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'{{Infobox settlement |name = Fair Lawn, New Jersey |official_name = Borough of Fair Lawn |settlement_type = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]] |nickname = |motto = "A great place to visit and a better place to live." <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = Radburn April 2006 001.jpg |imagesize = 250x200px |image_caption = [[Radburn, New Jersey|Radburn Plaza]] |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Bergen_County_New_Jersey_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Fair_Lawn_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Map highlighting Fair Lawn's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey |image_map1 = Census_Bureau_map_of_Fair_Lawn,_New_Jersey.png |mapsize1 = 250x200px |map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Fair Lawn, New Jersey <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States}}}} |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New Jersey}} |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]] |government_type = [[Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)]] |government_footnotes = <ref name=DataBook/> |governing_body = Borough Council |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = John Cosgrove ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 2017)<ref name=Council/><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2016mayors.pdf 2016 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. Accessed June 14, 2016.</ref> |leader_title1 = [[City manager|Manager]] |leader_name1 = Jim Van Kruiningen<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/205/436/default.aspx Borough Manager's Office], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> |leader_title2 = [[Clerk (municipal official)|Clerk]] |leader_name2 = Joanne M. Kwasniewski<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/205/295/default.aspx Municipal Clerk], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> |established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date = March 6, 1924 |named_for = David Acker's estate, ''Fairlawn'' <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/county_sub_list_34.txt 2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.ST10/0400000US34 GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision from 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 17, 2011.</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 13.472 |area_land_km2 = 13.311 |area_water_km2 = 0.161 |area_total_sq_mi = 5.201 |area_land_sq_mi = 5.139 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.062 |area_water_percent = 1.20 |area_rank = 270th of 566 in state<br>11th of 70 in county<ref name=CensusArea/> <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]] |population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400322470 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Fair Lawn borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref><ref name=Districts2011/><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ber/fairlawn1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Fair Lawn borough], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref> |population_total = 32457 |population_rank = 69th of 566 in state<br>4th of 70 in county<ref name=GCTPH1NJ2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.ST16/0400000US34 GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref> |population_density_km2 = 2438.4 |population_density_sq_mi = 6315.4 |population_density_rank = 77th of 566 in state<br>22nd of 70 in county<ref name=GCTPH1NJ2010/> |population_est = 33597 |pop_est_as_of = 2015 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=PopEst/> <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|Eastern (EDT)]] |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Gnis|885214|Borough of Fair Lawn}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 69 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> |latd = 40.935833 |longd = -74.117504 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 07410<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=fair%20lawn&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Fair Lawn, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed August 31, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> |area_code = [[Area codes 201/551|201]] [[Telephone exchange|exchanges]]: 398, 475, 703, 791, 794, 796, 797<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Bergen&frmCity=Fair+Lawn Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Fair Lawn, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 11, 2013.</ref> |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 3400322470<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[http://factfinder.census.gov American FactFinder], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed May 18, 2012.</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0885214<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref> |website = {{URL|http://www.fairlawn.org}} |footnotes = }} '''Fair Lawn''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], [[New Jersey]], United States, and a suburban municipality in the [[New York City Metropolitan Area]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the borough's population was 32,457,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=Districts2011/><ref name=LWD2010/><ref>Sheingold, Dave. [http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/2011/02/06census/fairlawn.html "Fair Lawn: Change from the 1990 to 2010 census"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', February 6, 2011. Accessed November 5, 2013.</ref> reflecting an increase of 820 (+2.6%) from the 31,637 counted in the [[2000 United States Census|2000 Census]], which had in turn increased by 1,089 (+3.6%) from the 30,548 counted in the [[1990 United States Census|1990 Census]].<ref>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed June 30, 2012.</ref> Fair Lawn was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on March 6, 1924, as "Fairlawn," from portions of [[Saddle River Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (Historical)|Saddle River Township]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 77. Accessed May 18, 2012.</ref> The name was taken from ''Fairlawn'', David Acker's estate home, that was built in 1865 and later became the Fair Lawn Municipal Building.<ref>[http://www.dutchdoorgenealogy.com/bergen_county_new_jersey_municipalities.html Dutch Door Genealogy - Bergen County New Jersey Municipalities], accessed February 9, 2006.</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=13 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015. Name is shown as "Ackerson".</ref> In 1933, the official spelling of the borough's name was split into its present two-word form as "Fair Lawn" Borough.<ref name=Story/> [[Radburn, New Jersey|Radburn]], one of the first [[planned communities]] in the United States, is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] located within Fair Lawn and was founded in 1929 as "a town for the motor age."<ref>[http://www.radburn.org/geninfo/history.html History], Radburn Association. Accessed December 26, 2007.</ref> Fair Lawn is home to a large number of [[Commuter rail in North America|commuters]] to [[New York City]], to which it is connected by train from two [[railroad station]]s on [[New Jersey Transit]]'s [[Bergen County Line]], the Radburn and Broadway stations. Fair Lawn's motto is "A great place to visit and a better place to live."<ref name=motto>Leggate, Jim. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/fairlawn-saddlebrook/fair-lawn-ranked-no-7-in-nj-for-job-seekers "Fair Lawn Ranked No. 7 in NJ For Job SeekersFair Lawn has received numerous accolades this year."], Fair Lawn - Saddle Brook Patch, November 19, 2013. Accessed November 1, 2014. "Fair Lawn's motto is that it's 'a great place to visit and a better place to live.'"</ref> Fair Lawn has been rated as one of the top 10 best places to live in New Jersey.<ref>Grigson, Natalie. [http://www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/best-cities-in-new-jersey/ "The 10 Best Places To Live In New Jersey; When it comes to embodying everything the Garden State has to offer, these 10 cities do it best."], Movoto Blog. Accessed November 2, 2014.</ref> According to [[NerdWallet.com|Nerdwallet]], Fair Lawn witnessed a 5.3% increase in its working-age population between 2009 and 2011.<ref name=motto/> ==History and historical significance== The first settlers of Fair Lawn were members of the [[Lenni Lenape]] tribe, a peaceful group of hunter gatherers who eventually sold their land to incoming Dutch and Irish Settlers and migrated to Pennsylvania. The new colonists turned the region, which was at that point considered to be a part of the New Barbadoes township, into five large farm lots, conjoined by two main roads - Paramus and Saddle River - and named it "slooterdam" (after a V-shaped fishing contraption built in the Passaic by the Lenni Lenape). The name stuck until 1791. In the 1800s, these five lots became nine smaller lots, and three new roads - Fair Lawn Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, and Prospect Street - were constructed to encourage mobility between them. Eighty houses were built by 1861, and the renamed Small Lots, now a part of the Saddle River Township and home to multiple vegetable and fruit farms and dairies, became a clear agricultural community. Berdan Avenue, a new road located near five Berdan family farms, was soon added and Victorian homes were built alongside it and in nearby areas. The grandest of the estates, perched atop a hill by Small Lots Road was David Acker's estate "Fairlawn," from which the township gets its name (Images of America, Page 7). Rapid suburban development of the town was spurred by the need to house workers from the neighboring town of Paterson in the late 1800s, and small home construction continued through the 20th century, occurring in three sections: the River Road-Fair Lawn Avenue area known as "Memorial Park", the area at Lincoln Avenue and Wagaraw Road known as "Columbus Heights", and the area east of the railroad and south of Broadway, known as Warren Point. The development of this section was catalyzed by the "establishment of a post office, a railroad station, and a trolley to the Hudson River" (Images of America, Page 8). In the 1900s, Fair Lawn residents were bitter about the schooling situation as part of Saddle River Township; the schools were either dilapidated or too far away for Fair Lawn residents, and citizens felt that they were not getting schools comparable to the tax money they were paying. As such, a movement to separate from Saddle River Township was born. Fair Lawn residents petitioned to the state, asking to incorporate as an independent borough, and in April 1924, the borough of Fair Lawn was voted into existence. Fair Lawn, recognized for its rich history today, is home to the following eight sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places:<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nj/bergen/state.html NEW JERSEY - Bergen County], National Register of Historic Places. Accessed June 19, 2016.</ref> * Peter Garretson House, 4-02 River Road (1974) * Irregular pattern between Radburn Road and the Erie Rail Road tracks in Radburn (1975) * G.V.H. Berdan House, 1219 River Road (1983) * Richard J. Berdan House, 2407 Fair Lawn Avenue * Cadmus-Folly House, 19-21 Fair Lawn Avenue * Naugle House, 42-49 Dunkerhook Road * Jacob Vanderbeck, Jr., House, 41-25 Dunkerhook Road * [[Radburn (NJT station)|Radburn Station]], Pollitt Drive (1984) Other sites, in addition to those listed above, are also considered historic by the Historic Sites Survey Committee of the Bergen County Historic Sites Advisory Board, including:<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/1548#page=15 "New Jersey Register of Historic Places Listings and Other Determinations as of April 5, 2013 with Recommendations for Listing on the Register by the Staff of the Bergen County Historic Sites Survey, 1986, updated through June 10, 2013"] [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], June 10, 2013. Accessed June 19, 2016.</ref> * Henry A. Hopper House * George Washington School (Recommended as a National Register possibility, but needs further documentation) * Fair Lawn, Berdan, and Prospect Avenues, Plaza and Radburn Roads * Peter Demarest House on Fair Lawn Avenue * Warren Bronze and Aluminum Factory on Second Street ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 5.201 square miles (13.472&nbsp;km²), including 5.139 square miles (13.311&nbsp;km²) of land and 0.062 square miles (0.161&nbsp;km²) of water (1.20%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1" /> The borough borders [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]] (in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]], across the Passaic River) to the West; [[Hawthorne, New Jersey|Hawthorne]] across Lincoln Avenue to the West; [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]] across Harristown Road, Maple Avenue, the Northern border of the former [[Nabisco]] plant and its extension north of Garwood Road and Naugle Drive to the North; [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]] across the [[Saddle River (Passaic River)|Saddle River]] to the Northeast; [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]] across the Saddle River to the East; [[Rochelle Park, New Jersey|Rochelle Park]] across another point in the Saddle River to the Southeast; with [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey|Saddle Brook]] across the two longer portions of South Broadway and their extensions through Rosario Court to the South; and [[Elmwood Park, New Jersey|Elmwood Park]] across the [[Bergen County Line]], [[New Jersey Route 4]] (Broadway), Cyril Avenue, and Willow Street to the South.<ref>[http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720214/touches.html Areas touching Fair Lawn], MapIt. Accessed January 6, 2014.</ref> The hills of [[Wyckoff, New Jersey|Wyckoff]] are visible from much of the northern portion of Fair Lawn. ===Neighborhoods=== Fair Lawn is an incorporated collection of diverse neighborhoods, each with its own distinct character and vibe. [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include:<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref> *'''Berdan Grove''', an affluent residential neighborhood of single-family homes behind Thomas Jefferson Middle School, surrounding Berdan Grove Park on Berdan Avenue. This neighborhood is home to the borough's highest concentration of [[Asian American]]s and includes Milnes Elementary School. *'''Broadway District''' contains the major commercial thoroughfare of Broadway and houses the Broadway District commuter stop for NJ Transit's Bergen County Line train. Roughly located around the Warren Point and Lyncrest areas, the district also extends as far as Morlot Avenue along the tracks, roughly around or a little after Glen Rock Lumber, housing many industries on Banta Place. The Broadway District is mainly a shopping district as it contains many stores, eateries, hobby centers, salons, and other businesses. Not only is it the largest stretch of stores within Fair Lawn, it also houses one of the highest densities of nail and beauty salons in the United States. The Broadway District stretches from the Route 4 split with Route 208 and continues all through Fair Lawn and includes a few blocks of [[Elmwood Park, New Jersey|Elmwood Park]] before continuing to [[Downtown Paterson]] via the [[Broadway Bus Terminal]]. Broadway also hosts the route of local Paterson-New York [[Spanish Company]] mini buses, known locally as [[guagua (minibus)|guaguas]], as a cheaper alternative for commuters to and from New York. It is not only the sole district within the Borough that gives access to the guaguas but is one of only a handful of Bergen-Passaic-Hudson districts that even offers this service. *'''Central Fair Lawn''' is bounded by Morlot and Fair Lawn Avenues on the south and north, respectively, by River Road on the west, and Route 208 on the east and northeast. The borough's Municipal Complex, which houses its administrative, legal, financial, and police divisions, is located in this neighborhood, as are the Fair Lawn Public Library, [[Fair Lawn High School]], and John A. Forrest Elementary School. * '''Dunkerhook''', the Dark Corner (Donckerhoek in old Dutch), is on both sides of a former bridge over the Saddle River, in Fair Lawn and Paramus, near Fair Lawn Avenue. The Vanderbeck and Naugle houses there are both from the 18th century. * '''The Heights''', more precisely known as "Columbia Heights", is located near Hawthorne's industrial section along the Passaic River on Wagaraw Road and Hawthorne's residential area at Lincoln Avenue as well as bordering Bunker Hill in Paterson. This well-maintained neighborhood houses some local industry outside of the McBride Industrial District that borders Glen Rock and is known by some of its residents as the "Bunker Hill Extension" or the "Walsh Area". *'''Hendersonville''', also referred to as "Riverside East". This diverse neighborhood, located between Columbia Heights and the Municipal Complex within the "Westmoreland District", as well as sharing [[Route 208 (New Jersey)|Route 208]] with the neighboring borough of Glen Rock, is a mostly residential community of two-family Cape Cod-style houses located down the stretch of Henderson Boulevard curving around to 11th Street. Distinct to this neighborhood in comparison with other two-family districts and sections is that each Cape Cod has two doors in the front so each residing family has its own entrance into its respective quarters, a blueprint that was abandoned shortly after being built in favor of a "one door, two entrances" model. Westmoreland Elementary School is located in this neighborhood. * '''Lyncrest''' neighborhood, located south of Morlot Avenue, in alignment with Paterson's 33rd Street split into that city's Upper Eastside and Eastside neighborhoods, is an extension of the Eastside and notable for its older, stone houses in the footsteps of homes once owned by Paterson's former silk barons. This community is also diverse, with immigrants from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, as well as various parts of the [[Americas]]. It is home to many [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]], [[Indian American]], and [[Russian American]] families, among other ethnic and religious groups. Lyncrest streets "1st-6th" are also known by the name of "Rivercrest" by locals, due to the split level and [[Cape Cod-style architecture]] of housing located in the "River Dip" adjacent to Memorial Park. Lyncrest Elementary School is located in this neighborhood. * '''McBride Industrial District''' is the area incorporating the McBride Industrial Park located between Fair Lawn Borough's border with Glen Rock and the Chandler Houses and Fair Lawn Commons communities. It currently houses the former [[Nabisco]] cookie factory, which has played a major role in not only Fair Lawn's identity itself, but also Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Paterson, Prospect Park, Haledon, Hawthorne, and Western Paramus near the Dunkerhook and Saddle River Areas, causing those venturing throughout these areas to coin the nickname "Cookie-City" as a general area term, describing the fragrance of freshly baked cookies that filled these areas on baking days. In the past, the McBride Industrial District took up both sides of [[Route 208]], stretching from Fair Lawn Avenue to the intersection at Maple Avenue and Harristown Road, running up to the Bergen County Line train tracks via the Radburn District, and housing companies such as Nabisco, [[Kodak]], [[Maxell]], and others. More recently the district has been in the process of [[deindustrialization]] and corporate [[gentrification]], as older companies fold or move out, replacing industrial properties with residential-commercial "mini-cities", as well as the headquarters of New Jersey's Columbia Savings Bank. * '''Memorial Park''', a working-class neighborhood (sometimes called the "River Dip", "East River Area","Eastside Dip", or the more modern "Yang"; the aerial view of the neighborhood makes a "[[Ying Yang]]" symbol with neighboring East Side Park) within and around the River Road Improvement District with street addresses aligned with the corner of 33rd Street and Martin Luther King Way (Broadway) in neighboring Paterson. The Memorial Park neighborhood borders the Passaic River and contains the park next to Memorial Middle School named Memorial Park which houses a [[World War II]] Memorial commemorating those who fought in the war. The park is the terminus of the annual [[Memorial Day]] parade and the site of the Memorial pool and beach as well as the [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] fireworks show. Residential gentrification is occurring with the leveling of two-family rental housing for more modern single-family housing in this area. * '''[[Radburn, New Jersey|Radburn]]''' is a [[planned community]] also housing the landmark ''Radburn Plaza'' building, which was destroyed in a fire in 2002 and subsequently rebuilt. With its safe and easy access to local businesses and schools, and Fair Lawn's largest [[U.S. Postal Service]] branch, this neighborhood also offers commuter trains from [[Radburn (NJT station)|Radburn Station]] to the [[Secaucus Junction]] rail transfer station as well as to the [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]] train in [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], both of which provide rail connections to [[New York City]]. This neighborhood includes Radburn Elementary School and Daly Field. An annual street fair is held here in June. * '''Radrock Estates''' is a small neighborhood around two streets, Well Drive and Split Rock Road, with a private park within the block they enclose, reminiscent of nearby Radburn but a separate development built about 1940. The entrance street from Fair Lawn Avenue has an entrance pillar on each side displaying the name. The surrounding area to the north and east, while built after World War II, is considered to be an extended part of Radrock Estates. Although it is a very diverse residential section, this neighborhood shares the conveniences of living in Radburn including dining, retail access, as well as rail access from Radburn Station. * The '''River Road Improvement District''', with an annual street fair in autumn, houses many functional businesses, including numerous banks, ethnic restaurants and supermarkets, small offices, retail [[telecommunications]] outlets, both a [[United Parcel Service]] store and a U.S. Post Office branch, and the landmark Joker's Child comic book store. River Road in this district is also zoned for apartments located above businesses. * '''Warren Point''', a residential area located near the '''Broadway Improvement District'''. Bordering Saddle Brook and Elmwood Park, it has many stores, big and small, and many eateries. The neighborhood also offers commuter trains from [[Broadway (NJT station)|Broadway Station]] to Hoboken's PATH and to Secaucus Junction via the [[Bergen County Line]], as well as the "Paterson-New York Shuttle". Warren Point Elementary School and the private [[St. Anne School (Fair Lawn, New Jersey)|St. Anne School]] are located in this neighborhood. *The neighborhood stretching along both sides of Saddle River Road in Fair Lawn is not officially named but has its own character as another affluent enclave. This neighborhood includes a portion of the Saddle River, [[Saddle River County Park]], and Fair Lawn's eastern border with Paramus. The whole area is referred to by many as the "Saddle River District". Due to obvious differences throughout this side, there are sections that are identified by locals including the "Dunkerhook section" (named after the section of the County Park located in the vicinity) starting at around the shared border with Glen Rock and Paramus down to Morlot Avenue. In the spring, summer, and autumn, fishermen frequent this section, as the Saddle River within Dunkerhook is stocked with trout. The neighborhood south of Morlot Avenue is referred to as the "Saddle River section", which borders Saddle Brook in addition to Paramus, and which shares access to the Saddle River as well as bike trails for leisure or access the [[Westfield Garden State Plaza]] mall in Paramus. There also exist more intricate micro-neighborhoods within macro-neighborhoods throughout the borough, such as "Fair Lawn Commons" (The Commons) off Route 208, located within the Radburn Historical District, yet which has a separate, more affluent feel and modern look and subculture; Radburn's El Dorado Village, which is known for its [[Eastern European]] immigrant residents; and just to its west, the "Chandler Houses". Fair Lawn's newest neighborhood is Fair Lawn Promenade (The Promenade), a highly engaged [[mixed-use development]] extending northward from The Commons along Highway 208 North, consisting of apartments, shops, offices, and restaurants, with the motto to be able to "live, shop, work, and play" in one locale. These distinct communities are located throughout the borough, and each has its own flair, making Fair Lawn not just ethnically, racially, and religiously diverse, but also an experientially diverse borough notable even amidst Bergen County's diversity on a larger scale. ==Ethnic diversity== Fair Lawn has a longstanding tradition of [[ethnic diversity]] and tolerance for people of different ethnicities and religious faiths. Continuing steady immigration from [[Eurasia]], [[Asia]], [[Europe]], and [[Latin America]] has transformed Fair Lawn into an international [[melting pot]], and over 50 languages and dialects are spoken in the borough. ===History of ethnic diversity=== Fair Lawn has been a noted center for [[Jewish culture]] over a period spanning several decades. Since the early 2000s, the [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] population has been increasing significantly and has replaced the earlier decreases in members of the non-Orthodox Jewish sects. After the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, [[Russian Jews]] began to migrate to Fair Lawn.<ref>Strunsky, Steve. [http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/07/nyregion/on-the-map-in-fair-lawn-getting-to-know-a-new-language-and-a-new-land.html "In Fair Lawn, Getting to Know a New Language and a New Land; ON THE MAP"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 7, 1996. Accessed May 18, 2012. "They arrived in Fair Lawn strangers in a strange land, Jews from Russia who have carved out a shtetl among the other 30,500 residents of this Bergen County suburb."</ref> Fair Lawn's [[Jewish American]] population has therefore maintained an at least one-third presence overall for several decades. Russian Jews were then followed by [[Russian Orthodox]] Christians. Over 10% of the borough's population is of Russian descent, the highest of any community in New Jersey, and increasing with continued migration of [[Russian American]]s from [[Brooklyn]]. The size of Fair Lawn's Russian American presence prompted an [[April Fool's]] satire titled, "[[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] Moves Against Fair Lawn".<ref>Rooney, Matt. [http://savejersey.com/2014/04/putin-russia-invasion-new-jersey-christie/ "Putin Moves Against Fair Lawn"], Save Jersey, April 1, 2014. Accessde November 2, 2014. "In a move certain to carry dire geopolitical consequences for the world, the Russian Federation has moved troops into the 32,000-person borough of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, only days after annexing Crimea and strengthening its troop positions along the Ukrainian border."</ref> Fair Lawn also has the largest [[Israeli American]] community in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]].<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Israeli.html Israeli Ancestry by City.] [[EPodunk]]. Accessed July 22, 2014.</ref> On November 22, 2015, the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey celebrated the grand opening of a permanent home at 17-10 River Road in Fair Lawn, after being housed at various locations, mostly in neighboring Paterson, for decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/jewish-historical-society-museum-opens-in-permanent-fair-lawn-home-1.1460597|title=Jewish Historical Society museum opens in permanent Fair Lawn home|author=Andrew Wyrich|publisher=North Jersey Media Group|date=2015-11-22|accessdate=2015-11-22}}</ref> Fair Lawn has historically also had a large [[Italian American]] population, 19.7% in 2000,<ref name=Census2000SF1/> but this number is decreasing<ref>Koeske, Zak. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/fairlawn-saddlebrook/cosmos-club "Italian-American Club Re-Focuses on CharityThe Cosmos Club formed in Fair Lawn in the 1950s, followed a few years later by the Ladies Auxiliary."], Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch, August 27, 2012. Accessed February 1, 2015.</ref> as the descendants of the original Italian immigrants are being displaced by immigrants from around the globe. ===Newer immigrants=== ====A magnet for immigrants==== Fair Lawn's reputable [[Fair Lawn Public Schools|school district]], safe and well-policed neighborhoods, and the borough's convenient access to commercial centers and [[hospital]]s, a complex network of highways, [[commuter rail|transit lines]], New York City, and [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], have all made Fair Lawn a magnet for new immigrants from several regions around the world. The 2012 [[American Community Survey]] conducted by the [[U.S. Census Bureau|Census Bureau]] showed a significant increase in the [[Asian American]] population, including the [[Asian Indian]], [[Filipino American]], [[Chinese American]], [[Korean American]], and [[Vietnamese American]] populations,<ref name=ACS105YR/> and the [[Polish American]] population is also growing. The public library in Fair Lawn holds storytelling programs in [[Hindi]] and [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] languages,<ref>Alvarado, Monsy. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/in-bergen-passaic-libraries-languages-add-diversity-to-story-time-1.1039686 "In Bergen, Passaic libraries, languages add diversity to story time"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', June 22, 2014. Accessed November 2, 2014.</ref> while [[Mandarin Chinese]] has been taught in the school district since the 2007-08 school year.<ref>Putrino, Tracey. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/chinese-program-growing-in-fair-lawn-school-district-1.639139 "Chinese program growing in Fair Lawn School District"], ''Community News (Fair Lawn)'', September 11, 2013. Accessed November 2, 2014. "With more than 200 students already enrolled, the Fair Lawn School District's Chinese program is now expanding to third grade.... The Mandarin Chinese program begin in the 2007-08 school year for middle school students and has grown each year."</ref> A number of places for congregation cater to different nationalities in Fair Lawn, including three [[Korean churches]], one [[Taiwanese people|Taiwanese]] church, Young Israel of Fair Lawn, Saint Leon Armenian Church, and the (Italian American) Cosmos Club of Fair Lawn. Several [[Filipino people|Filipino]] organizations are based in Fair Lawn.<ref>Diduch, Mary; and Maag, Christopher. [http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/north-jersey-filipinos-marshal-aid-for-typhoon-relief-1.709757 "North Jersey Filipinos marshal aid for typhoon relief"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', November 9, 2013. Accessed February 1, 2015 ."The Handang Tumulong Foundation, based in Fair Lawn, continually accepts donations to help those in the Philippines and typically holds fundraisers in the fall, said its former president and board member Nelsie Parrado of Fair Lawn."</ref><ref>[http://faafl.org/about-us/ About Us], Filipino-American Association of Fair Lawn - "Committed to Community". Accessed February 1, 2015.</ref><ref name = Filamfest/> ====Immigrants from former Soviet Union==== Given the established presence of Russian Americans in the borough, immigrant nationalities native to other republics of the [[Former Soviet Union]],<ref>Diduch, Mary. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/fort-lee-entrepreneur-banks-on-vladimir-putin-t-shirts-1.1112255 "Fort Lee entrepreneur banks on Vladimir Putin T-shirts"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', October 17, 2014. Accessed November 2, 2014.</ref> including [[Ukrainian American]]s, [[Georgian American]]s, [[Armenian American]]s,<ref>[http://www.stleon.org/sl/Our%20Parish/History%20of%20our%20Parish/ History of Our Parish], St. Leon Armenian Church. Accessed January 2, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.stleon.org/sl/About%20Us/ About Us], St. Leon Armenian Church. Accessed January 2, 2014.</ref> and [[Uzbek American]]s have also established an increasing presence in Fair Lawn. ====Influence of Paterson==== The international ethnic ''melange'' that describes [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], Fair Lawn's western neighbor, has now permeated Fair Lawn itself. [[Muslim]] immigrants, including [[Albanian American]]s and [[Macedonian American]]s, as well as [[Latino American]]s, including [[Peruvian American]]s and [[Puerto Rican American]]s, have settled in Fair Lawn's western flank, in the Memorial Park neighborhood between the River Road Improvement District and the Passaic River, where there is also a small but stable [[African American]] minority. ==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1900= 756 | 1910= 1178 | 1920= 2026 | 1930= 5990 | 1940= 9107 | 1950= 23885 | 1960= 36421 | 1970= 37975 | 1980= 32229 | 1990= 30548 | 2000= 31637 | 2010= 32457 | estimate=33597 | estyear=2015 | estref=<ref name=PopEst>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2015/PEPANNRES/0400000US34.06100 PEPANNRES - Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 - 2015 Population Estimates for New Jersey municipalities], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 22, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/files/SUB-EST2015_34.csv Census Estimates for New Jersey April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 22, 2016.</ref> | footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 714. Accessed May 18, 2012.</ref> 1900-2010<ref>{{Wayback |date=20090502173646 |url=http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm |title=New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990}}, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 2, 2009. Accessed December 12, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/75 Bergen County Data Book 2003], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed August 15, 2013. Data for years prior to the founding of the borough in 1923 were extrapolated by Bergen County analysts.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/documentcenter/view/653 Historical Population Trends in Bergen County (1900-2010)], Bergen County Department of Planning & Economic Development, 2011. Accessed November 5, 2013. Data for years prior to the founding of the borough in 1923 were extrapolated by Bergen County analysts.</ref><br>2000<ref name=Census2000SF1/><ref name=Census2000/> 2010<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=Districts2011/><ref name=LWD2010/></small> }} ===2010 Census=== {{USCensusDemographics|year=2010|type=borough|place=Fair Lawn|32457|25305|78.0|7451|23.0|5305|16.3|31884|27380|567|20|3154|1|762|573|3296|12266|11930|336|5.20|0.06|5.14|6315.4|2386.7|11930|75.2|33.3|62.7|9.1|24.8|21.3|10.7|2.70|3.17|88.8|87.7|1.1|10.7|0.6|0.5|0.1|22.0|6.8|24.0|30.8|16.3|43.1|92.2|88.9}} The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $92,727 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,701) and the median family income was $112,650 (+/- $5,760). Males had a median income of $70,990 (+/- $3,246) versus $54,358 (+/- $2,815) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $40,146 (+/- $1,700). About 2.1% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=ACS105YR>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400322470 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Fair Lawn borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 18, 2012.</ref> [[Domestic partnership|Same-sex couples]] headed 64 households in 2010, an increase from the 49 counted in 2000.<ref>Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130203212228/http://www.northjersey.com/news/127675238_NORTH_JERSEY_SEES_30__GROWTH_IN_SAME-SEX_COUPLES___Census_shows_shift_in_suburbs.html "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', August 14, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 3, 2013. Accessed September 15, 2014.</ref> ===2000 Census=== As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 31,637 people, 11,806 households, and 8,901 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,121.0 people per square mile (2,362.7/km²). There were 12,006 housing units at an average density of 2,322.9 per square mile (896.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.54% Caucasian, 4.92% Asian, 0.74% Black or African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.37% from other races, and 1.38% reporting two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.51% of the population.<ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400322470 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Fair Lawn borough, Bergen County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603422470.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Fair Lawn borough, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 5, 2013.</ref> There were 11,806 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.12.<ref name=Census2000SF1/><ref name=Census2000/> In the borough the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.<ref name=Census2000SF1/><ref name=Census2000/> The median income for a household in the borough was $72,127, and the median income for a family was $81,220. Males had a median income of $56,798 versus $41,300 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $32,273. About 2.6% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000SF1/><ref name=Census2000/> ==Economy== Businesses headquartered or located in Fair Lawn include: A major cookie/bakery/office operation of [[Nabisco]]/[[Mondelēz International]], the borough's largest employer and taxpayer, is located along Route 208 North in Fair Lawn,<ref>Newman, Richard. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/oreo-maker-investing-in-fair-lawn-bakery-1.742246 "Nabisco"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', February 8, 2014. Accessed June 30, 2014. "Mondelez International Inc., Fair Lawn's biggest private employer and the borough's top payer of local real estate taxes, is going to invest tens of millions of dollars to modernize the old Nabisco bakery, a landmark on Route 208 since the 1950s, the company said."</ref> just adjacent to the border with Glen Rock. U.S. Technologies, a high-precision electronics corporation, is headquartered in Fair Lawn.<ref>[http://www.ustechnologies.com/aboutus/location.cfm Company Location], US Technologies. Accessed September 18, 2014. "US Technologies, Inc corporate headquarters is located with other technology sector companies in beautiful Fair Lawn NJ"</ref> Columbia Bank (New Jersey), the fourth largest mutual [[financial institution]] in the United States, and the largest [[mutual savings bank|mutual bank]] domiciled within the State of New Jersey, is also headquartered in Fair Lawn.<ref>[http://www.columbiabankonline.com/home/contact Bank Contact Information], Columbia Bank. Accessed September 16, 2014.</ref> [[Thermal energy storage]] company CALMAC of Fair Lawn had performed about 4,000 commercial air-cooling installations in 37 countries by 2014.<ref>Ruth, João-Pierre S. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/fair-lawn-ice-making-company-calmac-manufacturing-helps-buildings-keep-their-cool-1.1103174 "Fair Lawn ice-making company CALMAC Manufacturing helps buildings keep their cool"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', October 6, 2014. Accessed November 1, 2014.</ref> Danbee Investigations, a global [[detective]] agency, is based in Fair Lawn.<ref>Gomstyn, Alice. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/there-s-a-lot-a-security-executive-can-t-get-into-1.1355622 "In Charge: Barry Brandman, President and CEO of Fair Lawn-based Danbee Investigations"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', June 14, 2015. Accessed June 16, 2015.</ref> A. Zerega's Sons Inc., founded in 1848 in [[Brooklyn]] and currently based in Fair Lawn, describes itself as the fifth-largest [[pasta]] maker in the United States, producing 100 million pounds of pasta annually.<ref>Morley, Hugh R. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/pasta-prices-on-the-brink-1.1120625?page=all "Fair Lawn pasta maker predicts price hikes amid flour shortage"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', October 29, 2014. Accessed February 1, 2015. "Fair Lawn-based A. Zerega's Sons Inc., a 166-year-old company that makes 100 million pounds of pasta a year, says it has yet to raise prices in response to an increase in the price of semolina flour, milled from durum wheat and used make pasta, from about 25 cents to 50 cents a pound.... Zerega first felt a dramatic price rise about a month ago, after the May-to-August North American growing season, said Mark Vermylen, vice president of the company that describes itself as the fifth-largest pasta maker in the U.S."</ref><ref>[http://zerega.com/company.html Company: Since 1848, America's Leading Custom Pasta Maker], Zerega's Sons Inc. Accessed February 1, 2015. "Zerega is America's leading producer of custom pasta for the food processing, foodservice, and retail markets. Using the finest ingredients and state-of-the-art equipment, we produce 250 million pounds of dry pasta each year in over 300 varieties."</ref> The Filipino American Festival, Inc., a [[non-profit corporation]] describing its mission to include educating [[Filipino American]]s to engage in community partnership, is headquartered in Fair Lawn. The company presents the annual Filipino-American Festival in [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]] in eastern Bergen County.<ref name=Filamfest>[http://www.filipinoamericanfestival.com/about-us-29/mission-statement Mission Statement], The Filipino American Festival, Inc. Accessed February 1, 2015.</ref> Kuiken Brothers, a major supplier of residential and [[commercial building|commercial]] [[building material]]s in the New York City metropolitan area, is headquartered in Fair Lawn.<ref>[http://www.kuikenbrothers.com Kuiken Brothers Locations], Kuiken Brothers Company Inc. Accessed April 28, 2005.</ref> Fair Lawn Promenade is a mixed-use retail / residential / business complex that opened on April 1, 2014. It has shops, restaurants, condominium rooms, and offices.<ref>Leggate, Jim. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/fairlawn-saddlebrook/first-promenade-businesses-to-open-about-april-1 "First Promenade Businesses to Open About April 1; The owners of the Fair Lawn Promenade have already signed several tenants for retail and office spaces."], Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch, January 2, 2014. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref> Businesses there include the first East Coast location of [[The Habit Burger Grill]] as well as the first [[Noodles & Company]] in New Jersey. TKL, an international [[clinical research]] company, is also located there.<ref>Na, Myles. [http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/02/fair_lawn_development_to_include_areas_first_noodles_and_habit_burger_locations.html "Fair Lawn development to include area's first Noodles and Habit Burger locations"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 18, 2014. Accessed March 12, 2016. "Habit Burger, a California burger chain, will open its first New Jersey location at the Fair Lawn Promenade, and Noodles & Company, a Colorado fast-casual chain will open its first Bergen County restaurant, Scott Loventhal, director of development of Garden Homes, said."</ref> ==Sports== Fair Lawn has one of the original organized [[street hockey]]/DekHockey programs in the state. The Fair Lawn Flyers competed in the first national street hockey championships in 1976 in [[Leominster, Massachusetts]].<ref>Cook, Joan. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B10F73F5F167493C0A9178FD85F428785F9 "Flyers Take Aim at Street Hockey Title"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 2, 1976. Accessed September 9, 2008.</ref> Fair Lawn Lanes includes 32 bowling lanes, an arcade, and a lounge.<ref>[http://www.bowlbrunswick.com/about-us/103/1 Brunswick Zone Fair Lawn Bowl], Brunswick Zone. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref> ==Parks and recreation== Dietch's Kiddie Zoo is a former children's zoo that opened in 1951. It also included kiddie rides and a train ride. The zoo closed in 1967.<ref>[http://warofyesterday.blogspot.com/2011/07/dietchs-zoo.html Dietch's Zoo ], War of Yesterday, July 24, 2011. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref> ==Government== ===Local government=== Fair Lawn operates within the [[Faulkner Act]] (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the [[Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)|Council-Manager]] plan E form of New Jersey municipal government, as implemented as of January 1, 1986, based on direct petition.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"], [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 11, 2013.</ref> The governing body is a five-member Borough Council. Members of the Borough Council serve four-year terms in office and are elected [[at-large]] in partisan elections in odd-numbered years on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election every other year as part of the November general election. All policy making power is concentrated in the council. At an annual reorganization meeting held after each election, the council selects a Mayor, a Deputy Mayor, and a deputy mayor for Community Affairs from among its members. The mayor presides over its meetings with no separate policy-making power. A borough manager is appointed by the council to serve as the municipal chief executive and administrative official.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 160.</ref><ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/default.aspx Government Type], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed November 5, 2013. "The Borough of Fair Lawn operates under the Council-Manager form of government as provided in New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law commonly referred to as the Faulkner Act. There shall be a Council elected in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40: 69A-81 et seq., which shall be comprised of five members, elected at large, one of whom shall be elected by the Council as Mayor, as provided by law."</ref> {{As of|2016}}, the members of the Borough Council are [[Mayor]] John J. Cosgrove ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term as mayor ends December 31, 2017; term on council ends 2019), Deputy Mayor Amy Lefkowitz (R, 2017), Deputy Mayor of Community Affairs Daniel Dunay (R, 2017), Kurt Peluso ([[Democrat (United States)|D]], 2019) and Lisa Swain (D, 2019).<ref name=Council>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/269/default.aspx Borough Council - 2016], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed March 21, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/filestorage/355/1694/2016_Adopted_Municipal_Budget.pdf 2016 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed May 10, 2016.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/4887#page=42 ''2016 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 19, 2016.</ref><ref name=Bergen2015>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/web_content/pdf/elections/2015General_StatementofVote-OFFICIAL.pdf#page=51 Bergen County Statement of Vote November 3, 2015 General Election], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, December 2, 2015. Accessed March 21, 2016.</ref><ref name=Bergen2013>[http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/web_content/pdf/elections/2013-general-election-final.pdf#page=79 Bergen County Statement of Vote General Election 2013], Bergen County Clerk, November 5, 2013. Accessed January 6, 2015.</ref> Standard Borough Council meetings, [[Government-access television]] (GATV), are televised on local [[cable TV]] when held in the Council chambers in the Fair Lawn Municipal Building. Work sessions, where laws are discussed and prepared for adoption, are not usually televised.<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/6218/default.aspx Live Video Streaming of Regular Council Meetings], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed May 10, 2016.</ref> ===Boards and commissions=== Fair Lawn's government extends beyond the Council and departments in the form of the following boards and commissions, which are generally staffed by volunteers appointed by the Mayor and Council:<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/default.aspx Boards & Commissions], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/205/289/412/default.aspx Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *American with Disabilities Advisory Committee<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/520.aspx American with Disabilities Advisory Committee], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Arts Council<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/3423.aspx Arts Council], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Broadway Special Improvement District<ref>[http://www.broadwaysid.com/index.asp Home page], Broadway Special Improvement District. *Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Cadmus House Museum<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/521.aspx Cadmus House Museum], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Environmental Commission<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/529.aspx Environmental Commission], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Garden Committee<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/530.aspx Garden Committee], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Green Team Advisory Committee<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/531.aspx Green Team Advisory Committee], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Historic Preservation Commission<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/537.aspx Historic Preservation Commission], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Open Space Committee<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/538.aspx Open Space Committee], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed January 2, 2014.</ref> *Planning Board<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/538.aspx Planning Board], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Property Maintenance<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/557.aspx Property Maintenance], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Rent Leveling Board<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/540.aspx Rent Leveling Board], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *River Road Improvement Corporation<ref>[http://www.fairlawnriverroad.com/ River Road Improvement Corporation], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Shade Tree Advisory Committee<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/541.aspx Shade Tree Advisory Committee], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> *Zoning Board<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/203/267/555.aspx Zoning Board], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> ===Federal, state and county representation=== Fair Lawn is located in the 5th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[http://www.njelections.org/2011-legislative-districts/towns-district.pdf#page=15 Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts], [[New Jersey Department of State]], p. 15. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWV2016>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/CG/2016_CG.pdf#page=59 ''2016 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], p. 57, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed July 20, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#38 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> Prior to the 2010 Census, Fair Lawn had been part of the {{ushr|NJ|9|9th 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.<ref name=LWV2011>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=57 ''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], p. 57, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref> {{NJ Congress 05}} {{NJ Senate}} {{NJ Legislative 38}} {{NJ Governor}} {{NJ Bergen County Freeholders}} ===Politics=== As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 20,302 registered voters in Fair Lawn, of which 7,150 (35.2% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 3,613 (17.8% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 9,528 (46.9% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 11 voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 62.6% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 80.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 8,374 votes (54.1% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 6,815 votes (44.0% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 188 votes (1.2% vs. 0.9%), among the 15,473 ballots cast by the borough's 21,563 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.8% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 8,834 votes (53.2% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 7,464 votes (45.0% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 147 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 16,595 ballots cast by the borough's 21,378 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.6% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_40.html 2008 General Election Results for Fair Lawn], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]''. Accessed August 31, 2011.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 8,745 votes (54.3% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 7,177 votes (44.6% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 118 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 16,102 ballots cast by the borough's 20,372 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.0% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 57.1% of the vote (5,377 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 41.8% (3,932 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (100 votes), among the 9,642 ballots cast by the borough's 20,718 registered voters (233 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor - Bergen County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Bergen County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 5,503 ballots cast (51.1% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 4,590 votes (42.6% vs. 45.8%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 521 votes (4.8% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 71 votes (0.7% vs. 0.5%), among the 10,763 ballots cast by the borough's 20,714 registered voters, yielding a 52.0% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> ==Education== The [[Fair Lawn Public Schools]] serve students in [[Kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's nine schools had an enrollment of 4,586 students and 368.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.44:1.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3404980&DistrictID=3404980 District information for Fair Lawn School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed June 30, 2014.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]].<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404980 School Data for the Fair Lawn Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed June 30, 2014.</ref>) are six K-5 elementary schools — John A. Forrest Elementary School<ref>[http://fairlawn.schoolwires.net/Forrest John A. Forrest Elementary School], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> (278 students), Lyncrest Elementary School<ref>[http://fairlawn.schoolwires.net/Lyncrest Lyncrest Elementary School], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> (221), Henry B. Milnes Elementary School<ref>[http://fairlawn.schoolwires.net/Milnes Henry B. Milnes Elementary School], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> (377), Radburn Elementary School<ref>[http://fairlawn.schoolwires.net/Radburn Radburn Elementary School], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> (349), Warren Point Elementary School<ref>[http://fairlawn.schoolwires.net/wps Warren Point Elementary School], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> (430) and Westmoreland Elementary School<ref>[http://fairlawn.schoolwires.net/westmoreland Westmoreland Elementary School], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> (264) — both Memorial Middle School<ref>[http://fairlawn.schoolwires.net/mms Memorial Middle School], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> (469) and Thomas Jefferson Middle School<ref>[http://fairlawn.schoolwires.net/TJMS Thomas Jefferson Middle School], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> (676) for grades 6-8, along with [[Fair Lawn High School]]<ref>[http://www.flhs.org/ Fair Lawn High School], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> (1,522) for grades 9-12.<ref>[http://www.fairlawnschools.org/domain/1180 School Site Locations], Fair Lawn Public Schools. Accessed September 16, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://education.state.nj.us/directory/school.php?district=1450&source=01 New Jersey School Directory for the Fair Lawn Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed June 30, 2014.</ref> In December 2014, Fair Lawn voters approved by a greater than 2-to-1 margin a $12.8 million expansion and capital improvement [[referendum]] to be implemented by the Fair Lawn Public Schools. The referendum funds the initiation within two years of a full-day [[kindergarten]] in the district, a program offered by most districts countywide, as well as a roof replacement program at six schools. The expenditures will include $2.2 million in state aid, with the remaining $10.6 million covered by bonds issued by the school system.<ref>Diduch, Mary. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/fair-lawn-voters-approve-12-8m-referendum-1.1149280 "Fair Lawn voters approve $12.8M referendum"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', December 9, 2014. Accessed February 1, 2015. "Borough voters approved a $12.8 million capital improvement project that will provide six schools with new roofs and expand an elementary school, paving the way for full-day kindergarten. The state through grants will pay for $2.19 million of the project, leaving the district to pay for the remaining $10.6 million with a bond."</ref> The full-day kindergarten program is slated to begin in September 2016.<ref>[http://www.fairlawnschools.org/regletter Kindergarten Registration / Enrollment Process for 2016-2017], [[Fair Lawn Public Schools]]. Accessed April 18, 2016. "Our records indicate that your child will be entering Kindergarten in September of 2016. We are pleased to announce that this will be a full day experience for your child."</ref> Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the [[Bergen County Technical Schools]], which include the [[Bergen County Academies]] in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and the [[Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus|Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro]] or [[Bergen County Technical High School, Paramus Campus|Paramus]]. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.<ref>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/about-us About Us], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/admissions-home Admissions], [[Bergen County Technical Schools]]. Accessed December 5, 2013.</ref> [[St. Anne School (Fair Lawn, New Jersey)|St. Anne School]] is a Catholic elementary school that operates under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]].<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/elementary/bergen-elementary/ Bergen County Elementary Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed July 20, 2016.</ref> ==Emergency services== Fair Lawn has an all-[[volunteer fire department]].<ref>[http://www.firedepartments.net/NewJersey/FairLawn/FairLawnFireDepartment.html Fair Lawn Fire Department], Fire Departments Net. Accessed May 22, 2007.</ref> The department has four stations—Company 1 on George Street,<ref>[http://www.fairlawnfireco1.com/about.html About Us], Fair Lawn Fire Company 1. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> Company 2 at Route 208 South (before Maple Avenue Bridge), Company 3 located at the corner of Plaza Road and Rosalie Street<ref>[http://www.fairlawnfireco3.com/index.php/aboutus About Us], Fair Lawn Fire Company 3. Accessed August 15, 2013.</ref> and Company 4 on Radburn Road.<ref>[http://www.fairlawn.org/content/205/563/default.aspx Emergency Services], Borough of Fair Lawn. Accessed January 2, 2014.</ref> Fair Lawn residents are served by the all volunteer Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance, Inc., which provides 24/7 [[emergency medical services]]. This service is equipped with four state of the art ambulances stocked with all necessary supplies to handle any medical emergencies.<ref>[http://www.fairlawnvac.com About Us], Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Accessed January 7, 2014.</ref> Fair Lawn is also served by the all-volunteer Fair Lawn Rescue Squad. The squad provides heavy rescue and hazardous materials (HAZMAT) services to the residents and businesses of the borough.<ref>[http://www.fairlawnrescue.com/ Home page], Fair Lawn Rescue. Accessed September 18, 2014.</ref> Fair Lawn also has a police department that was founded in 1930. In 2014, the department responded to over 400 calls.<ref>[http://www.fairlawnpd.com/ Home Page], Fair Lawn Police Department. Accessed April 4, 2015.</ref> ==Transportation== ===Roads=== [[File:NJ 208 northbound 0.25 miles from Morlot Avenue.jpg|thumb|[[Route 208 (New Jersey)|Route 208]] northbound approaching Morlot Avenue in Fair Lawn]] Fair Lawn is interwoven by a robust network of roads. {{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|99.60|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|84.00|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|11.13|mi}} by Bergen County and {{convert|4.47|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed November 5, 2013.</ref> Fair Lawn is traversed by two state highways, [[New Jersey Route 4]], which connects Fair Lawn to [[New York City]] via the [[George Washington Bridge]], and [[New Jersey Route 208]], which links Fair Lawn to the New York City bypass highway [[Interstate 287]]. Fair Lawn has several main roads crossing through it forming a rough 3x3 grid. Running north-south are Saddle River Road, Plaza Road, and River Road ([[County Route 507 (New Jersey)|County Route 507]])<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000507__-.pdf County Route 507 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], October 2006. Accessed November 5, 2013.</ref> while Broadway, Morlot Avenue, and Fair Lawn Avenue run east-west, and [[New Jersey Route 208|Route 208]] runs northwest-southeast. Running east-west between and parallel to Morlot and Fair Lawn Avenues is Berdan Avenue, a residential thoroughfare which is bisected by Route 208 into two discontinuous segments, the western one of which contains Fair Lawn High School. Broadway becomes [[New Jersey Route 4|Route 4]] in [[Elmwood Park, New Jersey|Elmwood Park]] to the west and eventually Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]]. To the East, it becomes Route 4 heading into [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]] and is less than {{convert|10|mi}} from the George Washington Bridge.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000004__-.pdf Route 4 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2010. Accessed November 5, 2013.</ref> Fair Lawn Avenue is considered the borough's main street, containing its Borough Hall, Police Station, and Public Library. The road goes west over the [[Passaic River]] into Paterson, and on the east, Fair Lawn Avenue ends at Saddle River Road, which through Dunkerhook Park becomes Dunkerhook Rd, and becomes Century Road once in Paramus, at Paramus Rd. The intersection of Fair Lawn Avenue and Plaza Road form what could be considered a "town center", with several shopping plazas and the Radburn train station all within walking distance. In October 2015, a community meeting was held to discuss a vision for this corridor.<ref>Putrino, Tracey. [http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/residents-invited-to-offer-input-on-fair-lawn-avenue-plan-1.1427179 "Residents invited to offer input on Fair Lawn Avenue plan"], ''Community News (Fair Lawn edition)'', October 7, 2015. Accessed April 18, 2016.</ref> Other commercial areas include Broadway and River Road. Route 208 has its southern terminus in Fair Lawn and bisects the borough from the northwest to the southeast, where it eventually merges with Broadway to become Route 4 just west of Fair Lawn's border with Paramus. Taken the other direction, Route 208 flows northwest to [[Interstate 287]] in [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000208__-.pdf Route 208 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2010. Accessed November 5, 2013.</ref> Numerous commercial establishments and office buildings line Route 208 along the northwestern half of this [[limited access highway]]'s trajectory through Fair Lawn. South of Route 4, Saddle River Road goes through the eastern side of Fair Lawn and into [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey|Saddle Brook]], where it provides a link to both the [[Garden State Parkway]] and [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]]. North of Route 4, Saddle River Road provides a link to [[Glen Rock, New Jersey|Glen Rock]]. On the opposite side of the Passaic River, [[New Jersey Route 20|Route 20]] southbound leads to both [[New Jersey Route 21|Route 21]] southbound and the Garden State Parkway southbound in [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]], as well as [[Route 80]] East and Westbound and [[Route 46]] westbound, which is used by people in the River Neighborhoods to easily access [[Downtown Paterson]] via [[Route 19]] to avoid Broadway traffic that traverses through 3 different zip codes of Paterson. ====Grid-based address system==== Fair Lawn uses a street address numbering system in which most Fair Lawn addresses are given hyphenated numbers, such as 10-13 Some Street. Less than 1% of addresses in New Jersey use this kind of numbering system and Fair Lawn's nearly 10,000 hyphenated addresses account for nearly half of them. This numbering system is also used in [[Queens]], New York City. Exceptions to this numbering system generally exist on the Glen Rock, [[Hawthorne, New Jersey|Hawthorne]], and [[Saddle Brook, New Jersey|Saddle Brook]] sides of Fair Lawn and within the Radburn development. The system, dating at least as far back as the 1930s, was designed to allow emergency personnel to quickly locate addresses.<ref name=Record2015/> The first numbers (before the dash) correspond to block-distances from Broadway (on streets that run North-South) and to the numbered streets in the borough (example: 2nd Street, 17th Street, etc.) on the streets that run East-West; with the highest numbers being in the low 40s, and the lowest numbers being 0-30, etc. Addresses south of Broadway / Route 4 start with a zero and a hyphen, which can cause confusion with those unfamiliar with the grid system. Most GPS systems and online address entry forms do not accept the dash, though addresses entered without the dash are typically handled properly.<ref name=Record2015>Diduch, Mary. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/fair-lawn-s-number-maze-1.1262578?page=all "Fair Lawn's number maze: Hyphenated addresses can be confusing"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', February 1, 2015. Accessed February 1, 2015. "Few municipalities use the system; Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City, is one that does. Of the 3.9 million addresses in the state, 21,970 have hyphenated addresses. Nearly half — about 10,000 — are in Fair Lawn, with Newark trailing with about 6,000, according to the Postal Service.... Homes and buildings south of Broadway — Route 4 — have a zero before the hyphen, followed by the building number. Structures north of Broadway are given a number before the hyphen that corresponds to the street."</ref> ===Public transportation=== [[File:Fair Lawn Radburn Station.jpg|thumb|right|[[Radburn (NJT station)|Radburn train station]] in Fair Lawn]] Fair Lawn is served by the [[Radburn (NJT station)|Radburn]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=126 Radburn station], [[New Jersey Transit]]. Accessed October 11, 2013.</ref> and [[Broadway (NJT station)|Broadway]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=25 Broadway station], [[New Jersey Transit]]. Accessed October 11, 2013.</ref> train stations on the [[New Jersey Transit]] [[Bergen County Line]], which offers service to [[Lower Manhattan]] via the [[Hoboken Terminal]], and connections at [[Secaucus Junction]] to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] and to most other New Jersey Transit train lines.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNBN Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Line], [[New Jersey Transit]]. Accessed October 11, 2013.</ref> New Jersey Transit buses include the [[144 (New Jersey bus)|144]], [[145 (New Jersey bus)|145]], [[148 (New Jersey bus)|148]], [[160 (New Jersey bus)|160]], [[164 (New Jersey bus)|164]] and [[196 (New Jersey bus)|196]] routes to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in Midtown Manhattan; the [[171 (New Jersey bus)|171]] and [[175 (New Jersey bus)|175]] to the [[George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal]]; and the [[746 (New Jersey bus)|746]], [[758 (New Jersey bus)|758]] and [[770 (New Jersey bus)|770]] lines, offering local service.<ref>{{Wayback |date=20090522212317 |url=http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo |title=Routes by County: Bergen County }}, [[New Jersey Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 7, 2011.</ref> ===Aviation=== Fair Lawn lies {{convert|20|mi}} north of [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], approaches to which are directly over Fair Lawn, and {{convert|8|mi}} northwest of [[Teterboro Airport]]. ==Popular culture== * In the 1976 film ''[[Taxi Driver]]'', when [[Travis Bickle]] ([[Robert De Niro]]) is talking to a Secret Service agent, he provides a false name (Henry Krinkle), and a false address (154 Hopper Avenue, Fair Lawn, New Jersey). There is a Hopper Avenue in Fair Lawn, but 154 Hopper Avenue does not exist, and the ZIP code he provides is also incorrect (61045, which is actually in Kings, Illinois).<ref>Ginsberg, Leonard. [https://books.google.com/books?id=4LxFAYHILkIC&pg=PA205 ''Rhapsody on a Film by Kurosawa''], p. 205. [[Trafford Publishing]], 2008. ISBN 9781425174378. Accessed November 5, 2013. "First, a psychopathic hero is not a novelty. 'My name is Hnery Krinkle. K-R-I-N-K-L-E. 154 Hopper Avenue.... You know, like a rabbit, hip, hop. Ha, ha. Fair Lawn, New Jersey.' Travis Bickle falsely identifies himself."</ref> * In 1981 [[punk rock]] band [[Misfits (band)|The Misfits]], who later became one of the original pioneers of [[hardcore punk]], recorded their studio demo titled "The Fairlawn Sessions" at New Found Sound Studio with original singer [[Glen Danzig]].{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} * In the 1996 Mel Gibson movie ''[[Ransom (1996 film)|Ransom]]'', Fair Lawn is seen when Gibson is told to turn from Route 4 onto [[County Route 77 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|Saddle River Road]] (Fair Lawn) and into the rock quarry (which is actually located in [[Haledon, New Jersey]]).<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117438/locations ''Ransom'' (1996) - Filming Locations], Internet Movie Database. Accessed January 6, 2015.</ref> * In the 2004 movie ''[[Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi]]'', Fair Lawn can be seen on the map that Detective Washburn ([[Jimmy Fallon]]) is reading. The map is fake, since it shows a fictional uncompleted highway off the [[Garden State Parkway]] in [[Oradell, New Jersey|Oradell]]. * At the beginning of the [[Pine Barrens (The Sopranos)|"Pine Barrens"]] episode of the television series ''[[The Sopranos]],'' Mob boss Tony Soprano tells [[Paulie Walnuts]] and protege [[Christopher Moltisanti]] to visit a Russian mobster, Valery, in Fair Lawn. However, this scene was shot in Paterson.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} A scene in the episode "[[The Happy Wanderer (The Sopranos)|The Happy Wanderer]]" was filmed in front of the historic Radburn Building.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} * Fair Lawn was featured in the movie ''[[The Other Guys]]'' starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. The two main characters travel to Fair Lawn, New Jersey to get accounting files.<ref>Faerman, Zlata. "Q&A: 'The Other Guys' director Adam McKay", ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'', August 23, 2010. "If you had to point to Fair Lawn on a map of New Jersey, could you do it? McKay: I would look around Mount Clair{{sic}}? Is that close? I grew up in Philly so I have some limited Jersey knowledge."</ref> ==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Fair Lawn, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Fair Lawn include: * [[Matt Ahearn]], former member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who represented the [[38th Legislative District (New Jersey)|38th Legislative District]] from 2002–2004.<ref>Chen, David W. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/25/nyregion/25ferriero.html "A County Leader at the Core of a Pay-to-Play Fight"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 25, 2006. Accessed November 5, 2013. "'The empire-building is getting your feet in town, helping the minority win control, and then controlling the appointments and no-bid contracts,' said Matt Ahearn, a former Democratic assemblyman from Fair Lawn who had a falling-out with Mr. Ferriero."</ref> * [[Ian Axel]] (born 1985), singer-songwriter, pianist, and member of the band [[A Great Big World]].<ref>[[Tris McCall|McCall, Tris]]. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/05/ian_axels_new_year_is_an_impre.html "Ian Axel's 'New Year' is an impressive debut"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 20, 2011. Accessed July 21, 2011. "Axel, who grew up in Bergen County and graduated from Fair Lawn High School, isn't a showy pianist. He doesn't take lengthy solos or call attention to his considerable technique.... Ian Axel, who grew up in Fair Lawn, makes his Bowery Ballroom debut on Tuesday."</ref> * [[Jeffrey Boam]] (born 1946), screenwriter best known for ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' and ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'' and ''[[Lethal Weapon 3|3]]''.<ref>Farrell, Mary H. J.; and Kelley, Jack. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20121088,00.html "Jeffrey Boam's Two Scripts Make Him a Lethal Box Office Weapon After a Long Crusade for Success"], ''[[People (magazine)]]'', September 4, 1989, Vol. 32 No. 10. Accessed January 12, 2015. "The middle child of an aeronautical engineer and a housewife, Boam moved with his family from Fair Lawn, N.J., to Sacramento, Calif., at 11. He was planning to become a sketch artist when he discovered the film school at UCLA."</ref> * [[Steve Bornstein]] (born 1952), President and CEO of the [[NFL Network]].<ref>Ostrowski, Jeff. [http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1998/12/19981221/No-Topic-Name/In-Any-Currency-ESPN-A-Cash-Machine.aspx "In any currency, ESPN a cash machine"], [[Sports Business Daily]], December 21, 1998. Accessed January 2, 2014. "Bornstein, a native of Fair Lawn, N.J., graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1974 with a film degree. His early career included stints at a Milwaukee TV station and lugging equipment as a free-lance cameraman for the Milwaukee Brewers."</ref> * [[Brendan Burke (sportscaster)|Brendan Burke]] (born 1984), sportscaster for the [[Utica Comets]].<ref>Granlund, Dave. [http://www.uticaod.com/article/20130722/Blogs/307229929 "Utica Comets Weekly Notebook # 6 - Meet Radio Broadcaster Brendan Burke"], ''[[Observer-Dispatch]]'', July 22, 2013. Accessed November 2, 2014. "In speaking with Burke, a native of Fair Lawn, NJ, I now have another reason to eagerly await the start of the Comets inaugural season."</ref> * [[Gérard Debaets]] (1899-1959), Belgian [[bicycle racing|racing cyclist]].<ref>Gabriele, Michael C. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LRFNrMecw4AC&pg=PA93 ''The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey''], p. 93. [[The History Press]], 2011. ISBN 9781596294271. "Following his retirement in 1945, he opened a bicycle shop in Paterson and resided in Fair Lawn and North Haledon."</ref> * [[John E. Dohms]] (1948-2012), researcher of the [[pathology]] of avian diseases.<ref>Staff. [http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2014/mar/JohnDohms030714.html "In memoriam; Friends, colleagues remember Prof. John Dohms"], UDaily, March 7, 2014. Accessed May 10, 2016. "Born in New York City, Dr. Dohms graduated from Fair Lawn High School in New Jersey in 1966."</ref><ref>Quartararo, Elizabeth. [http://udreview.com/missing-since-2012-professor-remembered-by-friends-and-relatives/ "Missing since 2012, professor remembered by friends and relatives"], ''The Review'', March 3, 2014. Accessed May 10, 2016. "Bernard Kaplan, a university English professor who has known Dohms since they were both children growing up a block away from each other in Fair Lawn, N.J., said shortly after Dohms' disappearance, he traveled to their hometown to pass out flyers and let neighbors know to look out for him."</ref> * [[Barry Edelstein]] (born 1965), theatre director, author, and educator who serves as Artistic Director of the [[Old Globe Theatre]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]].<ref>Launer, Pat. [http://sdjewishjournal.com/sdjj/february-2013/new-face-at-the-old-globe/ "New Face at the Old Globe"], ''[[San Diego Jewish Journal]]'', January 31, 2013. Accessed March 19, 2016. "Edelstein (pronounced EH-duhl-steen), was born in Paterson, N.J. He grew up in Fair Lawn, N.J., where he attended Fair Lawn High School and went on to graduate summa cum laude from Tufts University."</ref> * [[Steven Ehrlich]] (born 1946), [[architect]] who is the founding partner of the practice Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects, formerly known as Ehrlich Architects.<ref>Haldeman, Peter. [http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/ehrlich-article-092004 "Steven Ehrlich; Exploring Privacy and Community at Home in Venice Beach"], ''[[Architectural Digest]]'', August 31, 2004. Accessed June 13, 2016. "Raised in Radburn, New Jersey, America's first planned community, Ehrlich spent six years working in Morocco and Nigeria after architecture school."</ref> * [[Tracy Eisser]] (born 1989), [[Rowing (sport)|rower]] who won the gold medal in the [[quad scull]]s at the [[2015 World Rowing Championships]].<ref>[http://www.usrowing.org/pressbox/athletebios/tracyeisser_copy1_copy1 Tracy Eisser], [[USRowing]]. Accessed May 10, 2016. "Hometown: Fair Lawn, N.J."</ref> * [[Donald Fagen]] (born 1948), singer-songwriter and co-founder and lead singer of [[Steely Dan]].<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/102043318_Fagen_returns_to_his_Jersey_roots.html "Donald Fagen joins forces for a tribute to early R&B"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', September 2, 2010. Accessed November 5, 2013. "Geographically, he can trace his roots to Passaic, where he was born, to Fair Lawn, where he was raised, and to Kendall Park, then a muddy no-man's-land between New Brunswick and Princeton that he couldn't wait to get out of."</ref> * [[Nicholas Felice]] (born 1927), served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and was mayor of Fair Lawn.<ref>{{Wayback |date=19980225004249 |url=www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/felice.htm |title=Assemblyman Nicholas R. Felice}}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed June 2, 2010.</ref> * [[Jim Finn]] (born 1976), football player with the [[New York Giants]].<ref>Zinser, Lynn. [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/06/sports/pro-football-for-giants-finn-there-s-no-place-like-home.html "PRO FOOTBALL; For Giants' Finn, There's No Place Like Home"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 6, 2003. Accessed January 2, 2014. "When he signed with the Giants in March, they wondered if he would beat out the incumbent fullback, Charles Stackhouse, and fretted about whether he could handle playing in the spotlight of New York, just miles from where he grew up in Fair Lawn, N.J."</ref> * [[David L. Ganz]] (born 1951), attorney, author and politician who was mayor of Fair Lawn from 1999–2006 and has served on the Bergen County [[Board of Chosen Freeholders]] since 2003.<ref>Staff. [http://www.northjersey.com/community/announcements/105805893_Ganz_presents_his_latest_book_to_the_library.html "Ganz presents latest book to the library"], ''Community News (Fair Lawn)'', October 26, 2010. Accessed November 5, 2013. "Fair Lawn — Former mayor David L. Ganz has published his 25th book and presented a copy to the library. Ganz, who is currently a third-term member of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, presented his latest book, ''Rare Coin Investing: An Affordable Way to Build Your Portfolio'' to the Fair Lawn Public Library."</ref> * [[David Gewirtz]], CNN columnist, cyberterrorism adviser and presidential scholar.<ref>Gewirtz, David. [http://us1newspaper.com/index.php?option=com_us1more&Itemid=6&key=09-10-2008+Interchange&more=1&action=comment "The Coming Cyberwar: A Matter of When, Not If"], ''U.S. 1 Newspaper'', September 10, 2008. Accessed February 7, 2011. "A native of Fair Lawn, Gewirtz earned his bachelor's in computer science at Worcester Polytechnic in Massachusetts in 1982."</ref> * [[Robert M. Gordon]] (born 1950), member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] since 2008, who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 2004–2008 and was mayor of Fair Lawn from 1988–1991.<ref>Nobile, Tom. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/229910071_Governor_makes_campaign_stop_in_Fair_Lawn.html "Governor makes campaign stop in Fair Lawn"], ''Community News (Fair Lawn)'', October 30, 2013. Accessed November 5, 2013. "He also threw endorsements behind local state senate and assembly candidates, including Republican State Senate candidate Fernando Alonso, who is running against Democratic Sen. Robert Gordon of Fair Lawn."</ref> * [[Neal Gottlieb]] (born 1977), ice cream entrepreneur who founded [[Three Twins]] organic ice cream.<ref>Ghert-Zand, Renee. [http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/69411/talking-with-an-ice-cream-man-who-likes-it-green/ "Talking with … An ice cream man who likes it green"], ''[[j. (newspaper)]]'', August 23, 2013. Accessed May 10, 2016. "Did you eat at lot of ice cream growing up in Fair Lawn, N.J.?"</ref> * [[Boris Gulko]] (born 1947), [[International Grandmaster]] and former winner of the [[U.S. Chess Championship]].<ref>Byrne, Robert. [http://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/15/arts/chess-832790.html "Chess"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 15, 1994. Accessed June 30, 2012. "In winning the United States Championship in Key West, Fla., in late October, Boris Gulko performed in close accord with every grandmaster's daydreams. The 47-year-old former Soviet champion, who lives in Fair Lawn, N.J., won with captivating combinations, trenchant tactics, precise positional play and excellently executed endgames."</ref> * [[Larry Hochman]] (born 1953), [[orchestrator]] and [[composer]] who won four [[Emmy Award]]s for his original music on the [[TV series]] ''[[The Wonder Pets]]'' and a Tony Award for his orchestrations for ''[[The Book of Mormon]]''.<ref>Leichman, Joseph. [http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/revolving/ "Revolving"], ''[[The Jewish Standard]]'', November 25, 2005. Accessed May 10, 2016. "When Larry Gates and Larry Hochman were growing up in Fair Lawn, they used to walk home from school singing Beatles songs together."</ref> * [[Šaćir Hot]] (born 1991), soccer player for the [[New York Red Bulls]], the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States U-20 team]], and [[Boston College]]; attended [[Fair Lawn High School]].<ref>Vasquez, Andy. [http://www.northjersey.com/sports/pro_sports/other_sports/114992739_Red_Bulls_sign_Fair_Lawn_s_Hot.html "Red Bulls sign Fair Lawn's Sacir Hot"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', February 1, 2011. Accessed March 29, 2011. "On Monday, the Red Bulls announced the signing of Hot, a 19-year-old defender who played soccer and football at Fair Lawn.... Hot recently returned from Europe and soon after was offered a contract. The decision to stay close to home — Hot still lives in Fair Lawn — was not a difficult one."</ref> * [[Allen Kay]] (born 1945), advertising executive.<ref>Dougherty, Philip H. [http://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/16/business/advertising-new-shop-seeks-its-own-niche.html "Advertising; New Shop Seeks Its Own Niche"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 16, 1982. Accessed May 10, 2016. "Like his sidekick, Mr. Kay, 36, started out in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, but moved to Fair Lawn, N.J., before he started high school."</ref> * [[Steve Malzberg]] (born 1959), radio host.<ref>Jennings, Rob. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/doc/440157177.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep%208,%202009&author=ROB%20JENNING&pub=Daily%20Record&edition=&startpage=&desc=Thousands%20attend%20Labor%20Day%20tea%20party "Thousands attend Labor Day tea party"], ''[[Daily Record (Morristown)]]'', September 8, 2009. Accessed November 5, 2013. "'How do you give back until you get,' said Malzberg, who lives in Fair Lawn and did not name the school declining to show the speech."</ref> * [[Mike Meola]] (1905-1976), [[pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played between the [[1933 in baseball|1933]] and [[1936 in baseball|1936]] seasons.<ref>Nowlin, Bill. [http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/b2c86262 "Mike Meola"], [[Society for American Baseball Research]]. Accessed May 10, 2016. "He moved to New Jersey and was active in church and Republican Party affairs in the Fair Lawn, New Jersey, area where he made his home."</ref> * [[Antonio Matarazzo]] (born 1993), professional [[association football|soccer]] [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] who currently plays for [[Orlando City B]] in the [[United Soccer League|USL]].<ref>[http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&ATCLID=205585638 Antonio Matarazzo Bio], [[Columbia Lions men's soccer]]. Accessed June 13, 2016. "Hometown: Fair Lawn, N.J.; High School: Fair Lawn"</ref> * [[Lee Meredith]] (born 1947 as Judi-Lee Sauls), actress who appeared in ''[[The Producers (1968 film)|The Producers]]'', ''[[Hello Down There]]'' and ''[[The Sunshine Boys (1975 film)|The Sunshine Boys]]''.<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-45507368.html "Once a Bombshell..."], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', July 1, 2001. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Meredith -- so convincing as the Swedish tease -- was born and raised Judi-Lee Sauls in Fair Lawn, and adopted her stage name right before ''The Producers''."</ref> * [[Jillian Morgese]], actress.<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/fair-lawn-actress-gets-starring-role-in-joss-whedon-s-take-on-shakespeare-s-much-ado-about-nothing-1.692333 "Fair Lawn actress gets starring role in Joss Whedon's take on Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing'"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', June 18, 2013. Accessed August 26, 2015. "'For me, the whole experience was a dream,' says Jillian Morgese, 23, a Fair Lawn native who can be seen in her first major film role in a funky new version of the Shakespeare comedy, opening nationwide on Friday."</ref> * [[Millie Perkins]] (born 1938), actress, who played the title role in her first film as the star of ''[[The Diary of Anne Frank]]''.<ref>[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,892451-1,00.html "New Picture"], ''[[Time (magazine)]]'', March 30, 1959. Accessed January 2, 2014. "His choice was an 18-year-old model from Fair Lawn, N.J. named Millie Perkins."</ref> * [[Ron Perranoski]] (born 1936), Major League Baseball pitcher from 1961-1973.<ref>Finch, Frank. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/168603116.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun%207,%201964&author=&pub=Los%20Angeles%20Times&edition=&startpage=&desc=Sluggers%20Benched,%20So%20Dodgers%20Jar%20Mets,%209-2 "Sluggers Benched, So Dodgers Jar Mets 9-2"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 7, 1964. Accessed January 2, 2014. "Several thousand fans from Fair Lawn, NJ, were on hand to honor their most celebrated citizen, Ron Perranoski."</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/century/stories/baseballdecades.html Baseball All-Century Teams of the Decades], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', accessed February 27, 2007.</ref> * [[Philip Plotch]] (born 1961), author, professor and transportation planner.<ref>Plotch, Philip Mark. [http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-guest-writers/indictments-are-an-affirmation-that-our-system-is-working-1.1323951 "Opinion: Indictments are an affirmation that our system is working"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', May 2, 2015. Accessed November 30, 2015. "Philip Mark Plotch of Fair Lawn is an assistant professor of political science at Saint Peter's University and author of ''Politics Across the Hudson: The Tappan Zee Megaproject.''"</ref> * [[Billy Price (singer)|Billy Price]] (born 1949), soul singer.<ref>Thompson, Toby. [http://www.billyprice.com/Price_of_Soul.php "Billy Price: East Coast Blue-Eyed Soul Man"], copy of article from ''The Penn Stater'' at billyprice.com, January / February 2000. Accessed April 23, 2008. "Forget Billy Price from Pittsburgh's rock cauldron. Meet William Pollak '71, '79, Liberal Arts, from Fair Lawn."</ref> * [[Maurice Purtill]] (1916–1994), drummer in the Big Band era, most notably the [[Glenn Miller Orchestra]].<ref>Deffaa, Chip. [https://books.google.com/books?id=f4kYAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Maurice+Purtill%22+%22fair+lawn%22 ''Swing Legacy''], p. 118. Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 9780810822825. Accessed October 11, 2013. "But at his apartment in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Maurice ('Moe') Purtill recalls: 'You could have shot deer in the Glen Island Casino that first night. Nobody was there.'"</ref> * [[Roberta Rogow]] (born 1942), writer of [[speculative fiction]] and [[fan fiction]], and a [[filk music]] [[singer-songwriter]].<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19770309&id=7ZoyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xOgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4933,4147409&hl=en "On The Light Side Of News"], ''[[The Gettysburg Times]]'', March 9, 1977. Accessed May 10, 2016. "The first index og Star Trek stories, written by fans in the 10 years the show has been off the air, is being put together by a Fair Lawn librarian. Roberta Rogow has purchased 20,000 index cards on which she hopes to compile the 'Trekindex', a guide to finding all the works."</ref> * [[Steve Rothman]] (born 1952), Congressman who represented [[New Jersey's 9th congressional district]] from 1997–2013.<ref>[[Amy Argetsinger|Argetsinger, Amy]]; and [[Roxanne Roberts|Roberts, Roxanne]]. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/29/AR2006082901481.html "'Leaner and Meaner' Rove Has Less Weight to Throw Around"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', August 30, 2006. Accessed March 29, 2011. "Matched: Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), 53, who got teased when gossip columns and his hometown paper discovered his online personal ad two years ago (brown-eyed Libra, enjoys swimming, wine and jazz), had the last laugh Aug. 18 when he married Jennifer Anne Beckenstein , 48 -- a food bank publicist whom he met through Jdate.com -- in Nyack, N.Y. The two will honeymoon later in the year, his office said; for now, they're busy combining their five teens into one household in Fair Lawn, N.J."</ref> * [[Ira Rubin]] (1930–2013), world champion professional [[contract bridge]] player.<ref>Levin, Jay. [http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/ira-rubin-world-champion-bridge-player-dies-at-82-1.558914 "Ira Rubin, world champion bridge player, dies at 82"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', February 7, 2013. Accessed January 6, 2015. "Ira Rubin, who lived in Paramus for 35 years and in Fair Lawn before that, is survived by his children, Loribeth Kimmel, Eric Rubin and Jeffrey Rubin, and his former wife, Harriet Rubin."</ref> * [[Charlie Schlatter]] (born 1966), actor.<ref>Rohan, Virginia. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/84204597_Actor_gets_kick_out_of_series.html "Fair Lawn's Charlie Schlatter on his new TV project"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', February 12, 2010. Accessed February 7, 2011.</ref> * [[Loren Schoenberg]] (born 1958), jazz musician, conductor and educator who is founding director of the [[National Jazz Museum in Harlem]].<ref>Parisi, Albert J. [http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/01/nyregion/fond-memories-of-the-king-of-swing.html "Fond Memories of the 'King of Swing'"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 1, 1989. Accessed July 23, 2016. "'Everybody I knew as a kid was into rock bands and heavy-metal stuff, but it just didn't do anything for me,' said Mr. Schoenberg, a 31-year-old Fair Lawn native."</ref> * [[Dave Sime]] (born 1936), sprinter who won a silver medal in the 100m dash at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome]].<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PgxgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HukFAAAAIBAJ&dq=dave%20sime%20fair%20lawn&pg=4104%2C2259165 "Sime Has Great Day, Breaks World Record"], ''[[The Miami News]]'', May 6, 1956. Accessed August 31, 2011. "The 190-pound Fair Lawn, N.J., sophomore, a hot prospect for the U.S. Olympic team, won the 100-yard dash in 9.4, his sixth such performance this year."</ref> * [[Regina Spektor]] (born 1980), singer.<ref>Bloom, Nate. "Noshes: Worth Checking Out", ''[[The Jewish Standard]]'', June 29, 2007. "Spektor, 27, is far better known... She went to middle school yeshiva in New York and, for her first two years in high school, she went to the Frisch School in Paramus. She graduated from Fair Lawn High School."</ref> * [[Brendan Suhr]] (born 1951), Director of Program Development for the [[UCF Knights men's basketball]] team and former NBA scout and assistant coach.<ref>[http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/brendan_suhr_714216.html Brendan Suhr], [[UCF Knights men's basketball]]. Accessed November 5, 2013. "A native of Fair Lawn, N.J., Suhr began his coaching career on the college level as an assistant at Detroit, before moving to Fairfield."</ref> * [[Steve Swallow]] (born 1940), jazz double bassist and bass guitarist.<ref>Hawes, Peter S. via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5uFNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SosDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5586,2819316&dq=steve-swallow+fair-lawn&hl=en "Steve Swallow divided time; Purist turns on electricity"], ''[[The Free Lance-Star]]'', September 17, 1983. Accessed November 5, 2013. "Swallow, 42, grew up in Fair Lawn, N.J. He first took piano lessons when he was six. He later studied the trumpet and started playing bass when he was about 13 in after-school jam sessions."</ref> * [[Ira Thor]] (born 1977), athletics communications professional and sports announcer.<ref>Thor, Ira. [http://www.njcugothicknights.com/news/2001/8/23/082301.aspx "Fair Lawn's Ira Thor Wins Sports Writing Award"], [[New Jersey City University]], August 23, 2001. Accessed May 10, 2016.</ref> * [[Donna Vivino]] (born 1978), stage and screen actress, who has performed the starring role of [[Elphaba]] in the Broadway National Tour production of ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]''.<ref>Belkin, Lisa. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PPwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FOUFAAAAIBAJ&dq=donna-vivino%20fair-lawn&pg=5932%2C1011953 "Savvy 7-year-old acts like a real pro"], ''[[Lawrence Journal-World]]'', January 5, 1986. Accessed February 8, 2011. "FAIR LAWN, N.J. - The actress 49 inches tall, 7 years old and missing three teeth - stood in the center of her den and patiently explained the difference between television commercials and real life."</ref> * [[Reginald Weir]] (1911-1987), African-American tennis player and physician.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/03/ball-beats-bonner-in-final-of-jersey-senior-tennis.html "Ball Beats Bonner in Final Of Jersey Senior Tennis"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 3, 1964. Accessed May 10, 2016. "Ball and Dr. Reginald Weir of Fair Lawn, N. J., took the doubles title by default from Bonner and Robert Biddle of Philadelphia."</ref> * [[Benjamin Yudin]] (born 1944), Rabbi of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fair Lawn.<ref>Preis, Nechama. [http://www.ou.org/publications/ja/5758/spring98/closeup3.htm "Close-up: Rabbi Benjamin Yudin; An 'outreach pro' -- who shuns the very term -- finds multiple ways to extend a warm hand of welcome."], ''[[Jewish Action]]'', Spring 5758/1998 Vol. 58 No. 3. Accessed November 5, 2013. "In 1969, when Rabbi Yudin - then newly ordained by Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary -- moved with his wife, Shevi, to Fair Lawn for his first rabbinical position, his congregation had a mere 30 members."</ref> ==Historic sites== A significant historic site in Fair Lawn is the [[Passaic River]] Fishing Weir, a prominent archaeological feature just north of the Fair Lawn Avenue Bridge. It was constructed by [[Lenape]] tribe members and is the best-preserved of several such weirs on the [[Passaic River]].<ref>Coyne, Kevin. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/nyregion/new-jersey/05colnj.html "Pursuing a Secret of the Passaic"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 3, 2008. Accessed June 30, 2014.</ref> Fair Lawn is home to the following locations on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]:<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nj/Bergen/state.html New Jersey: Bergen County], [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Accessed November 15, 2011.</ref> * [[G. V. H. Berdan House]] - 1219 River Road (added 1983) * [[Richard J. Berdan House]] - 24-07 Fair Lawn Avenue (added 1983): Purchased by Richard J. Berdan in 1808, the home was constructed for the Bogert family circa 1750.<ref>Winshell, Elaine B,; and Diepeveen, Jane Lyle. [https://books.google.com/books?id=LJ24MG9WfS8C&pg=PA11 ''Fair Lawn''], p. 11. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2001. ISBN 9780738509297. Accessed November 2, 2014.</ref> * [[Cadmus-Folly House]] - 19-21 Fair Lawn Avenue (added 1983) * [[Peter Garretson House]] - 4-02 River Road (added 1974): With a homestead that dates back to 1719, the sandstone house is one of the oldest surviving structures in Bergen County. The Garretson Forge and Farm Restoration operates the site, owned by the county, as a farm museum.<ref>[http://www.garretsonfarm.org/history.html History], Garretson Forge and Farm. Accessed October 11, 2013.</ref> * [[Naugle House]] - 42-49 Dunkerhook Road (added 1983): Constructed in 1776, the home was visited by the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|Marquis de Lafayette]]. The site was purchased by the borough in 2010 for $1.7 million, and a plan has been formulated to repair the home and preserve the grounds as open space.<ref>Staff. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/217874101_The_Record__Preserving_history.html "The Record: Preserving history"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', August 1, 2013. Accessed November 5, 2013. "Fair Lawn bought the 1776 Naugle House three years ago, snatching it from the jaws of a developer with plans to build town homes on the property. Not only was the house saved, but so were the grounds, keeping precious open space open."</ref><ref>Sudol, Karen. [http://www.northjersey.com/fairlawn/217336321_Historic_homes__fate_clearer.html?page=all "Fate of Fair Lawn historic homes becomes clearer"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', July 29, 2013. Accessed November 5, 2013. "Fair Lawn bought the house in 2010 for $1.7 million using municipal and county open space funds. The cost to develop the restoration plan — not the actual work on the house — was $38,500, funded through a county grant matched by the borough.... The house, which dates to 1776 and is listed on the national and state historic place registers, is said to have been the home of a paymaster for the Continental Army and to have once hosted the Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman who fought with the Continental Army."</ref> * [[Radburn, New Jersey|Radburn]] - Irregular pattern between Radburn Road and Erie RR. tracks (added 1975)<ref>[http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/samples/nj/Radburn.pdf Radburn - National Historic Landmark Nomination form], [[National Park Service]]. Accessed November 5, 2013.</ref> * [[Radburn (NJT station)|Radburn Station]] - Pollitt Drive (added 1984) * [[Jacob Vanderbeck, Jr., House]] - 41-25 Dunkerhook Road (added 1983): Constructed in Dutch stone by Jacob Vanderbeck in the 1750s, the house has had a number of prominent owners, including Fair Lawn mayor and Assemblyman [[Richard Vander Plaat]]. Owned by a developer who has sought to use the site to construct a large-scale assisted-living facility,<ref>Diduch, Mary. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/fate-of-old-fair-lawn-house-rests-with-proposal-for-senior-complex-1.1023786 "Fate of old Fair Lawn house rests with proposal for senior complex"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', May 27, 2014. Accessed September 16, 2014. "The zoning board is poised Thursday to hear an application to build an assisted-living facility on a three-acre parcel where an 18th-century historic structure sits.The preservation of the Jacob Vanderbeck Jr. house on Dunkerhook Road has been an issue in the borough for years, and now the historic commission there is looking to negotiate with the developer to possibly have the home moved so it can be preserved."</ref> the house has been listed on Preservation New Jersey's 2013 list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.preservationnj.org/site/ExpEng/index.php?/ten_most_13/index_detail/Jacob_Vanderbeck_Jr._House 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in New Jersey 2013: Jacob Vanderbeck Jr. House], Preservation New Jersey. Accessed October 11, 2013.</ref> Fair Lawn also has a close association with two historic areas along the [[Saddle River (Passaic River)|Saddle River]] in [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]]. One is the Easton Tower, a Bergen County historic site that consists of a stone tower and a small dam which mark the site of the colonial-era Jacob Zabriskie mill and the 19th-20th centuries-era Arcola community park. Another is the Dunkerhook community, focused around the New Jersey designated historic road, Dunkerhook Road. The western section of the community includes the Naugle House and the Jacob Vanderbeck, Jr. House, and the eastern section included a slave and free-African American community that consisted of a school, a cemetery, a church, and houses including the now-demolished [[Zabriskie Tenant House]]. ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==Further reading== * ''Municipal Incorporations of the State of New Jersey (according to Counties)'' prepared by the Division of Local Government, Department of the Treasury (New Jersey); December 1, 1958. * Clayton, W. Woodford; and Nelson, Nelson. [https://archive.org/details/historyofbergen00clay ''History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men.''] Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1882. * Harvey, Cornelius Burnham (ed.), [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00harv ''Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Co., 1900. * Van Valen, James M. [https://archive.org/details/historybergenco00valegoog ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey.''] New York: New Jersey Publishing and Engraving Co., 1900. * Westervelt, Frances A. (Frances Augusta), 1858-1942, [https://books.google.com/books?id=As8wAQAAMAAJ ''History of Bergen County, New Jersey, 1630-1923''], Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1923. ==External links== {{Wikivoyage|Fair Lawn}} * {{Official website|http://www.fairlawn.org/}} {{Bergen County, New Jersey}} [[Category:Fair Lawn, New Jersey| ]] [[Category:1924 establishments in New Jersey]] [[Category:Boroughs in Bergen County, New Jersey]] [[Category:Faulkner Act (council–manager)]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1924]] [[Category:Russian-American culture in New Jersey]] [[Category:Russian communities in the United States]] [[Category:Ukrainian communities in the United States]] [[Category:Ukrainian-American culture in New Jersey]]'