All Platinum Records was a record company started in 1967 by singer/writer/producer Sylvia Robinson and her husband, businessman Joe Robinson, who had previously worked in the recording industry.
56-555: All Platinum and its subsidiary labels, including Stang, Vibration, Turbo and Astroscope, specialized in soul and R&B music. Many of the company's releases were recorded at its Soul Sound Studios, using the company's in-house musicians, at its Englewood, New Jersey base. The company released four singles that reached number one on the Billboard R&;B chart but failed to top the Hot 100 pop chart. The label started as Platinum Records but
112-641: A Mayor-Council form of government to a modified Council-Manager plan of government in accordance with a special charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature . The city is one of 11 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use a special charter granted by the Legislature. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the City Council. Under this charter, the mayor has powers to appoint and veto, while
168-546: A city as a large, urban area , cities in New Jersey have a confused history as a form of government and vary in size from large, densely populated areas to much smaller hamlets . The 1897 and 1899 city charter laws applied only to areas with a population under 12,000, and provided for a directly elected mayor, who served a two-year term and had strong executive powers. Both featured a council elected from wards to staggered three-year terms, plus one councilman elected at-large for
224-443: A female householder with no husband present and 32.5% were non-families. Of all households, 27.3% were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.24. 22.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
280-657: A focus on Hebrew language immersion, had planned to open for grades K–5 in September 2011, serving students from both Englewood and Teaneck , but failed to receive final approval from the New Jersey Department of Education . Englewood is the home to a number of private schools. Dwight-Englewood School serves 900 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, housed in three separate divisions. Founded in 1930, Elisabeth Morrow School serves students in preschool through eighth grade. Moriah School of Englewood , one of
336-401: A household in the city was $ 58,379, and the median income for a family was $ 67,194. Males had a median income of $ 41,909 versus $ 34,358 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 35,275. 8.9% of the population and 6.6% of families were below the poverty line . 10.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Englewood Golf Club
392-501: A new subsidiary label, Sugar Hill Records in 1979 to concentrate on the fast-emerging rap/hip hop music scene. Sylvia switched her efforts to the new label completely, following early major success with "Rapper's Delight" (1979) and then "The Message" (1982), as the company's other labels went quiet. Sugar Hill as a label came to an end in 1986 after a disagreement with distributors MCA resulted in protracted litigation. The Robinsons maintained their studio operation through to 2002 when
448-590: A shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district. As an alternative to regular public education, the city is home of the Englewood on the Palisades Charter School, which had an enrollment of 317 students in Kindergarten through fifth grade, as of the 2018–2019 school year. Shalom Academy, a charter school with
504-489: A term of two years. The mayor had a veto power, which could be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the council. The two acts differed in a number of ways, including the process for selection of a board of education (1897: elected; 1899: appointed by the council). By 1987, there were only eleven cities under these City Acts (including East Orange , which effectively operated under a special City charter). As in other forms, many amendments, revisions and changes had been made over
560-537: A total of 15,033 registered voters in Englewood, of which 8,571 (57.0% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats , 1,215 (8.1% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 5,240 (34.9% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 7 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . Among the city's 2010 Census population, 55.4% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 71.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In
616-691: A turnout of 74.8% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Democrat Barbara Buono received 62.5% of the vote (3,367 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 36.6% (1,972 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (49 votes), among the 5,557 ballots cast by the city's 15,615 registered voters (169 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 35.6%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Democrat Jon Corzine received 5,304 ballots cast (73.8% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,613 votes (22.5% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 170 votes (2.4% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 20 votes (0.3% vs. 0.5%), among
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#1733085594223672-403: A volunteer company established in 1887 as the city's first organized fire protection service, built a firehouse on North Van Brunt Street, near the site of Englewood's current city hall. A professional paid fire department was created in 1912 with the establishment of a Board of Fire Examiners. The fire headquarters constructed on William Street in 1926 was used for 90 years until its replacement by
728-415: Is a former golf club that was located between Englewood and Leonia . It hosted the 1909 U.S. Open tournament . Englewood Field Club is a sports club that features tennis courts, a pool, and an outdoor hockey rink. MacKay Park, located on North Van Brunt Street, includes an ice hockey rink, a pool, a walking path, and athletic fields. Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, located at 433 Van Nostrand Avenue,
784-445: Is governed by a directly elected County Executive , with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November; a Chairman and Vice Chairman are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2024 ,
840-494: Is made up of the remnants of the Palisades Forest. The center, established in 1973, is a 150-acre (61 ha) preserve and education center that includes 3.6 miles (5.8 km) of walking trails and several gardens including the newly renovated Butterfly Garden. Flat Rock allows visitors to learn about the natural ecosystem preserved in the park through exhibits and tours available year-round. In 1980, Englewood switched from
896-519: Is the chief executive and votes only to break a tie. The Mayor has veto power over all or portions of any ordinance, subject to override by a two-thirds vote of the Council. The Act also provides for the delegation of executive responsibilities to a municipal administrator. Those cities operating under pre-1987 charters could retain the characteristics of their structure of government regarding terms of office, number of positions and other powers. Provisions of
952-591: The 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 8,855 votes (76.8% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 2,502 votes (21.7% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 71 votes (0.6% vs. 0.9%), among the 11,533 ballots cast by the city's 16,586 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.5% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 9,412 votes (77.0% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 2,625 votes (21.5% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 58 votes (0.5% vs. 0.8%), among
1008-671: The United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For the 2024-2025 session , the 37th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Gordon M. Johnson ( D , Englewood ) and in the General Assembly by Shama Haider (D, Tenafly ) and Ellen Park (D, Englewood Cliffs ). Bergen County
1064-426: The 12,221 ballots cast by the city's 16,065 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.1% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County). In the 2004 presidential election , Democrat John Kerry received 8,087 votes (73.6% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 2,798 votes (25.5% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 65 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 10,990 ballots cast by the city's 14,702 registered voters, for
1120-485: The 2000 Census, the ninth-highest percentage of the population of any municipality in the United States. There were 9,273 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who
1176-450: The 2010–2011 school year, with an expected student body of 85 students for K–8 in the following year constituting less than half of the number of students needed to keep the school financially viable. St. Cecilia High School, where Vince Lombardi coached football 1939–1947, had been closed in 1986. As of May 2010 , the city had a total of 75.06 miles (120.80 km) of roadways, of which 64.30 miles (103.48 km) were maintained by
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#17330855942231232-752: The 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,923 students and 247.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are D. A. Quarles Early Childhood Center with 430 students in grades PreK-K, Dr. John Grieco Elementary School with 348 students in grades 1-2, Dr. Leroy McCloud School with 490 students in grades 3-5, Janis E. Dismus Middle School with 547 students in grades 6-8 and Dwight Morrow High School / Academies @ Englewood with 1,003 students in grades 9-12. In 2009, Cleveland School
1288-501: The 7,184 ballots cast by the city's 15,534 registered voters, yielding a 46.2% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county). The Englewood Public School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade . It operates Dwight Morrow High School . Students from Englewood Cliffs attend Dwight Morrow High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Englewood Cliffs Public Schools . As of
1344-571: The City Manager. The six seats in the governing body are elected in a three-year cycle as part of the November general election, with wards two and four both up together, followed a year later by wards one and three, and then the at-large council and mayoral seats. Each ward votes in two of the three years in the cycle, once for its ward seat, in the other year for the two positions voted at-large and one year with no election. The mayor appoints members to
1400-611: The Engle family. The community had been called the " English Neighborhood ", as the first primarily English -speaking settlement on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River after New Netherland was annexed by England in 1664, though other sources mention the Engle family and the heavily forested areas of the community as the derivation of the name. Other sources indicate that the name is derived from "wood ingle", meaning "woody nook", or that
1456-523: The Englewood region were of the "turtle clan" which used a stylized turtle as its symbol. 2,000 Lenape originally lived in Englewood, but due to conflicts with the Europeans their population dwindled down to 50 by 1832. When Henry Hudson sailed up what would become known as the Hudson River in 1607, he claimed the entirety of the watershed of the river, including Englewood, for the Netherlands , making
1512-495: The Englewood studios (by then, renamed Sugar Hill Studios) burned down in a fire. Joe Robinson had died two years earlier and then Sylvia died in hospital in 2011 at the age of 75. Englewood, New Jersey Englewood is a city in Bergen County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . Englewood was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and
1568-564: The Jack Drakeford Englewood Firehouse on South Van Brunt Street, which was dedicated on May 14, 2016. The department has a uniformed force of 57 members, including a Chief, Deputy Chief, 4 Captains, 9 Lieutenants and 42 firefighters. The city's police department includes 85 employees, of whom 79 are sworn officers and an additional six dispatchers. After a no-confidence vote against the department's leadership in December 2020,
1624-668: The Planning Board, the Library Board of Trustees, and, with council confirmation, the Board of Adjustment. The mayor serves on the Planning Board. The mayor attends and may speak at council meetings, but only votes to break a tie for passage of an ordinance or resolution. The mayor has veto power over ordinances, but can be overridden with votes from four council members. The City Council is the legislative branch of government, deciding public policy, creating city ordinances and resolutions, passing
1680-508: The UK chart at no. 50. It peaked at no. 28 at the end of June, spending a total of seven weeks in the chart. All Platinum purchased Chess Records with assistance from the European record concern, PolyGram in 1975, after Chess fell into bankruptcy . However, the move was not a success as All Platinum was unable to keep steadily releasing material from Chess's roster of artists. The Robinsons launched
1736-590: The UK with three Top 10 hits including "Girls" (#3) in 1975 and All Platinum also had its own label in the UK for a few years during the mid-1970s. In 1971, the label was handling the distribution for Maple Records. One record was the Two Great Experiences Together! album by Jimi Hendrix & Lonnie Youngblood which made the Billboard Top LPs chart. A group called Calender had a single " Hypertension " released on All Platinum 6146 308 in
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1792-591: The UK. Making its first appearance in the Record Mirror UK disco chart on August 9, 1975 "Hypertension" got to no. 10, spending a total of four weeks in the chart. It made it into the Cash Box R&;B chart, peaking at no. 94 on August 30, spending a total of four weeks in the chart. It also made the Billboard Soul chart in 1975. Retta Young had a hit with " Sending Out An S.O.S. " which made its debut in
1848-489: The area, which during the colonial era was known as the English Neighborhood . Street names in Englewood still recall the relative diversity of its earliest settlers; Brinckerhoff, Van Brunt, Lydecker, Van Nostrand and Durie (Duryea), all Dutch; Demarest (de Marais), DeMott and Lozier (Le Sueur), French Huguenot; and Moore, Lawrence, Cole and Day, English. From 1906 until March 16, 1907, when it burned down, Englewood
1904-403: The borough was $ 41,533 (+/− $ 2,981). About 6.9% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 73 households in 2010, an increase from the 63 counted in 2000. As of the 2000 United States census , there were 26,203 people, 9,273 households, and 6,481 families residing in
1960-581: The city budget, appropriating funds for city services, and hiring the City Manager. The City Council meets generally four times per month (except during summer months). As of 2024 , the Mayor of Englewood is Democrat Michael Wildes , whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the City Council are Charles Cobb (D, 2024; At-Large), Angela David (D, 2026; Ward 3), Kenneth Rosensweig (D, 2026; Ward 1), Kevin A. Wilson (D, 2025; Ward 4) and Lisa Wisotsky (D, 2025; Ward 2). The Englewood Fire Association,
2016-511: The city include Highwood. The city borders the Bergen County municipalities of Bergenfield , Englewood Cliffs , Fort Lee , Leonia , Teaneck and Tenafly . The 2010 United States census counted 27,147 people, 10,057 households, and 6,788 families in the city. The population density was 5,524.6 per square mile (2,133.1/km ). There were 10,695 housing units at an average density of 2,176.5 per square mile (840.4/km ). The racial makeup
2072-555: The city. The population density was 5,322.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,054.8/km ). There were 9,614 housing units at an average density of 1,952.7 per square mile (753.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 42.49% White , 38.98% African American , 0.27% Native American , 5.21% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 8.50% from other races , and 4.50% from two or more races. 21.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. About 7.17% of Englewood residents identified themselves as being of Colombian American ancestry in
2128-436: The council functions as a legislative body, with some power to appoint and confirm appointments. The city is divided into four wards which are approximately equal in population. The City Council includes five members, each elected for a three-year term. Four are elected from the individual wards in which they live and the other is elected by a citywide vote as an at-large member. Administrative functions are responsibilities of
2184-722: The county executive is James J. Tedesco III ( D , Paramus ), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026. Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale , 2025), Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson , 2025), Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee , 2026), Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah , 2025), Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield , 2026), Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington , 2024) and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes , 2024). Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale , 2026), Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood , 2024) and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill , 2026). As of March 2011, there were
2240-467: The county's largest, is a Jewish day school with an enrollment that had been as high as 1,000 students in preschool through eighth grade. Yeshiva Ohr Simcha serves students in high school for grades 9–12 and offers a postgraduate yeshiva program. In the face of a declining enrollment, St. Cecilia Interparochial School was closed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark at the end of
2296-518: The end of 1968 launched the Stang label, "Not On The Outside" (#13 Billboard R&B, #57 pop). The group, with a few early personnel changes, stayed with the company for ten years, resulting in over 25 R&B hits and 15 Hot 100 entries. These included the million-seller, " Love on a Two-Way Street " in 1970 (#1 R&B, #3 pop) and another R&B chart-topper, " Look at Me (I'm in Love) ", which also reached #39 on
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2352-588: The first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. Sites in the city listed on the National Register of Historic Places include: According to the United States Census Bureau , the city had a total area of 4.95 square miles (12.82 km ), including 4.93 square miles (12.76 km ) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km ) of water (0.46%). Unincorporated communities , localities and place names located partially or completely within
2408-665: The first customer-dialed long-distance call , to Mayor Frank Osborne of Alameda, California . As of that date, customers of the Englewood 3, Englewood 4 and Teaneck 7 exchanges, who could already dial some exchanges in the New York City area, were able to dial 11 cities across the United States by dialing the three-digit area code preceding the local number. Two years after his graduation from Fordham University , Vince Lombardi began his football coaching career at Englewood's St. Cecilia High School , which closed in 1986. The Sugarhill Gang recorded " Rapper's Delight " in 1979,
2464-616: The future region of Englewood a part of New Netherland . However, the region remained largely unsettled under Dutch rule as the Dutch did little to encourage settlement north of modern Hudson County , as the imposing New Jersey Palisades blocked expansion on the west bank of the Hudson. In 1664, after the Dutch surrendered all of New Netherland to England, the rate of settlement picked up. The English were generous with land grants, and many families, not only English but also Dutch and Huguenot , settled
2520-487: The municipality, 8.39 miles (13.50 km) by Bergen County, 1.94 miles (3.12 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation , and 0.43 miles (0.69 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority . City (New Jersey) A city in the context of local government in New Jersey refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. Despite the widely held perception of
2576-526: The name was coined anew. Numerous other settlements in the United States were named for Englewood as settlement in North America expanded westward. J. Wyman Jones is credited with convincing residents to choose Englewood for the city's name when it was incorporated over such alternatives as "Brayton" and "Paliscena". Englewood, like the rest of New Jersey, was populated by Lenape Native Americans prior to European colonization. The Lenape who lived in
2632-414: The police union suspended a group of eight officers, seven of them Black, who had supported the chief and deputy chief. Englewood is located in the 5th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 37th state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer ( D , Wyckoff ). New Jersey is represented in
2688-759: The pop chart in 1975. The group's Harry Ray and Al Goodman branched out as writers and producers in their later years at the company. Other major hits for the All-Platinum labels included Sylvia's own million-selling " Pillow Talk " in 1973 (#1 R&B, #3 pop); Shirley & Company 's " Shame, Shame, Shame " in 1975 (#1 R&B, #12 pop); Donnie Elbert 's version of "Where Did Our Love Go" in 1971 (#6 R&B, #15 pop); Brother To Brother's " In The Bottle " in 1974 (#9 R&B, #46 pop); Linda Jones ' "Your Precious Love" in 1972 (#15 R&B, #74 pop); and The Whatnauts ' 1971 hit, "I'll Erase Away Your Pain" (#14 R&B, #71 pop). The Moments also had considerable success in
2744-403: The prefix of 'All' was added to avoid confusion with a Miami label. The company, with Sylvia helming the creative operations as well as producing or co-producing many releases, racked up a series of R&B and Pop hits during the 70s, despite being only a small independent concern. The company's mainstay act was the all-male group, The Moments (later Ray, Goodman & Brown ) whose first hit at
2800-418: The remaining portions of Englewood Township . As of the 2020 United States census , the city's population was 29,308, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,161 (+8.0%) from the 2010 census count of 27,147, which in turn reflected an increase of 944 (+3.6%) from the 26,203 counted in the 2000 census . Englewood Township, the city's predecessor, is believed to have been named in 1859 for
2856-426: The years, leading to confusing and often conflicting legislation. The City Act of 1987 provides for a directly elected mayor who serves a four-year term and for a council that consists of seven members; six elected from two wards for staggered three-year terms and one elected at large for a four-year term. There are three councilmen in each ward with one councilmember from each ward up for election every year. The mayor
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#17330855942232912-495: Was 38.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.3 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $ 69,915 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 7,291) and the median family income was $ 87,361 (+/− $ 9,616). Males had a median income of $ 58,776 (+/− $ 7,972) versus $ 48,571 (+/− $ 3,984) for females. The per capita income for
2968-428: Was 45.28% (12,292) White , 32.58% (8,845) Black or African American , 0.54% (147) Native American , 8.10% (2,199) Asian , 0.04% (12) Pacific Islander , 9.73% (2,641) from other races , and 3.72% (1,011) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.48% (7,460) of the population. Of the 10,057 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18; 45.1% were married couples living together; 17.1% had
3024-452: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.29. In the city the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males. The median income for
3080-751: Was renamed in memory of the district's first African-American principal, Dr. Leroy McCloud, who had a 50-year career in the district. Public school students from the city, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools , which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack , and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus . The district offers programs on
3136-490: Was the site of Upton Sinclair 's socialist-inflected intentional community , the Helicon Home Colony . Associated with the project were Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Sinclair Lewis . Direct distance dialing , which allowed callers to reach other users outside their local calling area without operator assistance, was introduced to the public in Englewood. On November 10, 1951, Englewood Mayor M. Leslie Denning made
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