Englewood Cliffs

TOWN INFORMATION

Englewood Cliffs has emerged from a Revolutionary Map point to a modern, model residential and business community providing many colorful threads in the history of Englewood Cliffs.
The population in Englewood Cliffs in approx. 5,400,and most of the residents enjoy life well above New Jersey State averages. It is located on the top of the Palisades only one mile from the George Washington Bridge. There is but a single suburban and coastal neighborhood that makes up this Towns Residents. These home owners are proud of the appearance of their exclusive homes and to live in such a unique place.

The Englewood Cliffs School District is a culturally diverse Pre-K-8 school district consisting of two schools, the North Cliff School (Grades Pre-K – 2) and the Upper School (Grades 3 – 8). The Board of Education, administration, staff, parents and community, all support the excellent educational programs that are offered in this school district. It is through this teamwork that Englewood Cliffs continues to maintain an excellent reputation for providing exceptional programming to their students. They emphasize research, study and life skills at the middle school level while increasing instructional time at elementary and primary levels.

Population:  5,281 (2010 US Census)
Median Age: 47.2
Zip Code:  07632

Borough of Englewood Cliffs NJ | 482 Hudson Terr, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Tel: 201-569-5252 Website: www.englewoodcliffsnj.org
Englewood Cliffs Police Department | 10 Kahn Terr, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Tel: 201-569-8300
Englewood Cliffs Fire Department | 475 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Tel: 201-569-2078
Englewood Cliffs Post Office | 650 E. Palisade Ave #A, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Tel: 201-894-5128 Office Hours: Mon – Fri, 8:30AM – 5PM; Sat, 8:30AM – 1PM.

 

SCHOOLS & LIBRARY
This town has a range of public and private schools that offer high quality of education from kindergarten to the 8th grade. For high school, children usually attend the Dwight Morrow High School of Englewood as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

Public
Dwight Morrow High School | 274 Knickerbocker Rd, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-862-6037 
North Cliff School | 642 Floyd St, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Tel: 201-568-4771 (Pre-K – 2nd)
Upper School | 143 Charlotte Pl, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Tel: 201-567-6151 (Grade 3 – 8)
Private

Dwight-Englewood School | 315 E. Palisade Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-569-9500 (Independent Day School for Pre-K – Grade 12)
The Elisabeth Morrow School | 435 Lydecker St, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-568-5566 Website: www.elisabethmorrow.org
Day Care/Nursery Schools
Japanese Children’s Society | 8 W. Bayview Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Tel: 201-947-4832
New York Ikuei-Gakuen | 8 W. Bayview Ave, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Tel: 201-947-4832
D.A. Quarles Early Childhood Center | 186 Davison Pl, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-862-6115
First Presbyterian Pre-School | 150 E. Palisade Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-568-3042
Saddle Acres School | 106 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-569-0055 Website: www.saddleacres.com
Ability School | 75 Knickerbocker Rd, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-871-8808 Website: www.abilityschoolnj.org
Vincent K Tibbs Child Dev Center | 183 Williams St, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201568-3937
Montessori Learning Center | 113 Engle St, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-816-8202

Englewood Public Library | 31 Engle St, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-568-2215 Website: www.englewood.bccls.org

 

RECREATION, ARTS & LEISURE

 

Alpine Country Club | 80 Anderson Ave, Demarest, NJ 07627 Tel: 201-768-2121
Closter Golf Center | 153 Homans Ave, Closter, NJ 07624 Tel: 201-768-0990
Edgewood Country Club | 449 Rivervale Rd # B, River Vale, NJ 07675 Tel: 201-666-1200
Emerson Golf Club | 99 Palisade Ave, Emerson, NJ 07630 Tel: 201-261-1100
Hackensack Golf Club | 800 Soldier Hill Rd, Emerson, NJ 07630 Tel: 201-261-5505
Haworth Country Club | 5 Lake Shore Dr, Haworth, NJ 07641 Tel: 201-384-7300 
Jon Manos Golf Academy | 153 Homans Ave, Closter, NJ 07624 Tel: 201-666-0043
Knickerbocker Country Club | 188 Knickerbocker Rd, Tenafly, NJ 07670 Tel: 201-568-1460
Metro Golf & Fitness | 145 Piermont Rd, Tenafly, NJ 07670 Tel: 201-871-4653
Montammy Golf Club | Route 9w, Alpine, NJ 07620 Tel: 201-768-9000
Old Tappan Golf Course | 83 Dewolf Rd, Old Tappan, NJ 07675 Tel: 201-767-1199
Paramus Golf & Country Club | 314 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652 Tel: 201-447-6067
Ridgewood Country Club | 96 W Midland Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652 Tel: 201-599-3900
Rivervale Country Club | 660 Rivervale Rd, River Vale, NJ 07675 Tel: 201-391-2300
Rockleigh Golf Course | 35 Paris Ave, Rockleigh, NJ 07647 Tel: 201-768-6353
Valley Brook Golf | 15 Rivervale Rd, River Vale, NJ 07675 Tel: 201-664-5886
White Beeches Golf & Country Club | 70 Haworth Dr, Haworth, NJ 07641 Tel: 201-385-8531

Englewood Recreation Center | 130 W. Englewood Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-568-3472
Englewood Little League Baseball/Softball | Email: englewoodll@gmail.com

Englewood Rotary Club | The local Club meets weekly at 12:15 PM on Tuesdays in the Assembly Restaurant, Englewood Cliffs.

Englewood Woman’s Club | 187 Brinckerhoff Ct, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-568-7701
Meetings are held on Monday afternoons at 1:00 at the historic stone carriage house located at 187 Brinckerhoff Court, near the heart of town. The public is welcome.

Bergen Performing Arts Center | 30 N. Van Brunt St, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-816-8160 Box Office: 201-227-1030
The Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is a theater of and for the community, serving northern New Jersey by being a creative focus, educational resource and engine of economic vitality. A not-for-profit organization, bergenPAC’s mission is to make the live performing arts accessible to the entire population – building a creative home that guides and cultivates the imagination of our young, inspires and expands the lives of our adults, and attracts established and emerging artists of excellence and relevance.

Art Horizons | 1 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 888-522-ARTS Email: info@artshorizon.org Website: www.arthorizons.org
Arts Horizons is a premier not-for-profit arts-in-education organization that provides live professional performances and artist-in-residence programs to students and professional development for teachers throughout the entire tri-state region.

Flat Rock Brook Nature Center | 443 Van Nostrand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-567-1265
Flat Rock Brook Nature Center is a 150-acre preserve and education center situated on the western slope of the Palisades in Englewood, New Jersey. The Center was established in 1973 by citizens who were deeply committed to land conservation and environmental education. Flat Rock Brook trails and picnic area are open free to the public every day from dawn to dusk.

 

Movie Theaters
 
Clearview Bergenfield | 58 S. Washington Ave, Bergenfield, NJ 07621 Tel: 201-385-1600
Closter Clearview Cinemas | 130 Vervalen St, Closter, NJ 07624 Tel: 201-769-8800
AMC Theaters – Garden State 16 | 1 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652 Tel: 888-262-4386
AMC Loews Ridgefield Park 12 | 75 Challenger Rd, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 Tel: 888-262-4386
Clearview Warner 4 | 190 E. Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Tel: 201-444-1234
Clearview Tenafly Cinema 4 | 4 W. Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670 Tel: 201-871-8889
Cedar Lane Cinemas | 503 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tel: 201-836-3334
Clearview Cinemas | 249 Pascack Rd, Washington Township, NJ 07676 Tel: 201-666-8020
Westwood Cinema | 182 Center Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675 Tel: 201-664-3200

 
Performing Arts Theaters, Studios & Schools
 
O. DiBella Music Inc | 456 S. Washington Ave, Bergenfield, NJ 07621 Tel: 201-385-5800
Nunnbetter Dance Theater | 161 Woodbine St, Bergenfield, NJ 07621 Tel: 201-385-9638
Classic Ballet School | 171 Closter Dock Rd, Closter, NJ 07624 Tel: 201-767-0240
Closter Music School | 570 Piermont Rd, Closter, NJ 07624 Tel: 201-784-2080
Sylvan Academy of Music | 539 Durie Ave #3, Closter NJ 07624
CJC Music School | 510 Piermont Rd, Closter, NJ 07624 Tel: 201-994-9996
Cresskill Performing Arts Inc | 300 Knickerbocker Rd, Cresskill, NJ 07626 Tel: 201-390-7513
All Seasons Chamber Players | 115 Orchard Rd, Demarest, NJ 07627 Tel: 201-768-1331
The Art School at Old Church | 561 Piermont Rd, Demarest, NJ 07627 Tel: 201-767-7160
Broadway Bound Dance Center Inc | 52 W. Madison Ave, Dumont, NJ 07628 Tel: 201-385-4114
Bergen Performing Arts Center | 30 N. Van Brunt St, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-227-1030
Sukha Arts Center | 76 Schraalenburgh Rd, Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Tel: 201-857-2455
Players Guild of Leonia Inc | 130 Grand Ave, Leonia, NJ 07605 Tel: 201-947-9606
Soloist Music | 336 Broad Ave, Leonia, NJ 07605 Tel: 201-944-7656
Art Center of Northern New Jersey | 250 Center St, New Milford, NJ 07646 Tel: 201-599-2992
Bergen Academy of Music & Art | 244 Kinderkamack Rd, Oradell, NJ 07649 Tel: 201-940-2200
Little Firehouse Theatre

 

MEDICAL

 

Englewood Hospital | 350 Engle St,  Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-894-3000
Hackensack University Medical Center | 30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601 Tel: 201-996-2000 
Holy Name Hospital | 718 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666 Tel:  201-833-3000  
Palisades General Hospital | 7600 River Rd, North Bergen, NJ 07047 Tel: 201-854-5000 
Valley Hospital | 223 N. Van Dien Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Tel: 800-825-5391

 
SENIOR SERVICES
 
Southeast Senior Center |  228 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631 Tel: 201-569-4080 Email: Lyd228@aol.com

SESCIL is a Regional Senior Activity Center that offers Exercise, Dentistry and Learning – 5 days/week. Have a nurse, Social Worker and a podiatrist. Also offer dentistry services that are moderately priced. Programming includes a variety of exercise classes (including weight reduction), language groups, the arts (including book reviews, music appreciation and water coloring classes), and bridge clubs, to name a few. Offer Post Stroke and Parkinson’s support groups and discussion groups (including financials and investments). Parking is available and bus service is provided free of charge by some of our communities and by Bergen County.

 

UTILITIES & SERVICES
Public Utilities
Public Services Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G)
United Water 

Other Services
Cablevision
Verizon

 

TRANSPORTATION
Trolley Shuttle
The service provides transportation to and from the commuter bus lines in the morning and evening rush hours as well as service into the downtown for shopping and dining. The vehicles were funded by the federal government and provided through NJ Transit. The two replica trolleys operate on fixed routes as shown below. These schedules are subject to future change based on ridership demand.

Weekdays: Morning service operates 6AM – 9AM; Afternoon service operates 4PM – 8PM; Each route runs on the hour & half hour.
Saturdays: One trolley operates 10AM – 8PM for transportation to & from downtown
No service on: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving & Christmas.
Residents can be picked up at any of the City bus stops or flag down the trolley along the route for service. For Route Descriptions: www.cityofenglewood.org/content/1445/2291/default.aspx

Bus Lines
New Jersey Transit 156 route runs daily to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan.
Train
There is no train service between Englewood & Manhattan.
Airports
Three major airports:

Newark Liberty International, JFK International, La Guardia Airport