Paramus (IPA: [pəˈræməs]) is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 25,737. As of the Census Bureau's 2005 estimate, the population was 26,545.^[1] Paramus is one of the largest shopping meccas in the country, with over $5 billion in annual retail sales, more than any other ZIP Code in the United States.^[2] Despite this, Paramus is also noted for having some of the most restrictive blue laws in the United States, banning nearly all retail and white-collar businesses from opening on Sundays.^[3] Download high resolution version (550x719, 17 KB)Map of Bergen County, New Jersey highlighting the municipality of Paramus, New Jersey. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... A Borough (sometimes spelled Boro on road signage) in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of twelve forms of municipal government. ... Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Mr. ... A blue law, in the United States and Canada, is a type of law designed to enforce moral standards, particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest. ...

Paramus was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1922, based on the results of a referendum held on April 4, 1922 that passed by a vote of 238 for, 10 against.^[4][5] Paramus was created from portions of Midland Township, which now exists as Rochelle Park.^[6] The New Jersey Legislature convene at the State House building in Trenton. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Midland Township was a Township in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the United States, that was formed in 1871 from portions of New Barbadoes Township. ... Map highlighting Rochelle Parks location within Bergen County. ...

Geography

Paramus is located at 40°56′50″N, 74°4′14″W (40.947107, -74.070471)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 27.1 km² (10.5 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 25,737 people, 8,082 households, and 6,780 families residing in the borough. The population density was 949.1/km² (2,457.7/mi²). There were 8,209 housing units at an average density of 302.7/km² (783.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 79.19% White, 1.13% African American, 0.05% Native American, 17.23% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.87% of the population. The Fifteenth United States Census was taken in 1930. ... The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7. ... The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... The Eighteenth United States Census was taken in 1960. ... The Nineteenth United States Census was taken in 1970. ... The Twetieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,542,199, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 8,082 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.32. “Spouse” redirects here. ...

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $76,918, and the median income for a family was $84,406. Males had a median income of $56,635 versus $37,450 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,295. About 1.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Government

Local government

Paramus has a mayor and six person council. The Mayor is James Tedesco, and the council members are Council President Frank A. Ciambrone, Richard Conte, Frederick Hayo, Richard LaBarbiera, Denis Niland and Connie Wagner.^[8]

On Election Day, November 7, 2006, voters chose a mayor and filled two seats on the borough council. The 2006 council was comprised of five Democrats and a Republican, with one Democratic and one Republican seat up for reelection, in a community in which numbers of registered Republicans and Democrats are almost even. Democratic incumbent Mayor James J. Tedesco III (4,823 votes) was reelected, defeating Republican challenger Michael Mariniello Jr. (3,662). Democratic newcomers Denis Niland (4,853) and Frederick Hayo (4,319) were elected to the borough council, defeating Republicans Sam Casielo (3,850) and Patrick O'Brien (3,635). The 2007 council elected to office is comprised entirely of Democrats.^[9][10][11] is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ...

Federal, state and county representation

Paramus is part of New Jersey's 38th Legislative District and is in the Fifth Congressional District.^[12]

New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken). New Jerseys Fifth Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Scott Garrett. ... Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. ... Bergen and Passaic counties, 1872 Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... The County of Sussex (also known as Sussex County) is the northernmost county in the State of New Jersey. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... E. Scott Garrett (born July 9, 1959 in Englewood, New Jersey) is a member of the United States House of Representatives. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Wantage Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the... Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is a businessman and Democratic Party politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map highlighting Cliffside Parks location within Bergen County. ... Robert Bob Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic Senator from New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...

The 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Coniglio (D, Paramus) and in the Assembly by Robert M. Gordon (D, Fair Lawn) and Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken). The New Jersey Legislature convene at the State House building in Trenton. ... The New Jersey Legislature convene at the State House building in Trenton. ... The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Sen. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Robert M. Gordon (born 1950) is a Democratic member of the New Jersey Assembly from the 38th Legislative District, which covers an area between the Passaic and Hudson Rivers in suburban Bergen County. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map highlighting Fair Lawns location within Bergen County. ... Assemblywoman Joan Voss Joan Voss serves in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 38th legislative district. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map highlighting Fort Lees location within Bergen County. ... Jon Corzine 54th Governor of New Jersey; Incumbent Christine Christie Todd Whitman, the first female governor of New Jersey The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the Governor of New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...

Bergen County's County Executive is Dennis McNerney (D). The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders administer all county business. Bergen County's Freeholders are Chairman Tomas J. Padilla (D, Park Ridge), Vice-Chairman Elizabeth Calabrese (D, Wallington), David L. Ganz (D, Fair Lawn), James M. Carroll (D, Demarest), Bernadette P. McPherson (D, Rutherford), Julie O'Brien (D) and Connie Wagner (D). Bergen County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney Dennis McNerney is the County Executive of Bergen County, New Jersey. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ... Tomas J. Padilla has served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2002, when he was elected by the Bergen County Democratic Committee to fill the vacated seat of Fort Lee Mayor Jack Alter. ... Map highlighting Park Ridges location within Bergen County. ... Elizabeth Calabrese has served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2004. ... Map highlighting Wallingtons location within Bergen County. ... David L. Ganz has served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2003 and is Freeholder vice chairman. ... Map highlighting Fair Lawns location within Bergen County. ... James M. Carroll has served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2003, having been selected to complete the Freeholder term of the seat vacated when Dennis McNerney was elected County Executive. ... Map highlighting Demarests location within Bergen County. ... Bernadette P. McPherson has served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2002. ... Map highlighting Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ...

Other countywide elected officials are Sheriff Leo McGuire (D), Surrogate Court Judge Mike Dressler (D, Cresskill) County Clerk Kathleen Donovan (R).

Politics

As of April 1, 2006, out of a 2004 Census estimated population of 26,624 in Paramus, there were 16,636 registered voters (62.5% of the population, vs. 55.4% in all of Bergen County). Of registered voters, 3,144 (18.9% vs. 20.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 3,148 (18.9% vs. 19.2% countywide) were registered as Republicans and 10,342 (62.2% vs. 60.1% countywide) were registered as Undeclared. There were two voters registered to other parties.^[13] is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Undeclared is a status for voters in New Jersey. ...

On the national level, Paramus leans toward the Republican Party. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 52% of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 47%.^[14] Presidential election results map. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ...

Education

The Paramus Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. For the 2005-06 school year, the district opened school with 4,500 youngsters in five K-4 schools (Memorial Elementary School, Midland Elementary School, Parkway Elementary School, Ridge Ranch Elementary School and Stony Lane Elementary School), two grade 5-8 middle schools (Eastbrook Middle School and Westbrook Middle School) and Paramus High School. Three of the district's schools have been formally designated as National Blue Ribbon Schools: Paramus High School, Parkway Elementary School and Ridge Ranch Elementary School. The Paramus Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. ... Paramus High School is an American high school in Paramus, New Jersey. ... The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. ...

Befitting the diversity in the region, Paramus is home to many private religious schools. Paramus is the home of Paramus Catholic High School, a co-educational Roman Catholic high school founded in 1965 and operated by the Archdiocese of Newark. It is the largest Roman Catholic high school in the state of New Jersey, enrolling approximately 1,500 students. It is also the location of Visitation Academy, a K-8 Catholic school. Paramus is home to both the Yavneh Academy, a K-8 Jewish day school, and the Frisch School, a large Modern Orthodox Jewish yeshiva serving high-school age students in grades 9-12. Paramus Catholic High School is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school located in Paramus in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Archdiocese of Newark is a Catholic Archdiocese governing the Diocese of Camden, the Diocese of Metuchen, the Diocese of Paterson and the Diocese of Trenton in the state of New Jersey. ... Catholic schools are education ministries of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Yavneh Academy is a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school located in Paramus, New Jersey. ... A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide Jewish children with both a Jewish and a secular education in one school on a full time basis, hence its name of day school meaning a school that the students attend for an entire... The Frisch School, founded in 1972 by Rabbi Menachem Meier and Alfred Frisch, is a coeducational yeshiva (Jewish day school) secondary school located in Paramus, New Jersey, which adheres to the tenets and practices of Modern Orthodox Judaism. ... Modern Orthodox Judaism (or Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy; sometimes abbreviated as MO or Modox) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional observance and values with the secular, modern world. ... This article is about the Jewish male educational system. ...

Bergen Community College, the county college of Bergen County, is based in Paramus, with other satellite centers located elsewhere around the county. The Bergen campus of Berkeley College is located in Paramus. Bergen Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Bergen County, New Jersey. ... Berkeley College is a private college specializing in business, with five campuses in New York and New Jersey. ...

History

The term Paramus comes from the Lenni Lenape Native American word meaning "land of the wild turkey" or "place of fertile soil".^[15] That is why there is a giant metal statue of a turkey in the Paramus Park mall.^{[citation needed]} The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... Paramus Park is a shopping center located in Paramus, New Jersey, United States, sandwiched between Route 17 and the Garden State Parkway, a little more than two miles north of Route 4. ...

Paramus, and the neighboring communities of Ridgewood and Hackensack, was the scene of a great deal of activity during the American Revolutionary War. Map highlighting Ridgewoods location within Bergen County. ... Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. ... Combatants United States (United Colonies prior to July 1776) France Spanish Empire Dutch Republic Polish volunteers Quebec volunteers Prussian volunteers Oneida Tuscarora Great Britain Loyalists Hessian mercenaries Iroquois Confederacy Duchy of Brunswick Commanders George Washington Nathanael Greene Gilbert de La Fayette Comte de Rochambeau Bernardo de Gálvez Tadeusz Ko...

A section of Paramus known as Dunkerhook (meaning dark corner in Dutch) was an African-American community dating back to the early 18th century. Although historical markers on the current site and local oral tradition maintain that this was a slave community, contemporary records document that this was actually a community of free blacks, not slaves.^[16]

During World War II, Farview Avenue was closed off by the United States Army. The military had lined up anti-aircraft cannons along the street to prevent any attack on New York City. Farview Avenue is located at the highest peak of Paramus and has a clear view of the New York City skyline. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...

Commerce

Paramus is known for its multitude of stores and malls. It has five major indoor shopping centers, due to its easy access for residents in the areas of Bergen County and Passaic County in New Jersey and Rockland County in New York. New Jersey also does not levy a sales tax on clothes, which makes it an attractive shopping destination for people even further away in New York City. Bergen and Passaic counties, 1872 Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... The Tappan Zee Bridge, in a view looking toward Rockland. ... “NY” redirects here. ... A sales tax is a consumption tax charged at the point of purchase for certain goods and services. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

On Route 4, are the Bergen Town Center (known as the Bergen Mall until 2006) and the Mall at IV. On Route 17, are Paramus Park and the Fashion Center. At the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 is Paramus's biggest and most famous mall, the Westfield Garden State Plaza. Across from the Westfield Garden State Plaza is the world's third-largest IKEA, one of three IKEAs in the New York City metro area. The Westfield Garden State Plaza is the largest mall in the Westfield Groups' global portfolio with a gross leasable area of 1,993,182sqf^[17].Westfield is the largest retail property group globally^[18]. Route 4 is a state highway in Bergen County and Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, that is also known as the Mackay Highway. ... Bergen Town Center, known as the Bergen Mall until 2006, is located in Paramus and Maywood, New Jersey, United States, and opened in 1957 as an outdoor shopping center. ... Route 17 is a 27. ... Paramus Park is a shopping center located in Paramus, New Jersey, United States, sandwiched between Route 17 and the Garden State Parkway, a little more than two miles north of Route 4. ... The Fashion Center is a small shopping mall located in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. ... Westfield Garden State Plaza is a large shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb of New Jersey. ... Map of countries with IKEA stores. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Westfield Group is a multinational company that owns shopping centres in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ...

Paramus, along with the rest of Bergen County, has strict blue laws preventing stores selling non-food items from opening on Sundays. Although it started as a religious observance, it is kept on the books due to a desire of the residents of Paramus to have one day a week when traffic is tolerable in the town. Furthermore, both Paramus and the surrounding county have significant Jewish and Muslim populations who do not observe their Sabbath on Sunday. This law was called into question most recently when a BJ's Wholesale Club opened at the 4/17 junction. BJ's was allowed to open on Sundays, but is only allowed to sell food and basic necessities. The store has been structured to deny access for shoppers to purchase items that cannot be purchased on Sunday. Paramus has its own blue laws that are significantly more restrictive than those in effect in other communities in Bergen County. It is one of the last places in the entire United States to have such an extensive blue law. A blue law, in the United States and Canada, is a type of law designed to enforce moral standards, particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      In Christianity, the Sabbath... BJs Wholesale Club, Inc. ... A blue law, in the United States and Canada, is a type of law designed to enforce moral standards, particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest. ...

Local blue laws in Paramus were first proposed in 1957, while the Bergen Mall and Garden State Plaza were under construction. The legislation was motivated by fears that the two new malls would aggravate the already-severe highway congestion caused by local retail businesses along the borough's highways.^[19] Bergen Town Center, known as the Bergen Mall until 2006, is located in Paramus and Maywood, New Jersey, United States, and opened in 1957 as an outdoor shopping center. ... Westfield Garden State Plaza is a large shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb of New Jersey. ...

The Paramus Borough Code forbids the performance of any "worldly employment" on Sunday, with exceptions for charity, and the sale of newspapers, drugs, meals, prepared food and cigarettes, among a limited number of exceptions. Even work performed inside one's own home is prohibited, unless one can "prove to the satisfaction of the Judge that he uniformly keeps the seventh day of the week commonly known as the 'Sabbath'...".^[20] In spite of its six-day shopping week, Paramus consistently has the most retail sales of any ZIP Code in the United States.^[2] Many national chain stores boast Paramus as their most prominent locations, including Nordstrom, in which the Paramus store is their best-performing chainwide. There are 25 retailers that occupy multiple stores in Paramus[1], including Macy's which had outlets in three malls for a short period of time. Some retail analysts view Paramus as being two markets, centered on the two major highways. Lord & Taylor has two locations in Paramus, giving Paramus the distinction of the only town with more than one Lord & Taylor location. Shoppers are often reluctant to switch from one highway to another, so having one outlet on each makes sense. Nordstrom, Inc. ... Macys is a chain of moderate to upscale American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... Lord & Taylor, based in New York, New York, is the oldest department store chain in the United States. ...

When Paramus residents go shopping on Sundays, they often visit Willowbrook Mall, a short distance down Interstate 80 in Wayne, New Jersey, or Palisades Center in West Nyack, New York. Willowbrook Mall is a two-level, major shopping center located in Wayne, New Jersey, an affluent suburb of New York City. ... Interstate 80 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States, running from the San Francisco Bay Area east to the New York City area. ... Wayne is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than 20 miles from midtown Manhattan. ... The Palisades Center, often referred to as the Palisades Mall, in West Nyack, New York is the second largest shopping mall in the New York metropolitan area by total square footage, after Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, New York. ... West Nyack is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in Rockland County, New York. ...

Mall history

• 1957 - The Garden State Plaza Shopping Center was built by Muscarelli Construction Company on 198 acres at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17.
• 1957 - The Bergen Mall was built on 101 acres on an area east of the Plaza on Route 4.
• 1968 - The Fashion Center was built on 35 acres. The owners originally referred to its location as being in Ridgewood/Paramus to appeal to the Ridgewood population. Over the years, the references to Ridgewood became somewhat lost.
• 1974 - Paramus Park Mall was built by the Rouse Company. The last of the large centers was built on 66 acres in the middle of an area where the old farms were located.
• 2003 - IKEA opens its third-largest store at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17, on the site of the old Alexander's department store. It was joined the next year by three other retailers.

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Entertainment

In 1931, one of the earliest drive-in theaters opened in Paramus, and boasted the world's largest and brightest screen, located behind what is now the Garden State Plaza Shopping Mall. The Paramus Drive-In closed sometime around 1983. Hulls Drive In Theatre, outside Lexington, Virginia A drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for automobiles. ...

Paramus' lone movie theater complex is a 16-screen AMC Theatre located in an area of new construction at the Westfield Garden State Plaza. Two theatres which have been closed within the last five years include the Route 4 Tenplex and the Cineplex Odeon Route 17 Triplex, once located next to the Westfield Garden State Plaza on Route 17. The Triplex theatre was opened in 1965 by Century Theatres and was closed on January 19, 2006 by Loews Cineplex Entertainment. The Tenplex on Route 4 was closed on May 24, 2007, the day before the new AMC Theatre opened at the Westfield Garden State Plaza.^[21] The Cinema 35 was also closed when the Plaza 35 Shopping Center was renovated in 2005. AMC Promenade 16 multiplex in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California. ... Westfield Garden State Plaza is a large shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb of New Jersey. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... AMC Promenade 16 multiplex in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California. ... Westfield Garden State Plaza is a large shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, a suburb of New Jersey. ...

The Van Saun County Park is located in Paramus. It has Bergen County's only zoo, home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals living in recreated habitats natural to each species.

Popular culture

• The 1993 Saturday Night Live spin-off movie Coneheads partially took place in Paramus. Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin's characters decide to move to and permanently reside in the town so daughter Michelle Burke can attend Paramus High School. Aykroyd's character "Beldar Conehead" spends his days in Paramus teaching driving lessons and playing golf.
• Vinnie Fiorello from the popular band Less Than Jake, the band has a few songs dedicated to the town of Paramus.
• In the movie Soapdish (1991), Sally Field goes to "The Paramus Mall" for some cheering up.
• In an episode of Will & Grace, Grace and Karen get helicoptered over to the Paramus Park Mall to do some shopping.
• In an episode of Boy Meets World, Cory and Shawn discuss the time they "ate cake at the Paramus mall"
• In an episode of The Nanny, Fran Fine discusses the time she was kicked out of the Paramus Mall
• Bill Murray discusses the end of the world in Ghostbusters 2 with a woman in his talk show. She claimed that she was taken by aliens at the Paramus Holiday Inn.
• The men on The Cosby Show become pregnant after drinking water at a mall in Paramus.^{[citation needed]}
• In the movie Ransom, Mel Gibson and Gary Sinise drive right past the now-defunct tenplex movie theater located on Route 4.
• Several episodes of The Sopranos, the HBO mob drama, have used Paramus locations. The Garden State Plaza was used as the "Paramus Mall," and the Ramsey Outdoor Store on Route 17 became the "Ramsey Outdoor," and a character is "whacked" at the remnants of the Old Mill Bathing Beach on Paramus Road. ^[22][23]
• Arcola Amusement Park (Arcola section Rochelle Park/Paramus) was built in 1926 which covered about 20 acres. A fire destroyed it in 1929.
• In the fourth episode of Ugly Betty, photographer Vincent Bianchi says he could take pictures of kids at the Paramus Mall for a Christmas cover.

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Notable residents

• David Brock, prominent neoconservative turned liberal.
• Dean Friedman, who attended Paramus High School (but left before graduating), was a one-hit wonder, with a top tune "Ariel" in 1977.^[24] The only Top 40 song to ever include the word "Paramus" in the lyrics. He now lives in England.
• Jamie Gold, winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker.^[25] His father was a Dentist located on Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus.
• William Marchant, playwright and screenwriter, author of Desk Set, died in Paramus on November 5, 1995.
• Kazbek Tambi (1979) former professional soccer player.^[26]
• Elaine Zayak,One of the worlds top figure skaters.attended Paramus high school.
• Tony Lip, Actor on The Sopranos, better known as Carmine Lupertazzi. Has also played other small roles.

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Sources

• Paramus - the Way We Were 1922-1960 by Fritz Behnke

External links

• Paramus Fire Department website
• Paramus official website
• Paramus Public Schools
• Paramus Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Paramus Public Schools
• Paramus Rescue Squad official website
• Maps and aerial photos for 40°56′50″N 74°04′14″W / 40.947107, -74.070471Coordinates: 40°56′50″N 74°04′14″W / 40.947107, -74.070471
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