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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

Reference Map of Cresskill

Fact Sheet of Cresskill

 

 

 

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129 Truman Drive - Cresskill (Tamcrest) $6,295,000 - 13,000 s.f of Luxury on one acre lot (Sold for $6,000,000)

116 Truman Drive - Cresskill (Tamcrest) $6,195,000 - 13,000 s.f of Luxury on one acre lot (Sold for $6,000,000)

 

 

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 2008-2009 is 1701

 

 

Cresskill Co-Op Preschool Inc 51 Brookside Ave, Cresskill (201) 567-5865

Mommy's Little Helper 20 E Madison Ave, Cresskill (201) 503-0313

See also Tenafly page for more nursery options

 

 

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

 

The Tenafly Nature Center with hiking trails a natural lake and various botany is open to the public year round.

 

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.

 

The Knickerbockers Country Club features golf, tennis and a swimming pool.

 

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 Cresskill  & Manhattan 

 

Airports
Three major airports are within 35-45 minutes by car from Tenafly:
Newark Liberty International, JFK International, La Guardia Airport

 

Car Rental
Enterprise Rental 65 Piermont Road Tenafly Tel.: (201) 568-3032

 

 

Churches:

Our Savior's Lutheran Church on 121 Park Ave, Cresskill, (201) 568-8330

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

 

 

Verizon

Public Services Electric & Gas Company

United Water

Cablevision

AAA North New Jersey

Social Security

Department of Motor Vehicle

NJ Division of Travel & Tourism

 

 

Pedimedica 500 Piermont Rd # 102 Closter Tel: 201-784-3200

Tenafly Pediatrics 32 Franklin Street Tenafly Tel: 201-569-2400

Englewood Hospital 350 Engle Street in Englewood Tel: 201-894-3000

 

 

Cresskill Animal Hospital 39 Spring St, Cresskill 201-568-7700

Closter Animal Hospital 137 Piermont Road Closter 201-768-0880

Tenafly Veterinary County Road Tenafly Tel: 201-567-7878

 

 

Hudson City Savings Bank Cresskill: 80 Union Ave, Cresskill (201) 568-8777

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

Chrysler Jeep 95 County Road - Tenafly Tel: 201-871-9400

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

Porsche - Audi - Lincoln- Mercury-Subaru 138 South Dean Street Englewood 201-568-5200

 

 

Shamdan Restaurant 178 Piermont Rd, Cresskill (201) 816-7343

Ciao Bella Trattoria 172 Piermont Rd, Cresskill (201) 894-1444

Hanami Restaurant 41 Union Ave, Cresskill (201) 567-8508

Uncle Gio's Pizzeria 25 Union Ave, Cresskill (201) 871-3025

Golden Garden Chinese Restaurant The 19 Union Ave, Cresskill (201) 568-2887

44 Madison 44 E Madison Ave, Cresskill (201) 541-7575

Cresskill Pizza 29 E Madison Ave, Cresskill (201) 871-3795

Topkapi II 178 Piermont Rd, Cresskill (201) 816-7343

Georgie Porgie's Ice Cream & Yougurt 29 E Madison Ave, Cresskill (201) 871-3795

Hungry Peddler Inc 470 Knickerbocker Rd, Cresskill (201) 894-0718

Moon Cafe 126 Westervelt Pl, Cresskill (201) 666-7711

Cafe L'Amour 1 Broadway, Cresskill (201) 567-9393

 

 

• Mary J. Blige (singer, b. 1971)
• Egyptian-born composer Halim El-Dabh (b. 1921) made Cresskill his home in the early 1960s.
• Robert Bruce Merrifield (b. 1921) biochemist and winner of 1984 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Bobby Hebb (singer, b. 1938; recorded the hit song "Sunny")
• Sherrill Milnes (operatic baritone, b. 1935)