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A charming bedroom community in Bergen County minutes away from the George Washington Bridge leading to New York where most of its residents work.
Cresskill with a lot of small town charm saw its development boom right after World War II with the return of war veterans. Bordering with Tenafly it is experiencing an influx of new development in recent years with multi Million dollar homes in the
Tamcrest neighborhood. The town has a municipal swimming pool, public library and a great sense of community.
Population: 7,746
Zip code: 07626
Median Family income $104,143
Real Estate Statistics
Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Average Sold Price | 499,159 | 496,645 | 694,497 | 632,817 | 957,617 | 1,001,978 | 806,411 | 1,023,303 |
% Change | na | 0% | +40% | -8% | +51% | +4.6% | -19% | +27% |
Cresskill Public Schools comprise of three schools, organized on a K-6 and 7-12 basis.
Edward H Bryan School and
Merritt Elementary School house grades kindergarten through six. The
Junior/Senior High School houses grades seven though twelve. The district is governed by a
Board of Education and administered by a Superintendent of Schools, a School Business Administrator, and three principals. The staff comprised of teachers, child study team specialists, area supervisors, nurses, secretaries, and custodians, totals 180.
The combined average SAT score for 2005-2006 1669
Cresskill Co-Op Preschool Inc 51 Brookside Ave, Cresskill (201) 567-5865
Mommy¿s Little Helper 20 E Madison Ave, Cresskill (201) 503-0313
Cultural Life & Recreation
Cresskill Municipal Pool: 201-568-4444
Tennis Courts (will be located on 3rd Street in the near future)
Summer Recreation Programs
5 Athletic Fields/6 Playgrounds/5 Parks
Various Sports-Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Wrestling, Little League, Baseball & Football.
Town wide July 4th Celebration, Ragamuffin Halloween Parade
Cresskill Public Library is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (
BCCLS) & a center for learning, culture and entertainment. With on-site access to over eighty-thousand books, compact discs, DVD, videos, books on tape and magazine, the Tenafly Library also offers children's programs, lectures, sideshows, discussion group and art exhibit
Cresskill School of Art 300 Knickerbocker Road Tel: 201-503-0044
Tenafly Recreation Tenafly Recreation offers a wide variety of instructional programs for all ages and seasonally themed special events. We offer youth sports programs such as Football, Wrestling, Girls Softball, and Travel Basketball. We also hold seasonal sports clinics for grades K - 2 and Start Smart, a nationally acclaimed early childhood sports development program. In addition, we offer a fully licensed, well structured six week summer camp that is filled with fun activities. Our newly built skate park, located at the Roosevelt Common, is open as of Spring 2005! This attraction is open to skateboard and in-line skating enthusiasts of all ages. Throughout the year we also offer special bus trips for: Atlantic City, skiing at Shawnee Mountain, the circus, and much more
The Jewish Community Center one of the largest in the county offers many cultural and sports facilities and events including outdoor and indoor swimming pools. Located at 411 East Clinton Ave, is an agency serving families, senior adults and singles in Bergen County. Members enjoy full use of indoor/outdoor swimming pools, tennis, racquetball and squash courts, gyms, indoor track and state of the art fitness center. Members can also enroll their children in the JCC's nursery school, kindergarten and after school programming, summer camps and year round sports programs.
Tenafly Senior Center welcomes older adults from Tenafly and other Bergen County towns. The center offers a full weekday program of activities for adults age 55 and older.
Bus lines Red & Tan 20, 20T & 14E run to Port Authority in Manhattan averaging 35-40 minutes
- Red & Tan 184 goes across the George Washington Bridge averaging 25-30 minutes.
- New Jersey Transit 166 runs to Port Authority in Manhattan averaging 35-40 minutes.
Train - There is no train service between Tenafly & Manhattan although there are
Airports Three major airports are within 35-45 minutes by car from Tenafly.
Churches:
Cresskill Congregational Church 85 Union Street Cresskill 201-568-0608
Northern Valley Evangelical Church on 75 Stivers St, Cresskill Tel:201- 569-1403
Saint Therese's Church 120 Monroe Avenue Tel:201-567-2728
Reformed Church on the Hill 168 Lexington Avenue Tel: 201-568-7836
Good Shepard Korean Church
Synagogues:
Temple Sinai - A reform synagogue located on One Engle Street Tenafly Tel: 201-568-3035
Kesher - an orthodox synagogue located on 509 Engle Street Englewood Tel: 201-227-1117
Chabad House - located on 11 Harold Street Tenafly Tel: 201-871-1152
Utility Companies & Other Services for Cresskill
Pedimedica 500 Piermont Rd # 102 Closter Tel: 201-784-3200
Pnc Bank 350 Madison Ave, Cresskill (888) 762-2265
NVE Bank: Cresskill Office 189 County Rd, Cresskill (201) 816-2822
DC Honda 28 County Road Tenafly Tel: 201-568-7000
Difeo BMW 301 County Road Tenafly Tel: 201-568-9000
Mercedes 28 Grand Avenue Englewood ¿ Tel: 800-493-6514
Lexus 53-59 Engle Street Englewood Tel: (800) 509-5157
Volvo 186 Engle Street Englewood Tel: 201-567-230020
Cresskill Restaurants & Eateries
44 Madison 44 E Madison Ave, Cresskill (201) 541-7575
Topkapi II 178 Piermont Rd, Cresskill (201) 816-7343
Moon Cafe 126 Westervelt Pl, Cresskill (201) 666-7711
Famous Residents of Cresskill
Egyptian-born composer Halim El-Dabh (b. 1921) made Cresskill his home in the early 1960s. Bobby Hebb (singer, b. 1938; recorded the hit song "Sunny") Back to Top
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