that reached 40,000 at its peak; a Jewish house of worship still remains. Eastside Park and what is generally known as the Upper Eastside are positioned in Paterson's 3rd Ward.
However, the neighborhood's layout unofficially extends to the "Paterson-Newark/Hudson Route" of River Road in the Paterson-Memorial Park section of Fair Lawn (whose home addresses are in alignment with the now defunct Jewish Jewish house of worship on the corner of 33rd Street and Broadway), which joins Paterson to Newark/Hudson, and at one time was a Main Route through River Drive (which starts in Elmwood Park and rides north to south along the East Bank of the Passaic River in Paterson's initial county).
Built when Paterson was still Bergen County, River Drive shifts to River Road in the greater Eastside Sections of Upper Eastside-Manor Section, East River, and Riverside Sections, and turns into Wagaraw Road north of 1st Avenue / Maple Avenue in the old Bunker Hill extension of Columbia Heights in Fair Lawn (an indication of not only entering the Industrial Section, but also entering the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains in Hawthorne).
The Manor section of Paterson is positioned in the city's 3rd Ward.
South Paterson, also known as Little Istanbul or Little Ramallah, is a diverse neighborhood with a burgeoning number of immigrants from the Middle East, with momentous Arab and Turkish communities.
A majority of the city's Arabs live in this section of Paterson.
Lakeview is home to the Paterson Farmers Market, where many citizens from athwart North Jersey come to buy fresh produce.
The Lakeview section of Paterson is positioned in the city's 6th Ward.
The Hillcrest section of Paterson is positioned in the city's 2nd Ward.
Twenty-First Avenue or "La Ventiuno" as it's known by most of Paterson's Spanish-speaking community, is positioned in the People's Park section of Paterson.
House in Paterson's inner city, 1974.
Due to Paterson's momentous population turn-over, this neighborhood is now home to a large and burgeoning Hispanic community, mostly first-generation Dominicans.
The Sandy Hill section of Paterson is positioned in the city's 5th Ward.
This neighborhood borders the boroughs of Haledon and Prospect Park and is known for its hills and sweeping views of the New York City skyline.
The Northside section of Paterson is positioned in the city's 1st Ward.
Stoney Road is Paterson's most south-west neighborhood, bordering Woodland Park to the south and Totowa athwart the Passaic River to the west.
The Stoney Road section of Paterson is positioned in the city's 2nd Ward.
Riverside is a larger neighborhood in Paterson and, as its name suggests, is bound by the Passaic River to the north and east, separating the town/city from Hawthorne and Fair Lawn.
Route 20 runs through the easterly border of Riverside, providing an easy commute to Route 80 East and New York City.
According to Mayor Jose Torres, Paterson had 52 distinct ethnic groups in 2014. Paterson's quickly growing Bangladeshi American, Turkish American, Arab American, Palestinian American, Albanian American, Dominican American, and Peruvian American communities are among the biggest and most prominent in the United States, the latter owing partially to the existence of the Consulate of Peru. Paterson's Muslim populace has been estimated at 25,000 to 30,000. Paterson has turn into a prime destination for one of the fastest-growing communities of Dominican Americans, who have turn into the city's biggest ethnic group. The Puerto Rican American populace has established a highly momentous existence as well. Demographic surveys and census data find Paterson has the highest percentage of disabled persons of any town/city with more than 100,000 residents, with about 30% of males and 29% of females not classified as poor listed as having a disability. As of the 2000 United States Enumeration there were 149,222 citizens , 44,710 homeholds, and 33,353 families residing in the city, for a populace density of 17,675.4 per square mile (6,826.4/km2). Among metros/cities with a populace higher than 100,000, Paterson was the second most densely populated large town/city in the United States, only after New York City. However, Paterson's black populace declined between the years 2000 and 2010, consistent with the overall return migration of African Americans from Northern New Jersey back to the Southern United States. A home once existing at Bridge Street and Broadway was a station on the Underground Railroad.
Many second- and third-generation Puerto Ricans have called Paterson home since the 1950s, including an estimated 10,000 who participated in the 2014 mayoral election, which was won by Jose "Joey" Torres, a Puerto Rican American who was one of three Hispanic candidates vying for the seat. Today's Hispanic immigrants to Paterson are primarily Dominican, Peruvian, Colombian, Mexican, and Central American, with a resurgence of Puerto Rican migration as well.
Paterson is considered by many as the capital of the Peruvian Diaspora in the U.S. Importance of the Peruvian improve is recognized by town/city officials.
Paterson retitled a section bordered by Mill, Market, Main, and Cianci streets as Peru Square. Paterson's quickly growing Peruvian improve jubilates what is known as Senor de los Milagros ("Our Lord of Miracles" in English) on October 18 through 28th each year and every July participates in the annual Passaic County Peruvian Day Parade, which passes through Market Street and Main Street in the Little Lima neighborhood of Downtown Paterson. In the 2000 Census, 4.72% of inhabitants listed themselves as being of Peruvian American ancestry, the third-highest percentage of the populace of any municipality in New Jersey and the United States, behind East Newark with 10.1% and Harrison with 7.01%. The improve includes both Quechua and Spanish speakers. Paterson is home to the third-largest Dominican-American Community in the United States, after New York City and Lawrence, Massachusetts.
In the 2000 Census, 10.27% of inhabitants listed themselves as being of Dominican American ancestry, the eighth highest percentage of the populace of any municipality in the United States and the third highest percentage in New Jersey, behind Perth Amboy's 18.81% and Union City's 11.46%. Paterson retitled a section of Park Avenue in Sandy Hill to Dominican Republic Way to recognize the Dominican community. Paterson is home to the biggest Turkish-American immigrant improve in the United States (Little Istanbul) and the second biggest Arab-American improve after Dearborn, Michigan. Paterson has been nicknamed Little Ramallah and contains a neighborhood with the same name in South Paterson, with an Arab American populace estimated as high as 20,000 in 2015, serving as the center of Paterson's burgeoning Syrian American and Palestinian American populations. The Paterson-based Arab American Civic Association runs an Arabic language program in the Paterson Public Schools that serves 125 students at School 9 on Saturdays. Paterson is also home to the biggest Circassian immigrant improve in the United States. The Greater Paterson region which includes the metros/cities of Clifton and Wayne and the boroughs of Haledon, Prospect Park, North Haledon, Totowa, Woodland Park, and Little Falls, is home to the nation's biggest North Caucasian population, mostly Circassians, Karachays, and small Chechen and Dagestani communities.
Reflective of these communities, Paterson and Prospect Park enhance schools observe Muslim holidays. Paterson has incorporated a quickly growing Bangladeshi American community, which is estimated to number 15,000, the biggest in the United States outside New York City. Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman was ultimately certified as the winner of the 2012 town/city council race in the Second Ward, making him North Jersey's first Bangladeshi-American propel official. Paterson has a momentous parks and recreation system, including larger areas such as Eastside, Westside and Pennington Parks, as well as neighborhood parks such as Wrigley, Robert Clemente, and People's. The Great Falls of the Passaic are part of the state park system.
The Paterson Museum, positioned in the Great Falls Historic District, was established in 1925 and is owned and directed by the town/city of Paterson.
Above Lambert Castle stands a 75-foot (23 m) observation tower, positioned at the peak of Garret Mountain, which while technically standing in Woodland Park, was constructed when the property was considered part of Paterson.
The fortress is part of the Garret Mountain Reservation and renovations were instead of in 2009 to restore the fortress to the initial condition as assembled in 1896 by Lambert, who used the fortress to impress guests with its view of the New York City skyline. The City of Paterson operates inside the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under a Plan-D Mayor-Council form of government, which was adopted in 1974 in a change from a 1907 statute-based form. As of 2016, the Mayor of Paterson is Jose "Joey" Torres, whose term ends on June 30, 2018. Torres is in his third term as Mayor of Paterson, having first been propel by defeating incumbent Martin G.
Paterson is positioned in the 9th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 35th state legislative district. Prior to the 2010 Census, Paterson had been part of the 8th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is represented by Bill Pascrell (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021) and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019).
Wimberly (D, Paterson). The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township). The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach). The City of Paterson is served by a experienced police department. The Paterson Fire Department, headed by Chief Michael Postorino, operates out of seven fire stations with a total of 400 employees, and is also responsible for the city's emergency medical services division and ambulance units. The department is part of the Metro USAR Strike Team, which consists of nine North Jersey fire departments and other emergency services divisions working to address primary emergency rescue situations. In addition to small-town services, Paterson is home to the Passaic County Sheriff's Office Courts Division in the Passaic County Courthouse and Correctional Division in the Passaic County Jail.
In April 2011, Paterson laid off 125 police officers, nearly 25% of the total force in the city, due to harsh budget constraints caused by a $70 million deficit. At the same time, the Guardian Angels, a New York City-based volunteer citizen safety patrol organization, began operating in Paterson at the invitation of the Mayor. As of May 2010, the town/city had a total of 195.28 miles (314.27 km) of roadways, of which 157.62 miles (253.66 km) were maintained by the municipality, 29.21 miles (47.01 km) by Passaic County and 8.45 miles (13.60 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. By road, Paterson is served directly by Interstate 80, as well as State Routes 4, 19, and 20, U.S.
Paterson also served as the end for various primary secondary roads in northern New Jersey.
Paterson Plank Road linked the town/city to Jersey City and eventually the Hudson River waterfront in Hoboken, while the Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike connected the town/city with Sussex County along what is now parts of State Route 23.
The town/city is served by the NJ Transit Main Line commuter rail service, with the station positioned in Downtown Paterson.
Service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan is offered on the 161 and the 190, by the 171 to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Washington Heights, Manhattan, on the 72 to Newark, with small-town service provided on the 74, 702, 703, 704, 707, 712, 722, 742 (Saturday only), 744, 746, 748, 770, 970 and 971 routes. Many buses stop at or near City Hall, going to various points in the area, including New York and the neighboring communities.
Private, autonomous jitney buses (guaguas or dollar vans) connect Paterson with neighboring communities along Route 4, and furnish transportation to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Manhattan.
The precinct is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide, 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 oversight of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. As of the 2014-15 school year, the district's 47 schools had an enrollment of 30,058 students and 2,212.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student teacher ratio of 13.6:1. District enrollment in Paterson surged at the start of the 2015-16 school year, creating a enhance school enrollment of 700 students higher than expected and putting the school precinct in a situation of needing to hire teachers quickly not long after the precinct had laid off 300 positions. In 2011, all of Paterson's high schools were changed to infamous schools, as part of a goal to give students a better choice in areas they wanted to pursue. Among the 594 students who took the SAT in 2013, the mean combined score was 1120 and there were 19 students (3.2% of those taking the exam) who accomplished the combined score of 1550 that the College Board considers an indicator of college readiness, a diminish from the 26 students (4.3%) who accomplished the standard the previous year. Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is a charter school serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Other charter schools include Community Charter School of Paterson (K-8), John P.
Holland Charter School (K-8) and Paterson Arts and Science Charter School (K-7). The town/city is host to the state's annual robotics competition held at Passaic County Community College.
The competition, called the North Jersey Robotics Competition or NJRC, was created to place high educational merit on the students of Paterson.
The competition draws schools from around New Jersey.
Gerard Majella School are elementary schools that operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. In the face of declining enrollment and financial difficulties, Paterson Catholic High School, the city's last remaining Catholic high school, was closed by the Diocese of Paterson. Established in the 1970s, Paterson hosts the chief campus of Passaic County Community College, which serves 13,000 students at its chief campus and at satellite programs in Passaic, Wanaque and at the Public Safety Academy. Sister metros/cities of Paterson include: Paterson is the subject of William Carlos Williams' five-book epic poem Paterson, a cornerstone work of undivided American poetry. Paterson is also mentioned in the twelfth line of Part 1 of Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl.
Kerouac may have chosen Paterson as a stand-in for his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, also a foundry town with a waterfall. Paterson is the setting of many of Junot Diaz's short stories and novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and John Updike's 1997 novel In the Beauty of the Lilies. Lean On Me is based on affairs that occurred in Paterson's Eastside High School. Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) with Brooke Shields was filmed entirely in Paterson, the director's hometown, as was State Property. Its sequel, State Property 2, and Far from Heaven, The Preacher's Wife and Purple Rose of Cairo are among other films that were partially shot in Paterson.
The town/city was also a recording locale for the 1995 drama film, New Jersey Drive, which is primarily based on Newark's automobile theft rate at the time, with the town/city being considered "the car theft capital of the world". The 2016 film Paterson directed by Jim Jarmusch is set in the city, about a bus driver titled Paterson who in his no-charge time writes poetry. The plot of the June 28, 1945, episode of the Abbott & Costello radio show is about the City of Paterson inviting him back for "Lou Costello Day" to launch a new garbage scow. The New Jersey-based band Suit of Lights pays tribute to Paterson in their song, "Goodbye Silk City".
"Toy World" which highlights the history of New Jersey's toy making trade at the New Jersey State Museum prominently featured Paterson's donation to the history of toys.
See also: Category:People from Paterson, New Jersey.
People who were born in, inhabitants of, or otherwise closely associated with Paterson include: ( (B) denotes that the person was born in Paterson).
Allen (1872 1942), politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional precinct in the United States House of Representatives from 1905 1907. Beckwith (1838 1921), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional precinct from 1889 1891, and was mayor of Paterson from 1885 1889. Jeffrey Bewkes (born 1952), CEO of Time Warner since January 1, 2008, President since December 2005, and Chairman of the Board since January 1, 2009. Alexander Hamilton (1755/57 1804), first United States Secretary of the Treasury who helped found the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) that helped establish Paterson around the Great Falls. Hobart (1844 1899), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, President of the New Jersey State Senate and the 24th Vice President of the United States, serving under President William Mc - Kinley. Bernard Kerik (born 1955), former New York City Police Commissioner. Frank Lautenberg (1924 2013), politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate. Radcliffe (1870 1950), Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey from 1916 1919, and represented New Jersey's 7th congressional precinct from 1919 1923. Robert Torricelli (born 1951), politician, former representative of New Jersey in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. "Uncle" Floyd Vivino (born 1951), comic, and star of Uncle Floyd Show, the longest-running ever Public-access tv cable TV show in New Jersey, appeared in film Good Morning, Vietnam. "Irene another blow to struggling New Jersey city", Reuters, September 1, 2011.
"Nicknamed the 'Silk City' for its 19th-century silk factories, Paterson has a place in workforce history as the site of a six-month strike in 1913 by the Industrial Workers of the World, or 'Wobblies,' who were viewed as a threat to capitalism at a time when the United States had a radical workforce movement." a b c d e f 2010 Enumeration Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions, United States Enumeration Bureau.
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"JNS.org asked Menendez if his enhance support for the Jewish improve and for Israel in any way has conflicted with his work in diverse New Jersey communities such as Paterson, a town/city that is home to the second-largest Muslim populace in the U.S.
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they produced silk fabrics in such quantities that Paterson was known as 'Silk City.'" "Escapes: Paterson, N.J.'s Great Falls is an urban oasis with depth", Washington Post, August 6, 2010.
Accessed April 18, 2012 ."The exhibition, for example, owns the first two submersibles assembled by John Philip Holland, the Father of the Modern Submarine, and 30 of the rare Colt Paterson firearms (1837-42), the third-largest compilation in the world." New Jersey City Seeks to Capitalize on its Twin Landmarks (+Photos), The Epoch Times, April 14, 2013.
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"Today, the city's expansion and economy has been boosted my immigrants who still migrate to Paterson for the small company opportunities." Last Alarm, Paterson Fire Journal, June 21, 2008.
"Paterson firefighters have found the body of a missing colleague, two days after a fire finished much of two town/city blocks." "River, at 100-Year High, Ravages a City That Once Thrived on It", The New York Times, August 31, 2011.
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A long stretch of Main Street in the South Paterson neighborhood amounts to a Jersey souk, or market, encompassing all kinds of shops and Middle Eastern eateries." "Colonial mansion restored in Paterson's once- (and again) grand Eastside Park", The Star-Ledger, July 1, 2009.
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"In Paterson, the number dipped from 46,900 to 41,400 and now comprises 28 percent of the city's population." "Plans for a monument at Paterson's Underground Railroad station", Paterson press, January 10, 2014.
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"Paterson's biggest Hispanic improve jubilates renaming Park Avenue to Dominican Republic Way".
"Organized by improve leaders, the rally took place in the South Paterson neighborhood often called Little Ramallah for its large populace of Palestinian-Americans." "Paterson school precinct restarts Arab language program for town/city youths", Paterson Press, December 10, 2014.
"Yet, many New Jersey districts have for years closed schools for Muslim holidays, including Paterson, Atlantic City, Trenton, Cliffside Park, Piscataway, Prospect Park, Plainfield and Irvington." "Bangladeshis in the New York Metro Area", All Peoples Initiative.
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Paterson Municipal Election May 13, 2014 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results, Passaic County, New Jersey, updated May 21, 2014.
Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011.
2016 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government Archived 2016-08-14 at the Wayback Machine., p.
Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature.
2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p.
Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives.
About Cory Booker, United States Senate.
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015.
Senators of the 114th Congress from New Jersey.
Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session, New Jersey Legislature.
State of New Jersey.
State of New Jersey.
Clerk-Freeholders, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Bartlett, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Best Jr., Passaic County, New Jersey.
Ronda Cotroneo, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Terry Duffy, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Pat Lepore, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Freeholders, Passaic County, New Jersey.
2014 County Data Sheet, Passaic County, New Jersey.
County Clerk, Passaic County, New Jersey.
County Surrogate, Passaic County, New Jersey.
2014 Passaic County Directory, Passaic County, New Jersey.
Voter Registration Summary - Passaic, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011.
GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Passaic County" (PDF).
"Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Passaic County" (PDF).
2008 Presidential General Election Results: Passaic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008.
2004 Presidential Election: Passaic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004.
"Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Passaic County" (PDF).
2009 Governor: Passaic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009.
Paterson Police Department, City of Paterson.
About, Paterson Fire Department.
"According to the press release, the Metro USAR Strike Team is made up of nine fire departments from Bayonne, Elizabeth, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Morristown as well as the five-municipality North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Agency." Passaic County Jail, Passaic County Sheriff's Office.
"Responding to the layoffs of 125 Paterson police officers, the New York City-based Guardian Angels began patrols in the town/city Sunday.
The Guardian Angels appeared in Paterson on Sunday to begin patrolling the city.
Passaic County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010.
Passaic County Bus/Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009.
Jitney Transportation Along New Jersey's Route 4 Corridor, Columbia University Urban Transportation Policy, November 30, 2006.
Paterson Port Authority, Jitney Buses of New Jersey.
Paterson George Washington Bridge, Jitney Buses of New Jersey.
Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education.
About SDA, New Jersey Schools Development Authority.
Abbott District Web Sites, New Jersey Department of Education.
District knowledge for Paterson Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics.
"Months after layoffs, unexpected enrollment puts Paterson school precinct in hiring scramble", The Record (Bergen County), September 17, 2015.
"Paterson to split JFK high school into four academies", The Record (Bergen County), March 7, 2011.
"Latest SAT results: Number of Paterson 'college-ready' students drops to 19", Paterson Press, October 14, 2014.
"A report released by the school precinct last week showed 19 of the 594 Paterson students who took the SATs this year had scores that met the "college-ready" criteria established by the College Board, which conducts the influencing tests." Admissions FAQ, Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology.
Charter Schools Directory, New Jersey Department of Education.
Passaic County Schools, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson Catholic Schools Office.
About PCCC, Passaic County Community College.
"Paterson mayor reports India delegation will be visiting soon", The Record (Bergen County), July 5, 2013.
"Jeffery Jones, the mayor of Paterson, amid his much lambasted visit to India, has proposed to establish sister town/city link between the Indian town/city of Surat, a large diamond cutting town with a populace of more than 4 million, and the town/city of Paterson, as stated to a small-town Indian newspaper." "PATERSON OFFICIALS INVITED TO SISTER CITY IN CHINA", The Record (Bergen County), December 10, 2011.
The Paterson Montese improve was fed by renewed immigration after World War II, from about the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, when immigration from Italy to the United States slowed considerably as a result of vastly improved economic conditions in Italy." Avenue Paterson "Kerouac's 'On the Road' And Its Jersey Ties", The New York Times, December 4, 1994.
He imagined himself in the story as Salvatore Paradise, a young writer attempting a novel while living with an unnamed aunt in another American town/city -- Paterson, N.J." "Movie Review: Lean on Me", The New York Times, March 3, 1989.
"In addition to the Chelsea Pier tv and film manufacturing studios in Manhattan, other chief locales for The Preacher's Wife include Yonkers, Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, N.J., and Portland, Me." In Jim Jarmusch's new film Paterson, he plays a guy called Paterson, who happens to live in Paterson, New Jersey, his birthplace, where he drives a bus (number 23) with his surname naturally emblazoned on it." "America's first model trains, invented in Paterson, on display at New Jersey State Museum exhibit".
"ALLEN, Henry Crosby, (1872 - 1942)", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
2001 Award Winners, New Jersey Inventors hall of Fame.
Ash, who was born in Paterson and lived for many years in West Long Branch, started working for AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1976 as a member of the technical staff." "Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Atwan, whose grandfather came from Aleppo, was raised in a Syrian-Catholic homehold and educated at Seton Hall and Rutgers University." "Born in Paterson, N.J., he was the son of Roberto Averno and Elvira Isabella Salerno.
"The call wnt out for Shannons, and a jaunty Italian from New York by way of Paterson, N.J., one Vincent Baggetta, turns up." "He was born in Paterson, N.J., and was a 1929 financial and business trends graduate of the University of Pennsylvania." the son of Thomas Barrett, a poor Irish immigrant, was born at Paterson, N.J., April 4, 1838." Charles Dyer Beckwith profile, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Weary of New York, the ace producer/musician moved his family to Virginia Beach about five years ago; Hannibal, from Paterson, NJ, followed." "Attacked by the Gang", New York Daily News, October 25, 2008.
"Assassin's lot fell upon anarchist here; Gaetano Bresci, the King's Murderer, Lived in Paterson.
Was in America six years his identity established, and his membership in an Italian Anarchistic Group in the New Jersey Town.", The New York Times, July 31, 1900.
"He is Gaetano Bresci, who left Paterson, N.J., in May, and went directly from New York to Europe, having been delegated by an Anarchist group, it is believed, to assassinate the King".
"Trading on a great education wp's richard reiss has a conversation with E*TRADE ceo christos cotsakos" Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine., WP: The Magazine of William Paterson University, Fall/Winter 1999.
"Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Cotsakos was a 1965 graduate of Eastside High School.
"Hearing the Laughter in Women's Lives", The New York Times, August 1, 1999.
The son of Blanca Cruz and Michael Walker, a Paterson firefighter, Cruz lived in the city's downtrodden Fourth Ward." History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, p.
"Paterson Is Making Move to Honor Doby", The New York Times, June 27, 1997.
"Larry Doby was a four-sport star in high school in Paterson, N.J., before going on to break the color barrier in the American League 50 years ago, when he joined the Cleveland Indians." "Edelstein (pronounced EH-duhl-steen), was born in Paterson, N.J.
Einhorn -- who was born and raised in Paterson and lives in Alpine -- is the flamboyant yin to the steely yang of the principal owner, Jerry Reinsdorf." "Etienne, from Paterson, New Jersey, joined the Red Bulls academy as an Under-14 player and advanced through the developmental system." "Gelbart, Abe 47-48 M Born 1911 Paterson, NJ." "Allen Ginsberg was born on June 3, 1926, in Newark and interval up in Paterson, N.J., the second son of Louis Ginsberg, a schoolteacher and sometime poet, and the former Naomi Levy, a Russian emigree and fervent Marxist." "She interval up in Paterson, New Jersey, where she met her husband of more than ten years, Joe." Alexander Hamilton , Paterson Friends of the Great Falls.
"resides in Paterson, New Jersey." Blumenthal, Ralph."Philharmonic Gets Diary Of a Savvy Music Man", The New York Times, July 29, 2002.
"Actor Michael Jace, a Paterson native best known for playing a moral Los Angeles police officer in a corrupt unit on FX's trailblazing "The Shield," has been arrested in Los Angeles for alleging shooting his wife to death Monday evening, the Los Angeles Times reports." "Johnson was born in Paterson, N.J., moved to England when he was 5, and can also compete for Jamaica, given his mother's background." "Joseph Bishop Keller was born in Paterson, N.J., on July 31, 1923.
4, 1955, in Newark, N.J., 'Bernie' interval up in a tough neighborhood of Paterson, N.J., a suburb of New York City." "Born in 1932 in Paterson, NJ, historian Gabriel Kolko..." Senator Lautenberg's Biography Archived 2013-08-06 at the Wayback Machine., United States Senate.
"Senator Lautenberg was born in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of Polish and Russian immigrants who came to the United States through Ellis Island.
Born November 25th, 1991 in Paterson, N.J.
Masry was born in Paterson, N.J., on July 29, 1932.
"Born in Paterson, N.J., Martin showed an early talent for drawing." Thomas Mc - Ewan Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Middleton was born in Paterson, N.J., on Oct.
"Simon Perchik was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1923 and made his living as an attorney in New York." "In the '80s, John Pizzarelli was a guitar-toting kid from Paterson and Grover Kemble was a wisecracking Jersey songsmith with stints in Sha Na Na and Za Zu Zaz under his belt." Prater had lived in Paterson since 1974 and his body will be returned to New Jersey for burial next week, his widow, Rosemary, said Monday." Amos Henry Radcliffe, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Rochberg was born in Paterson, N.J., on July 5, 1918." "Frankie Ruiz, Salsa Singer, Dead At 40", New York Daily News, August 11, 1998.
"Born in Paterson, N.J., Ruiz spent his childhood in Puerto Rico and was singing professionally with Orquesta La Solucion by the time he was a teenager." "HE DIED IN ENGLAND.; CAREER OF JOHN RYLE, THE PATERSON SILK MANUFACTURER.", The New York Times, November 17, 1887.
"John Ryle, formerly Mayor of Paterson, N.J., and known throughout the United States as the 'Father of the Silk Industry in America,' has just died in Macclesfield, England." Danforth Public Library, Paterson Arts Council.
"Paterson adopted a no-charge library law in 1885 and opened the first enhance library in the State of New Jersey in 1886.
"PATERSON'S OLYMPIC DAY.; Jersey Town Welcomes Her Athletes Who Completed at Stockholm.", The New York Times, August 1, 1912.
"The Paterson 'boys,' Strobino, Scott, Hellawell, and Mueller, who competed for Uncle Sam at the Olympic games in Sweden, and who returned to this nation on the Vaderland early this morning, got a rousing reception in this town/city later in the day, when a parade through the principal streets of Paterson was held in their honor." "John Spencer interval up in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of working-class parents, and he studied at the Professional Children's School in Manhattan." "PRO BASKETBALL; Marbury and Tim Thomas Connect in Victory", The New York Times, March 4, 2004.
"Hails from Paterson, New Jersey." Both of my grandmothers were from Paterson and I was born in Paterson General Hospital." Robert Guy Torricelli, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
"TORRICELLI, Robert Guy, a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Paterson, N.J., August 27, 1951" "Vargas, a woman in a field with so several Latinos, was born in Paterson, N.J., to a Puerto Rican U.S.
"Former Paterson resident is man behind the lines at the Oscars", The Record (Bergen County), March 7, 2010.
"New Brunswick Still Loves the Lads From Liverpool ", The New York Times, August 12, 2007.
Vivino, a Paterson native whose brother Floyd Vivino is better known to state inhabitants as TV's 'Uncle Floyd.'" Now, 24-year-old Paterson, NJ native Fetty Wap is trying to put the state back on the map with his buzzing record, Trap Queen." "The 6-11 Watkins is a highly promoted center from Paterson, N.J., where he averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks last season to help Paterson Catholic to a 22-5 record." With his face painted in Devils red and black, the native of close-by Paterson dropped the puck, then stripped the Brodeur jersey he was wearing to display the letter D on his chest." "Weber, Joseph 55f, 62-63, 69-70 M(NS), Physics Born 1919 Paterson, NJ." 'I'm just as ambitious and stage-struck as when I was a kid in Paterson, New Jersey.
""'You have to play with a chip on your shoulder,' said the Paterson, New Jersey native who interval up on the same street as Giants receiver Victor Cruz." In the United States, Zangara settled in Paterson, New Jersey, and on September 11, 1929, became a naturalized citizen." Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paterson, New Jersey.
City of Paterson, New Jersey (official site) Paterson Public Schools's 2015 16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education School Data for the Paterson Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics Paterson: Great Falls State Park.
Paterson, New Jersey: America's Silk City, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (Tw - HP) lesson plan Stoney Road, Paterson, New Jersey Paterson, New Jersey Municipalities and communities of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States State of New Jersey County seats of New Jersey
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