Bergen County Real Estate News : August 2008 – week 1

Bergen county news with an emphasis on aspects affecting real estate, residency and community issues.

August 2008 – Week 1 Issue

National Night Out in Bergen County
Q and A session in Fort Lee
Historic sculpture returned in Teaneck
Restaurants ranked in Bergen County
Artificial turf continues to cause concern

National Night Out in Bergen County

The area of Bergen County and the neighborhood is now benefiting from the National Night Out, an event conducted on an annual basis. This 25 th event was conducted in the first week of August at Votee Park inTenafly. Over twenty four communities came together for this celebration and participated with free drinks and food. 200 early birds to the event were even presented with low watt light bulbs. The National Night Out is looked forth by many as a mode to increase the crime, alcohol and drug prevention awareness. It also helps to improve the relations between police and community and also enhance the neighborhood spirit. For the police department it is an excellent tool to demonstrate how the department operates in collaboration with other organization in the region. Residents on the other hand state that the event helps to build rapport and teach their kids about safety. Those interested can access more details on the event fromhttp://www.nationaltownwatch.org.

Q and A session in Fort Lee

Fort Lee residents can now look forth to the community question and answer session conducted on Wednesday, August 6, 2008. Conducted at 7:30 pm, this session will discuss the condition of the borough, at the Fort Lee Public Library venue. Audience questions can be raised at the occasion. Many of the Fort Lee residents are expected to attend the event conducted at the lower level meeting room in the venue. This session is expected to provide good insight into Fort Lee’s management and provide answers to situations. It is being sponsored by the Fort Lee Cooperative and Condominium Association.

Historic sculpture returned in Teaneck

A sculpture removed from a property in Teaneck that was valued at thousands of dollars has now been returned to its former position. The fountain designed by an American sculptor, Enid Yandell dates to 1911. This sculpture was listed in the borough’s history registry, but was removed in December 2005 for safekeeping when the front yard of Cotswold, a manor was being converted into condominiums. However the sculpture was never returned after that and a dispute arose when borough officials asked Cotswold LLC to return the sculpture. The latter argued that this work had not been covered by the historical designation of the site. It also added that as the structure was not fixed to the ground, it could not be considered as the private property of the owner. The case was put to court and following a decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey of denial on hearing the case, shifted focus to the lower court. The latter‘s decision of considering the piece as a historic landmark thus stands.

Restaurants ranked in Bergen County

A new survey conducted for Bergen County revealed its top restaurants that offer fine dining. Conducted by 201, a premier magazine based on Bergen County the list was large and diverse. The survey gave results on the basis of location, pricing and cuisine. Besides this amenities such as handicap access, family friendliness, reservations/ no reservations, lunches/ no lunches, private rooms, take outs, dinners, cash only/ credit cards, dancing and entertainment were a few of the other areas that were considered while listing out the various eateries in the County. The eateries featured one restaurant in Alpine, four in Cliffside Park, 4 in Closter, 3 in Cresskill, one in Dumont, seven in Fairlawn, and 8 in Fort Lee. Kiku, located on Route 9w of Alpine featured in the list for its Japanese food offering. In Closter, the four restaurants that featured in the list were Giuseppe’s and Peking duck house at Piermont road, Harvest bistro and bar and Paulie’s at Schraalenburgh Road. Eight restaurants of Fort Lee were short listed and included names of Big Red Tomato at Anderson Avenue, Armando’s at Main Street, Dong Bang Grill at Palisade Avenue and In Napoli at Main Street. Restaurants of Demarest and Bogotá were not present in the list. Detailed reviews of restaurants, their offerings, address and contact numbers has been provided on the site which can be accessed at www.201.net.

Artificial turf continues to cause concern

Many days after the Federal Commission declared artificial turf to be safe for users; the situation is still not good for the state. State officials said that while the health department has acknowledged the report, it has still not taken the required measures. The US Consumer Product safety commission report released on June 30, 2008, clearly states that the lead present on artificial turfs poses no risk to the health of children. In this regard, the State health department reported that it is unsure about the cumulative affects of lead exposure over a loner period of time. It also expressed concern about the lead from older turfs, where exposure is increased. It thereby continues to follow recommendations whereby children under the age of seven should be kept away from turfs with high quantity of lead. It also recommends that athletes clean themselves and their clothes thoroughly after using such turfs. Lead is used to keep colors on the turf from fading but carries the ill effects of impairing brain development in children. The contradiction in views by the Federal Commission and the State health department has left many confused. Some like the Hitchcock field in Bergen County have put up signs that advise athletes on the state’s recommendations. In some regions like Ridgefield however the turfs remain closed after lead levels were noted at 30 times higher degrees than recommended.

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