Teaneck, New Jersey

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Teaneck, New Jersey is a suburban township in Bergen County known for its diverse community, residential character, and proximity to New York City.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
suburb
township
borderedBy Bergenfield, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Bogota, New Jersey
Englewood, New Jersey
Hackensack, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Leonia, New Jersey NERFINISHED
New Milford, New Jersey
River Edge, New Jersey NERFINISHED
country United States
county Bergen County NERFINISHED
demographicFeature growing Hispanic and Asian communities
significant African American community
significant Jewish community
distanceToManhattan approximately 10 miles
governmentType council–manager
hasAreaCode 201
551
hasCemetery Mount Carmel Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery (Jewish)
hasFormOfGovernment Faulkner Act council–manager
hasHighSchool Teaneck High School
hasHighway Interstate 80
Interstate 95
New Jersey Route 17 (nearby access)
New Jersey Route 4
hasInstitution Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
Holy Name Medical Center
hasLibrary Teaneck Public Library
hasPark Votee Park
hasZIPCode 07666
incorporationDate 1895-02-19
isSuburbOf New York City
knownFor ethnically diverse population
large Orthodox Jewish community
proximity to George Washington Bridge
residential character
locatedOn Hackensack River
namedAfter Tenakill Creek (variant of Teaneck Creek) or Lenape origin
nearestMajorAirport Newark Liberty International Airport
notableEvent early adoption of school desegregation measures in the 1960s
partOf New York metropolitan area
publicTransit NJ Transit bus service to Manhattan
region Northern New Jersey
schoolDistrict Teaneck Public Schools
settlementType township
state New Jersey
timeZone Eastern Time Zone


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