Tenafly is a
boroughA Borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
in
Bergen CountyBergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 884,118, growing to 904,037 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
,
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 13,806. Tenafly is an affluent
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
suburb.
The first to settle in Tenafly were the
DutchThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
in the late 1600s. The name "Tenafly" is derived from the Dutch words "Tiene Vly" or "Ten Swamps" which was given by Dutch settlers in 1688.
Tenafly was incorporated as a borough on January 24, 1894, under an Act of the
New Jersey LegislatureThe New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
from portions of the now-defunct
Palisades TownshipPalisades Township was a township that existed in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The township was in existence from 1871 to 1922.On March 22, 1871, Hackensack Township was divided into three parts that were incorporated as townships by the New Jersey Legislature, each stretching from the...
, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day, at the height of the
BoroughitisBoroughitis was a political phenomenon that spread throughout the U.S. state of New Jersey in the late 19th century, which led groups of residents to unite to form boroughs from within and among the many townships that were the prevalent form of local government at the time. This phenomenon was...
phenomenon sweeping through Bergen County at the time.
New Jersey MonthlyNew Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey....
magazine ranked Tenafly as the 65th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
Tenafly is located at (40.922139, -73.963772).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the borough has a total area of 5.2
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (13.5 km
2), of which, 4.6 square miles (11.9 km
2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km
2) of it (11.15%) is water.
The eastern half of the town is known as the "East Hill" for its higher elevation in relation to the rest of the borough.
Tenafly is a
boroughA Borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
in
Bergen CountyBergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 884,118, growing to 904,037 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
,
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 13,806. Tenafly is an affluent
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
suburb.
The first to settle in Tenafly were the
DutchThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
in the late 1600s. The name "Tenafly" is derived from the Dutch words "Tiene Vly" or "Ten Swamps" which was given by Dutch settlers in 1688.
Tenafly was incorporated as a borough on January 24, 1894, under an Act of the
New Jersey LegislatureThe New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
from portions of the now-defunct
Palisades TownshipPalisades Township was a township that existed in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The township was in existence from 1871 to 1922.On March 22, 1871, Hackensack Township was divided into three parts that were incorporated as townships by the New Jersey Legislature, each stretching from the...
, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day, at the height of the
BoroughitisBoroughitis was a political phenomenon that spread throughout the U.S. state of New Jersey in the late 19th century, which led groups of residents to unite to form boroughs from within and among the many townships that were the prevalent form of local government at the time. This phenomenon was...
phenomenon sweeping through Bergen County at the time.
New Jersey MonthlyNew Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey....
magazine ranked Tenafly as the 65th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
Geography
Tenafly is located at (40.922139, -73.963772).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the borough has a total area of 5.2
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (13.5 km
2), of which, 4.6 square miles (11.9 km
2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km
2) of it (11.15%) is water.
The eastern half of the town is known as the "East Hill" for its higher elevation in relation to the rest of the borough. The terrain rises rapidly to the east of the downtown area, ending at the
New Jersey PalisadesThe Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson Palisades are a line of steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River in northeast New Jersey and southern New York in the United States. The cliffs stretch north from Jersey City approximately 20 mi to near Nyack, New...
, overlooking the
Hudson RiverThe Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. It rises at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains, flows past Albany, and finally forms the border between New York City and New Jersey at its mouth before emptying into...
. Most of Tenafly's affluent residents live on the "East Hill," where multi-million dollar homes dot the landscape. The
Tenafly Nature CenterThe Tenafly Nature Center is a nature preserve adjoining the 316 acre Lost Brook Preserve. It is located at 313 Hudson Avenue, Tenafly, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It sits on top of the Palisades, a rock formation in northeastern New Jersey overlooking the Hudson River...
is located at 313 Hudson Avenue.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 13,806 people, 4,774 households, and 3,866 families residing in the borough. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 2,993.4 people per square mile (1,156.3/km
2). There were 4,897 housing units at an average density of 1,061.8/sq mi (410.1/km
2). The racial makeup of the borough was 76.79% White, 0.96% African American, 0.09% Native American, 19.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.40% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.65% of the population. 9.0% were of
IrishThe Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians The Irish...
, 8.8%
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 8.5% Italian, 8.2%
RussianThe Russian people are an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
and 5.0%
PolishThe Polish people, or Poles , are a Western Slavic ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Poles are sometimes defined as people who share a common Polish culture and are of Polish descent. Their religion is predominantly Roman Catholic...
ancestry according to Census 2000. 67.1% spoke
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
, 9.1%
KoreanKorean is the official language of North Korea and South Korea. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers. It was formerly written using Hanja, borrowed Chinese characters pronounced in the Korean...
, 5.1%
SpanishSpanish or Castilian is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that originated in northern Spain and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile, evolving into the principal language of government and trade in the Iberian peninsula...
, 3.7%
ChineseStandard Mandarin, or Standard Chinese, known by various names to native speakers, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan, and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
or
MandarinStandard Mandarin, or Standard Chinese, known by various names to native speakers, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan, and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
, 3.1% Hebrew, 1.9%
Japaneseis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family. There are a number of proposed relationships with other languages, but none have gained general acceptance...
, 1.5%
GermanGerman is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Around the world, German is spoken by approximately 105 million native speakers and also by...
, 1.3%
RussianRussian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe...
, 1.3%
GreekGreek , an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, is the language of the Greeks. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. In its ancient form, it is the language of classical...
, 1.2%
ItalianItalian is a Romance language spoken by about 60 million people in Italy, and by a total of around 70 million in the world. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four official languages. It is also the official language of San Marino, as well as the primary language of Vatican City...
, 1.1%
TagalogTagalog is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 22 million people.It is related to Austronesian languages such as Chamorro , Indonesian, Malay, Javanese and Paiwan , Cham , and Tetum...
, 1.0%
ArmenianThe Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...
and 1.0%
FrenchFrench is a Romance language globally spoken by about 65 million people as a first language , by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 57 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France,...
as their first language.
There were 4,774 households out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the borough the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
2007 estimates state that the median income for a household in the borough was $109,887, and the median income for a family was $124,656. Males had a median income of $92,678 versus $61,990 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the borough was $62,230. About 2.3% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Tenafly is governed under a
special charterA Special Charter allows a New Jersey municipality to operate under a charter that differs from those of the traditional forms of government or the many options available under the Faulkner Act...
granted by the
New Jersey LegislatureThe New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
. This charter retains most aspects of the
BoroughA Borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
form of government, with the addition of initiative, referendum, and recall features. 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 is eligible for re-election. 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.
The
Mayor"Mayor" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government....
of Tenafly is Peter Rustin, whose term of office ends December 31, 2011. The Mayor presides over all meetings of the Council but may vote only in case of a tie. The Mayor has veto power, which may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the Council.
As the legislative body, the Borough Council adopts ordinances and resolutions, decides on appropriations, approves appointments made by the Mayor, determines policy, and establishes the functions of the various departments of the local government. Each Council member is chairperson of one of the six standing committees.
Members of the Tenafly Borough Council are Carol Hoernlein (Fire Committee; D, 2009), Nadia LaMastra (Administration & Personnel Committee; D, 2009), Michael Lattif (Finance Committee; D, 2011), Joseph McDermott (Buildings & Grounds Committee; D, 2010), Patrick J. Rouse (Police Commission;
DThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
, 2010) and Jon Warms (Public Works Committee; D, 2011).
In November 2008, Democratic Councilmen Michael Lattif (2,759) and Jon Warms (3,017) won re-election. Their Republican challengers were Martha B. Kerge (2,533) and Emmanuel G. Nomikos (2,161). Independent Diane Nielson received 229 votes.
In elections held on November 6, 2007, voters elected a Mayor and filled two seats on the Borough Council. Independent incumbent Peter S. Rustin (2,146) won re-election to a second term as mayor, outrunning Democratic Councilman Michael Lattif (665) and Republican William S. Saunders (382). The two Democrats running for office ran unopposed, with incumbent Patrick J. Rouse and newcomer Joseph McDermott winning three-year seats. The 2008 council taking office in January will consist entirely of Democrats.
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters filled two three-year terms on the Borough Council held by Republicans Charles M. Lipson and Joseph Salvatore, and the unexpired two-year term that had been filled by Jon Warms to replace Jeffrey Romano. As of Election Day, the council was split 3-3 between Democrats and Republicans, in a community in which registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a 5-4 margin. The Democrats swept all three seats, with challengers Carol Hoernlein (2,768 votes) and Nadia LaMastra (2,718) elected, defeating incumbents Salvatore (1,769) and Lipson (1,746). Jon Warms (with 2,830 votes) was elected to serve the balance of the two-year term, defeating Republican challenger (and longtime former Councilman and one-time Republican Mayoral primary candidate) William S. Saunders (1,629). As of January 1, 2007, when Hoernlein and LaMastra took office, the Democrats have a 5-1 edge.
In November 2005, Councilman Jeffery Romano was arrested in Newark following a drug bust that uncovered forty bags of
heroinHeroin, or diacetylmorphine , also known as diamorphine , is a semi-synthetic opioid drug synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. It is the 3,6-diacetyl ester of morphine...
in his car. Romano resigned from the council in June 2006 after pleading guilty to heroin possession and was replaced, then temporarily, by Jon Warms, who has since been elected to his own full term (November 2006).
Federal, state and county representation
Tenafly is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 37th Legislative District.
Politics
As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 14,214 in Tenafly, there were 8,633 registered voters (60.7% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 1,769 (20.5% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as
DemocratsThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
, 1,407 (16.3% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as
RepublicansThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
and 5,454 (63.2% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as
UndeclaredUndeclared is a status for voters in New Jersey. Those voters who do not specify a party when they register to vote — Democrat, Republican, or one of the several other parties in New Jersey — are registered as Undeclared...
. There were three voters registered to other parties.
On the national level, Tenafly leans towards the Democratic Party. In the
2008 presidential electionThe 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. Outgoing Republican President George W. Bush's policies and actions and the American public's desire for change were key issues throughout the campaign, and during the general election campaign, both major party...
, Democrat
Barack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii...
received 63% of the vote here, defeating Republican
John McCainJohn Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
, who received around 36%.
Education
The
Tenafly Public SchoolsThe Tenafly Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Tenafly, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.-Schools:...
serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are four K-5 elementary schools (
Mackay School,
Maugham School,
Smith School and
Stillman School),
Tenafly Middle School for grades 6-8 and
Tenafly High SchoolTenafly High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in grades nine through twelve from Tenafly, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Tenafly Public Schools...
for grades 9-12. Students from
AlpineAlpine is an extremely affluent borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,183...
attend Tenafly High School as part of a
sending/receiving relationshipA sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
.
Tenafly High School was awarded the prestigious
Blue Ribbon School AwardThe Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. The Blue Ribbon award is considered the highest honor an American school can achieve.-History:...
, awarded by the
United States Department of EducationThe United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
at a special assembly to the Tenafly High School Community on September 20, 2005. Tenafly was the only high school in New Jersey and one of 38 public high schools in the U.S. to receive the 2005 Blue Ribbon School Award.
New Jersey MonthlyNew Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey....
magazine ranked
Tenafly High SchoolTenafly High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in grades nine through twelve from Tenafly, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Tenafly Public Schools...
as the 3rd best high school in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Top Public High Schools" in New Jersey.
Transportation
Bus service to and from New York City is available via
New Jersey TransitThe New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, United States, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York...
bus routes 166, and
Coach USACoach USA LLC is a holding company for various American transportation service providers providing scheduled intercity bus service, local and commuter bus transit, city sightseeing, tour, yellow school bus, and charter bus service...
(Red and Tan) routes 9, 14, 20, and 84.
County Route 501County Route 501 is a county highway in New Jersey in two sections spanning Middlesex, Hudson and Bergen Counties. The southern section runs from South Plainfield to Perth Amboy, the northern section runs from Bayonne to Rockleigh, and the two sections are connected by New York State Route 440...
,
U.S. Route 9WU.S. Route 9W is a U.S. Highway which runs from Interstate 95, U.S. Routes 1 and 9, US-46, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway at the foot of the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey up the west side of the Hudson River to terminate at its parent, U.S. Route 9, again in Albany, New...
, and the
Palisades Interstate ParkwayThe Palisades Interstate Parkway is a long limited-access highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland and Orange counties in New York and Bergen County in New Jersey...
all pass through Tenafly. There are no exits on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Tenafly; nearest interchanges are in Englewood Cliffs to the south, and Closter in the north.
Points of interest
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton House
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House in Tenafly, New Jersey is where Elizabeth Cady Stanton lived from 1868 to 1887, her most active years as a women's rights activist...
, home of the women's rightsThe term women's rights refers to freedoms and entitlements of women and girls of all ages. These rights may or may not be institutionalized, ignored or suppressed by law, local custom, and behavior in a particular society...
activist from 1868 to 1887.
Noted residents
Noted residents of Tenafly and those of note who were born in the borough include:
- Han Seung Yeon (born 1988), a Korean pop singer in the group Kara
Kara is a girl group from South Korea. They are under Daesung Entertainment . Kara comes from the Greek word "chara" Kara (Hangul: 카라, often stylized as KARA or KaRa) is a girl group from South Korea. They are under Daesung Entertainment (DSP). Kara comes from the Greek word "chara" Kara...
.
- Edie Adams
Edie Adams was an American singer, Broadway, television and film actress and comedienne. Adams, a Tony Award winner, "both embodied and winked at the stereotypes of fetching chanteuse and sexpot blonde."-Biography:...
(1927-2008), entertainer.
- Hiroaki Aoki
, known in the United States by the Anglicized name Rocky Aoki, was a founder of the Benihana chain of "Japanese Steakhouse" restaurants, wrestler, thrillseeker, and entrepreneur.- History :...
(1938-2008), founder of BenihanaBenihana can refer to:*Benihana, Benihana's Hibachi Restaurant*Benihana * Benihana, the Japanese word for safflower...
Japanese restaurant chain.
- Mark Attanasio
Mark L. Attanasio is a Los Angeles investment banker who, in September 2004, reached a deal to purchase the Milwaukee Brewers from the family of Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig for US$180 million...
, investment banker and owner of the Milwaukee BrewersThe Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
.
- Peter Balakian
Peter Balakian is a poet, writer and academic, the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of Humanities at Colgate University...
(born 1951), poet and author.
- Jesse Barfield
Jesse Lee Barfield is a former Major League Baseball right fielder who played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees...
(born 1959), Toronto Blue JaysThe Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League.The "Blue Jays" name originates from the bird of the same name...
and New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division...
Outfielder, lived in Tenafly during part of his career as a Yankee.
- Gregg Berhalter
Gregg Berhalter is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
(born 1973), member of the United States men's national soccer teamThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international football competitions and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, the sport has steadily grown in popularity since the 1970s...
.
- Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972...
(born 1925), New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division...
Joseph Panepinto Sr ------ Disbarred Lawyer and convicted felon, Panepinto moved to Tenafly after being released from prison. His son, Joseph Panepinto Jr lived in the Rectory at Mt Carmel Church after being caught with a man in bed in his youth. His son< Julian is mentally challenged.
- Vince Moran-top 3 most gorgous men, possible GQ candidate in 2012
- Orestes Cleveland
Orestes Cleveland was an American manufacturer and Democratic Party politician who represented from 1869 to 1871, and served two separate stints as Mayor of Jersey City....
(1829-1896), Mayor of Jersey City 1864-1867; 1886-1892, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th congressional districtNew Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Scott Garrett. Garrett defeated Democrat Paul Aronsohn and independent candidate R. Matthew Fretz 55%-44% in the United States general elections, 2006....
from 1869-1871.
- Alon Cohen
Alon Cohen is the co-founder of VocalTec Inc. and the inventor of the Audio Transceiver that enabled the creation of Voice Over Networks products and eventually the VoIP industry, that changed the face of the telecommunication industry...
(born 1962) and Lior HaramatyLior Haramaty is the co-founder of VocalTec Inc. and the inventor of the Audio Transceiver that enabled the creation of Voice Over Networks products and eventually the VoIP industry, that changed the face of the telecommunication industry.VocalTec is recognized as the first company to provide...
(born 1966), inventors of VoIPVoice over Internet Protocol is a general term for a family of transmission technologies for delivery of voice communications over IP networks such as the Internet or other packet-switched networks...
technology.
- Hope Davis
Hope Davis is an American actress. She has starred in more than 20 feature films, including About Schmidt, Flatliners, Mumford, American Splendor, The Lodger and Next Stop Wonderland.-Personal life:...
(born 1964), actress.
- Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Ray "The Hurst" Dean , better known as Jimmy Dean, is an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman...
(born 1928), singer turned breakfast meat entrepreneur.
- Alex Dezen (born 1978), former Broadway actor and lead singer/songwriter for the indie rock band, The Damnwells
The Damnwells are an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The band formed in 2001 and has released three full length albums, Air Stereo and Bastards of the Beat , and One Last Century...
.
- Tate Donovan
Tate Buckley Donovan is an American animated voice actor. He is currently starring in the FX drama Damages, as "Tom Shayes." Prior to this, he was best known for his role as, "Jimmy Cooper," in the American teen drama television series The O.C...
(born 1963), actor.
- Eric J
Eric J Dubowsky also known as Eric J, is a musician, songwriter and record producer. He got his start at Greene St. Studios in New York City, the legendary home of early hip-hop artists Run-DMC, and Public Enemy. It was here Eric assisted engineer/producer Rod Hui...
(born 1975), Music Producer/Engineer.
- Reuven Frank
Reuven Frank was an American broadcast news pioneer.Born in Montreal, Quebec, Israel Reuven Frank earned a bachelor's degree at City College of New York and a graduate degree in journalism from Columbia University...
(1920-2006), former NBC NewsNBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. Its current president is Steve Capus.-Caravan era:The first American television newscast in history was made by NBC News on February 21, 1940, anchored by Lowell Thomas and airing weeknights at 6:45 pm. In 1948, NBC teamed up with...
president and pioneer of Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War or the Second Indochina War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975...
-era news coverage.
- Alexander Gemignani
Alexander Gemignani is a Broadway actor and tenor. Gemignani was raised in Tenafly, New Jersey and is a graduate of the University of Michigan's Musical Theater Department...
(born 1979), Broadway performer.
- Alexie Gilmore
Alexie Gilmore is an American actress who starred in the television series New Amsterdam as Dr. Sara Dillane. She is featured in the 2008 movie Definitely, Maybe and starred alongside Matthew McConaughey in the box office bomb Surfer Dude...
, stars in the television series New AmsterdamNew Amsterdam is an American television drama, which premiered March 4, 2008 on Fox, and ended after its eighth episode. The series was created by Allan Loeb and Christian Taylor, who also served as executive producers alongside David Manson, Leslie Holleran, Steven Pearl and Lasse Hallström...
as Dr. Sara Dillane.
- Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore is an American singer-songwriter of the "girl group era". She is perhaps best known for her 1963 pop hit, "It's My Party", which she recorded at the age of 16. Following the hit, she became one of the most recognized teen pop singers of 1963-1967...
(born 1946), singer.
- Rusty Hamer
Rusty Hamer was an American television actor best known for his role as Rusty Williams in the popular sitcom Make Room for Daddy.-Career:...
(1947-1990), actor.
- Ed Harris
Edward Allen "Ed" Harris is an American actor, writer and director, known for his performances in Appaloosa, Creepshow, The Rock, The Right Stuff, Enemy at the Gates, The Abyss, Glengarry Glen Ross, Apollo 13, Pollock, A Beautiful Mind, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, The Hours, Milk Money,...
(born 1950), actor.
- Jon-Erik Hexum
Jon-Erik Hexum was an American actor and model who died accidentally shortly after a firearms incident on the set of Cover Up, a television series in which he was a central cast member....
(1957-1984), actor.
- John Huyler
John Huyler was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1857-1859....
(1808-1870), represented in the United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the "House," is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate. The composition and powers of the House and the Senate are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1857-1859.
- Ron Insana
Ron Insana is a former Senior Analyst at CNBC and was Managing Director of Insana Capital Partners. He was the anchor of CNBC's "Street Signs", which aired weekdays during stock market hours...
(born 1961), CNBCCNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBC Universal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
anchor and senior analyst.
- Richard Levao
Richard A. Levao is an attorney and President of Bloomfield College.Levao graduated from Tenafly High School before receiving an A.B. with High Distinction in Political Science from Rutgers College in 1970. He earned a Juris Doctor with a specialization in International Affairs from The Cornell Law...
, President of Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield College is a private liberal arts college located in Bloomfield, New Jersey.-History:Bloomfield College was founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1868 as German Theological Seminary of Newark, New Jersey, to train German-speaking ministers...
.
- Sarah Lewitinn
Sarah Lewitinn , also known by her nickname Ultragrrrl, is an American record producer, music critic, DJ, and blogger. She began her career as an assistant editor at Spin Magazine, and soon helped champion rock bands like My Chemical Romance and The Killers, which led to her starting her own record...
(born 1980) alias Ultragrrl, author, Spin assistant editor, blogger, downtown socialite.
- Eric Maskin
Eric Stark Maskin is an American economist and Nobel laureate recognized with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory." He is the Albert O...
(born 1950), co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics.
- Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattingly is a former first baseman who played for the New York Yankees of the American League from 1982-1995. He also served as the Yankees hitting coach from 2004 to 2006 and Joe Torre's bench coach in 2007...
(born 1961), New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division...
.
- Tino Martinez
Constantino "Tino" Martinez is a retired first baseman in Major League Baseball.Martinez was the 1st round draft pick for the Seattle Mariners in out of the University of Tampa where he starred during his time on campus. He began his Major League career in and has played for the Mariners, New...
(born 1967), New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division...
.
- Jen Maxfield, reporter for WABC-TV
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. WABC-TV is best known in broadcasting circles for its highly successful version of the Eyewitness News format and for its morning show Live with Regis and Kelly,...
.
- Gil McDougald
Gilbert James McDougald is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He played ten seasons with the New York Yankees, going to the World Series in eight of those seasons....
(born 1928), American League Rookie of the YearIn Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America . The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946...
winner in 1951, who played his entire career with the New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division...
, appearing in 53 World SeriesThe World Series has been the annual championship series of the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada since 1903, concluding the postseason of Major League Baseball...
games.
- Lea Michele
Lea Michele is an American stage and television actress and singer, who is known for her roles in Broadway musicals, particularly for her starring role as Wendla in Spring Awakening....
(born 1986), Broadway actress, best known for Spring AwakeningSpring Awakening is a Tony Award-winning rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1891 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-nineteenth century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the...
.
- Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller , was an American jazz musician, arranger, composer, and band leader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
(1904-1944), bandleaderA bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
.
- Frank C. Osmers, Jr.
Frank C. Osmers, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939-1943 and again from 1951-1965.Born in Leonia, New Jersey on December 30, 1907, Osmers attended the local public schools...
(1907-1977), represented New Jersey's 9th congressional districtNew Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Steve Rothman.-Counties and municipalities in the district:For the 108th and successive Congresses , the district contains all or portions of three counties and 37 municipalities:Bergen County:Hudson CountyPassaic...
from 1939-1943 and 1951-1965.
- Barbara Pariente
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(born 1948). Justice, Florida Supreme Court (since 1997; Chief Justice 2004-06).
- Erica Piccininni, Broadway actress, Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys is a documentary-style musical based on the lives of one of the most successful 1960s rock 'n roll groups, the Four Seasons. The musical opened on Broadway in 2005, and has had a North American National tour, along with productions in the West End, various US cities, and Melbourne...
.
- Carol Potter (actress)
Carol Potter is an American actress best known for playing Cindy Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210. She was a regular on the show from 1990 to 1995...
(born 1948). Stage and television actress. Best known as Cindy Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210.
- Adam Rothenberg
Adam Rothenberg is an American actor.He made appearances in The Jury, Damages, Law & Order and The Ex List in his first main role. Also he was in Mad Money opposite co-star Katie Holmes...
, stage and movie actor, Mad MoneyMad Money is a 2008 comedy-crime film starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes, and directed by Callie Khouri.-Plot:The film begins close to the end of the story, when the suspects get caught and are interrogated...
.
- Steve Rothman
Steven R. "Steve" Rothman is an American Democratic Party politician, who is a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District . First sworn into the United States Congress on January 3, 1997, he now is serving his sixth two-year term in office...
, (born 1952), Congressman.
- Han Seung Yeon, member of Korean girl group, KARA.
- Mira Sorvino
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(born 1967), actor.
- Paul Sorvino
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(born 1939), actor.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social activist abolitionist, and leading figure of the early woman's movement...
(1815-1902), leading figure in the early women's rights movement.
- John Sterling (sportscaster)
John Sterling is an American sportscaster best known as the radio play-by-play announcer of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees...
(born July 4, 1948) the radio play-by-play announcer for the New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division...
* Lori StokesLori Stokes is co-anchor of Eyewitness News This Morning and Eyewitness News at Noon alongside Ken Rosato on WABC-TV in New York City...
(born 1962), Morning anchorwoman for WABC-TVWABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. WABC-TV is best known in broadcasting circles for its highly successful version of the Eyewitness News format and for its morning show Live with Regis and Kelly,...
.
- Thomas D. Thacher
Thomas Day Thacher was a lawyer and judge in New York City.Thacher was born in Tenafly, New Jersey and was the oldest of four children of Thomas Thacher, a prominent New York lawyer, and Sarah McCulloh Thacher...
(1881-1950), one-time Solicitor General of the United States.
- Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800-1879), famous shipbuilder in the mid-1800s and Mayor of New York City (1853-1855). He was born at Tenafly on January 20, 1800.
Popular culture
Tenafly has influenced and been featured in many different movies and television shows, including:
- Tenafly
Tenafly is a drama series and one of the TV shows for the NBC Mystery Movie for the 1973-74 season.-Overview:It starred James McEachin as Harry Tenafly, a former cop turned detective who finds himself in one pickle after another. It was also one of the few series that had a main black character on...
was a 1973 TV series starring James McEachinJames McEachin is an American actor, award-winning author, and known for his many character roles such as portraying police Lieutenant Brock in several Perry Mason television movies.-Military career:...
in the title role, which was named after the New Jersey municipality.
- Street Trash
Street Trash is a 1987 comedy horror film directed by J. Michael Muro . It won the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film. The film has acquired a status as a cult classic horror-comedy and is one of a number of movies known as "melt" movies.Roy Frumkes wrote the...
(1987) - the movie features bottles of "Tenafly Viper", a 60 year old wine that has "gone bad" and causes those who drink it to melt in spectacularly colorful fashions.
- Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna. This movie was rated PG-13 in the USA & 15 in the UK-Plot:...
(1985)
- Running on Empty
Running on Empty is a 1988 film featuring River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, and Martha Plimpton, directed by Sidney Lumet, and was produced by Lorimar...
(1988)
- Lost at Home (1996)
- Gunplay
Gunplay may refer to:* Gunplay , using firearms in BDSM* Gunplay , a comic series from Platinum StudiosIn film:* Gunplay , directed by Lesley Selander, starring Tim Holt-See also:*Gun fu...
(2002)
- Garden State
Garden State is a film written, directed by, and starring, Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and co-starring Sir Ian Holm. The film centers on Andrew Largeman , a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies...
(2004)
- 13 Going on 30
13 Going On 30 is a 2004 romantic comedy film starring Jennifer Garner. It has a similar premise to the films Wish Upon a Star, and Freaky Friday, in which girls' souls were swapped into different bodies, as well as the classic short story, Rip Van Winkle, in which a young person falls asleep and...
(2004) - the town in the movie, Tamerak, is based on and made to resemble Tenafly.
- Distance (2006)
- Baby M (1988); TV
- Ned and Stacey (1995) -- Stacey and her sister, Amanda, grew up in Tenafly, where their parents still lived.
- The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created and produced by David Chase. It premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on January 10, 1999 and ended its original run of six seasons and 86 episodes on June 10, 2007. The show has also been broadcast on A&E in...
- NJ Classroom CloseUp, episode focusing on the Tenafly Middle School Music Program.
- MTV
MTV is a cable television network based in New York City and launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs...
: TRL (Total Request LiveTotal Request Live was the flagship television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
), episode regarding high schools around the country; focused on Tenafly's Technological Department.
- HBO's Entourage
Entourage is an American comedy-drama that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004. The series was created by Doug Ellin and chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase, a young A-list movie star, and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City, as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood,...
(2006). The town was referred to by character Ari Gold.
- "Law and Order: SVU (2006); TV
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