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144-573: Route 21 was created in 1927 to run from Newark to Belleville. In 1948, the route was extended north to Paterson. In the 1950s construction began on the freeway portion of Route 21 and it was completed in stages between Chester Avenue in Newark and Monroe Street in Passaic between 1958 and 1973. Plans were made to extend the freeway north to I-80 in Elmwood Park ; however, they were opposed by residents living on

288-589: A ceremony at Bay Street station in Montclair. Great Notch was a small station on the south side of Long Hill Road (Passaic County Route 631) in Great Notch . The station dated back to 1905 as a transfer point between the New York & Greenwood Lake and its Caldwell Branch to Essex Fells, New Jersey . The station was important in its heyday, but after the opening of Montclair State University station in 2004, about

432-408: A ceremony led by executive director George Warrington and MSU president Susan Cole. The new station had a parking deck with 1500 spaces, reducing road congestion. This differed from the original proposal, which had called for 1,300 parking spaces. Electrified service was then extended from Montclair Heights station north a mile to Montclair State University, although catenary wires continue westward to

576-685: A cost of $ 253 million. A major reconstruction occurred at the interchange with I-280 at the William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge in Newark from 2015 to 2018. On April 27, 2018, the portion of Route 21 between mileposts 3.90 and 5.83 was dedicated the "Roberto Clemente Memorial Highway" after the late baseball legend Roberto Clemente , who wore number 21 for his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates . Passaic, New Jersey Passaic ( / p ə ˈ s eɪ . ɪ k / pə- SAY -ik or locally / p ə ˈ s eɪ k / pə- SAYK )

720-562: A countywide basis are: Clerk Danielle Ireland-Imhof (D, Hawthorne , 2028), Acting Sheriff Gary Giardina (D, Wayne, 2024) and Surrogate Zoila S. Cassanova (D, Wayne, 2026). As of March 2011, there were a total of 24,227 registered voters in Passaic, of which 8,753 (36.1% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats , 2,063 (8.5% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 13,408 (55.3% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 3 voters registered to other parties. Among

864-648: A decline from the 142 counted in 2000. As of the 2000 United States census , there were 67,861 people, 19,458 households, and 14,457 families residing in the city of Passaic, New Jersey. The population density was 21,804.7 inhabitants per square mile (8,418.8/km ). There were 20,194 housing units at an average density of 6,488.6 per square mile (2,505.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 35.43% White , 13.83% African American , 0.78% Native American , 5.51% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 39.36% from other races , and 5.04% from two or more races. The cultural groupings for Hispanic or Latino of any race were 62.46% of

1008-542: A double-decker freeway again past the latter interchange and passes under Norfolk Southern Railway's Boonton Line , before crossing into Belleville at the Second River crossing. The freeway features a southbound exit for Mill Street and a northbound exit for Rutgers Street/Belleville Turnpike ( Route 7 and CR 506 ) as it passes by houses on the left side of the freeway. Route 21 features an interchange with Main Street that has

1152-567: A full term on May 12, 2009, with 53.1% of votes cast. He won running against Passaic Board of Education member Vinny Capuana. In November 2016, Blanco pled guilty to a single federal count of bribery, agreeing to resign immediately Blanco admitted in court to accepting $ 110,000 in bribes from two unnamed housing developers in exchange for directing more than $ 200,000 in HUD funds to a failed low-income housing development. He faced up to 10 years in federal prison upon sentencing, scheduled for February 2017. He

1296-533: A large deficit to start; the ticket agent at West Bloomfield was also the brakeman for the one-car train. On April 1, 1868, the Morris & Essex Railroad bought out the alignment of the Newark and Bloomfield Railroad. The Morris & Essex began running services on the line, which was renamed the "Montclair Branch" when West Bloomfield was similarly renamed to "Montclair" shortly after. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad soon gained trackage rights, and by

1440-486: A large island platform and also has a 1530-space parking garage on campus. A short distance after Montclair State University, the tracks turn to the northwest, leave campus grounds and cross over Clove Road. The tracks loop around campus and pass Great Notch Yard and the site of the now-closed Great Notch station . Great Notch was a one platform station in the Great Notch district of Little Falls. The station consisted of

1584-410: A mile away, ridership at the old station, which had only 69 parking spaces, began to dwindle. By January 2008, only one train inbound to Hoboken and two trains outbound towards Hackettstown/Dover stopped at Great Notch. In August 2008, New Jersey Transit approached the community of Great Notch, part of Little Falls, saying that the 103-year-old station would be closed by October. After a few days, there

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1728-476: A new campus in the city in September 2008, which will allow PCCC to reach the 15% of its students who come from the city of Passaic. The college's nursing program will be relocated and expanded at the new campus to provide a qualified program to help fill the longstanding nursing shortage. Boonton Line The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations in

1872-438: A one-year term. As of 2024 , Passaic County's Commissioners are: Bruce James ( D , Clifton , 2026), Deputy Director Cassandra "Sandi" Lazzara (D, Little Falls , 2024), Director John W. Bartlett (D, Wayne , 2024), Orlando Cruz (D, Paterson , 2026), Terry Duffy (D, West Milford , 2025), Nicolino Gallo ( R , Totowa , 2024) and Pasquale "Pat" Lepore (D, Woodland Park , 2025). Constitutional officers, elected on

2016-558: A partial interchange with a northbound exit and southbound entrance. This interchange provides access to the Union Avenue Bridge over the Passaic. Route 21 heads farther to the west of the Passaic River, passing through industrial and residential areas of Passaic. The freeway briefly enters Wallington and comes to an interchange that provides access to Market Street ( CR 619 ), Dayton Avenue, and Monroe Street. Route 21 continues to

2160-545: A population of 68,903 for 2023, making it the 552nd-most populous municipality in the nation. Among cities with more than 50,000 people, Passaic was the fifth-most densely populated municipality in the United States, with more than 22,000 people per square mile. Located north of Newark on the Passaic River , it was first settled in 1678 by Dutch traders, as Acquackanonk Township . The city and river get their name from

2304-471: A private residence. The building was constructed in 1889 by the New York & Greenwood Lake as an irregular shape, similar to Benson Street station on the former Boonton Line alignment east of Montclair. After Mountain Avenue the tracks continue northward through Upper Montclair, passing through Mountainside Park and crossing Mount Hebron Road. After Mount Hebron Road, the tracks pass a bird sanctuary and enter

2448-589: A project from Lake Hopatcong to Scranton, Pennsylvania , is to start off as the Andover Branch off Montclair-Boonton Line trains. The Lackawanna Cut-Off was the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad 's relocated mainline, which had passenger service from 1911 to 1970. As part of the Minimal Operable Segment (MOS), only a 7.3-mile (11.7 km) stretch to Andover, New Jersey is to be active. Passenger trains will use an upgraded alignment from

2592-536: A quarter-century, traffic headed for Paterson had to use local streets in Passaic. In the 1980s, plans were resurrected for completing the Route 21 freeway along the west bank of the Passaic River to US 46 in Clifton, avoiding the earlier objections. Official plans were made in 1996, and in late 1997, construction began on this portion of the freeway. It opened on December 20, 2000 at a cost of $ 136 million. However, this new route

2736-996: A rebuilt Bay Street station and Walnut Street. Service began on September 30, 2002 and three stations on the former Boonton Line were closed: Benson Street in Glen Ridge, Rowe Street in Bloomfield, and Arlington station in Kearny . As of 2022, the surplus rail bed is being repurposed as a rail trail . Besides the Montclair Connection, service was extended in 1994 from Netcong station to Hackettstown via tracks owned by Conrail (now Norfolk Southern ). Stations at Roseville Avenue in Newark, Ampere in East Orange , and Great Notch in Little Falls were closed in 1984, 1991, and 2010 respectively. Two service expansions have been proposed using

2880-607: A shelter (which replaced a building built in 1905 and burned down in 1988 ) and benches. After ridership at the station became "anemic", Great Notch was shut down on January 17, 2010, with the last train departing two days prior. Great Notch and its Yard serve as the end of the electrified catenary wires above on the Montclair-Boonton Line. This station was also the site of the transfer to the Erie's Caldwell Branch to Essex Fells, New Jersey , torn up in 1979. After Great Notch,

3024-541: A short distance, the tracks enter the community of Glen Ridge and heads back below street level. At the overpass with Ridgewood Avenue (Essex County Route 653), the line enters the namesake Glen Ridge station . Glen Ridge contains two platforms, and its station building, built in 1912, is above track level, similar to Watsessing Avenue. After Glen Ridge station, the Montclair-Boonton Line continues west before crossing under Bloomfield Avenue (County Route 506) and entering Montclair . After crossing under Bloomfield Avenue

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3168-821: A southbound exit and an entrance in both directions. It enters Nutley where the freeway interchanges with County Route 646 (Park Avenue), continuing north through residential areas along the Passaic River. As Route 21 crosses into Clifton , Passaic County , it passes under NJ Transit's Main Line and comes to an interchange with Route 3 . North of this point, the freeway comes to a northbound exit and southbound entrance for southbound River Road ( CR 624 ), passing through residential neighborhoods, and enters Passaic . In Passaic, Route 21 interchanges with Brook Avenue ( CR 608 ), Van Houten Avenue ( CR 614 ), and River Drive (CR 624). The route features an interchange with River Drive (CR 624) and Main Avenue ( CR 601 ) and meets State Street at

3312-439: A southbound exit and northbound entrance before passing over Norfolk Southern Railway 's Newark Industrial Track line. Route 21 comes to a northbound exit and southbound entrance for Grafton Avenue and Mill Street; this interchange actually connects with the original McCarter Highway, a street that retains this name and acts as a service road to Route 21 for a few blocks in this area, near several industries. Route 21 briefly becomes

3456-415: A viaduct, coming to an interchange with Broad Street that provides access to Frelinghuysen Avenue ( Route 27 ). The route continues north, paralleling the elevated Northeast Corridor tracks that lead up to Newark Penn Station , which serves Amtrak and NJ Transit trains. At the intersection with Emmet Street, Route 21 becomes a four-lane surface road and intersects with Murray Street, which provides access to

3600-495: A while. After the Passaic, the tracks enter the town of Wayne . After crossing County Route 631 for yet a third time in Singac, the tracks cross over the Passaic River and enter Wayne, New Jersey. There, the tracks parallel Route 23 near Willowbrook Mall and through the interchange between Route 23, U.S. Route 46 , and Interstate 80 . After crossing under Interstate 80, the tracks parallel Route 23 and into Westbelt, where

3744-516: Is Hector Carlos Lora, whose term of office ends June 30, 2025. Lora was appointed in 2016 to fill a vacancy that followed the resignation of Democratic mayor Alex Blanco after he was indicted on federal corruption charges; Lora was the Director of the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders at the time and chose to resign his position and accept an appointment to serve as Mayor and finish

3888-546: Is a city in Passaic County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2020 United States census , the city was the state's 16th-most-populous municipality , with a population of 70,537, falling behind Bayonne (ranked 16th in 2010), an increase of 756 (+1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 69,781, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,920 residents (+2.8%) from the 2000 census population of 67,861. The Census Bureau 's Population Estimates Program calculated

4032-442: Is a one low platform station, with the original building, constructed in 1915, standing on the single platform. The station has a 194-spot parking lot and the brick building is used as a waiting room. After the station, the tracks continue northwestward, approaching the Passaic River once again at the community of Singac . The community of Singac is the former site of the namesake Singac Station, which has been out of service for quite

4176-496: Is a small part of new public transport on the Route 57 corridor, an attempt to attract service past Hackettstown from the northern New Jersey and New York corridors. However, the candidate project has not yet been funded by New Jersey Transit. The third and final extension relates to the possibility of using the New York and Greenwood Lake trackage from Mountain View station northward to the old Pompton Junction station. The project, called

4320-493: Is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Passaic has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Among the speakers of Polish in Passaic are many Gorals . With over 1,300 families, estimated at a total population of 15,000, Passaic has one of the state's fastest-growing Orthodox Jewish communities. It

4464-510: Is governed by Board of County Commissioners , composed of seven members who are elected at-large to staggered three-year terms office on a partisan basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At a reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members to serve for

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4608-419: Is home to over 20 yeshivas and other educational institutions, as well as many kosher food and other shopping establishments. The 2010 United States census counted 69,781 people, 19,411 households, and 14,597 families in the city. The population density was 22,179.6 per square mile (8,563.6/km ). There were 20,432 housing units at an average density of 6,494.2 per square mile (2,507.4/km ). The racial makeup

4752-618: Is located in Wayne, near the Westbelt Mall at the U.S. Route 46, Interstate 80, Route 23 interchange; this was also the site of the Singac station, which closed four decades before the new transit center opened. On September 13, 2006, construction of the $ 16.3 million project was announced; the general contractor was J.H. Reid of South Plainfield . The new station was built to reduce traffic on nearby highways, by diverting commuters to trains or buses. Construction on Mount Arlington Station, which

4896-730: Is no bridge directly connecting the two municipalities. Drivers wanting to cross from Passaic to East Rutherford must use either the Gregory Avenue Bridge, which is located near Wallington 's line with East Rutherford , or the Union Avenue Bridge, where East Rutherford can be accessed via surface streets briefly passing through Rutherford. Passaic is located 10 miles (16 km) from New York City, and 12 miles (19 km) from Newark Airport . Passaic has several business districts: Main Avenue begins in Passaic Park and follows

5040-742: Is represented in 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 36th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Paul Sarlo ( D , Wood-Ridge ) and in the General Assembly by Clinton Calabrese (D, Cliffside Park ) and Gary Schaer (D, Passaic ). Passaic County

5184-623: Is still in study and not a candidate for funding. A location for a yard in Sparta could not be agreed on. Train service on the Montclair-Boonton Line begins at either Hoboken Terminal , which includes all weekend service, or New York Penn Station . From there, trains use the alignment of the Morristown Line west through the Bergen Tunnels from Hoboken, over the Lower Hack Lift bridge across

5328-469: Is the first of the five along the New York & Greenwood Lake portion of the Montclair-Boonton Line and has two low side platforms at grade. The lines parallel Erie Street, once again named after the predecessor railroad, continuing north through several parks in Montclair. After Woodman Field the line enters the Watchung Avenue station , the third of six stations in Montclair. Watchung Avenue Station

5472-586: Is the first station in active service after Secaucus Junction . Continuing through Newark, the station enters the Roseville district of Newark, where the former Roseville Avenue station was located. Roseville Avenue was constructed in 1905, in the track depression through Roseville along the Morris & Essex Lines. Roseville Avenue Station had two separate sets of platforms (one for the Montclair Branch and one for

5616-418: Is the newest station on the line. In 2002, after construction on the Montclair Connection was completed, there was no weekend service on the new Montclair-Boonton Line. Over the ensuing six years, officials from Montclair urged New Jersey Transit to offer weekend service on the Montclair-Boonton Line, which was the only NJT line without it. Montclair Township's proposal cited the benefits of weekend service to

5760-440: The 2004 presidential election , Democrat John Kerry received 9,539 votes (66.3% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 4,291 votes (29.8% vs. 42.7%) and other candidates with 62 votes (0.4% vs. 0.7%), among the 14,391 ballots cast by the city's 23,389 registered voters, for a turnout of 61.5% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Democrat Barbara Buono received 59.6% of

5904-507: The Dominican Republic . There were 19,458 households, of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18, 43.7% were married couples living together, 21.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 8.2% of Passaic households were same-sex partner households. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

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6048-631: The Hackensack River and the Meadowlands into Jersey City. It had two stations in the Arlington section of Kearny: Arlington and West Arlington; Forest Hill and North Newark in Newark; Belwood Park, Rowe Street, Orchard Street, and Walnut Street in Bloomfield, and Benson Street in Glen Ridge. At Forest Hill in Newark the Orange Branch split at OJ Tower, constructed in 1897. Orange Branch passenger service

6192-510: The Hackensack River . After crossing the Hackensack, the lines pass through Kearny and Harrison . Harrison was the site of a passenger station built in 1904 during the track-raising project by William Truesdale, which started in 1901. From Harrison, the lines cross over the Passaic River and along Bridge 7.48, a swing drawbridge built in 1901, where they enter the city of Newark and stop at Newark Broad Street Station . Broad Street Station

6336-542: The Ironbound neighborhood of Newark. This section of Route 21 through the southern part of Newark has a high accident rate due to the heavy concentration of businesses and traffic lights along this portion of road. The road widens to six lanes and the route intersects with Market Street ( CR 510 ) near Newark Penn Station and continues north into Downtown Newark , splitting from the Northeast Corridor rail line. It crosses

6480-545: The Kearny Connection to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn Station; the rest go to Hoboken Terminal. Trains to Hoboken run only at rush hour . Passengers can transfer at Secaucus Junction, Newark Broad Street Station , Montclair State University, or Dover to reach other destinations if necessary. Truncated weekend service on the Montclair-Boonton Line began on November 8, 2009, with service every two hours between Bay Street station in Montclair and Hoboken terminal, with

6624-531: The Lenape word "pahsayèk" which has been variously attributed to mean "valley" or "place where the land splits." The city originated from a Dutch settlement on the Passaic River established in 1679 which was called Acquackanonk . Industrial growth began in the 19th century, as Passaic became a textile and metalworking center. A commercial center formed around a wharf at the foot of present-day Main Avenue. This came to be commonly known as Acquackanonk Landing, and

6768-520: The Montclair Heights station . The final station in Montclair, Montclair Heights has a mini-high ADA ramp and low platforms. The original station building was constructed in 1905 under an Erie Type V design, until closure in 1959 by the Erie Railroad for economic reasons. The station is also signed as the "Home of Montclair State University". The station itself is at the south end of the campus and

6912-1164: The National Center for Education Statistics ) are Vincent Capuana School No. 15 (277; Pre-K), Sallie D. Gamble School No. 16 (465; Pre-K), Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 (788; K–8), George Washington School No. 2 (172; K–1), Mario J. Drago School No. 3 (formerly Franklin School) (803; Pre-K–8), Benito Juárez School No. 5 (472; K–8), Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 (1,124; Pre-K–8), Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7 (391; Pre-K–1), Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 (%32; Pre-K–8), Etta Gero School No. 9 (690; 2–8), Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 (905; Pre-K–8), William B. Cruise Veterans Memorial School No. 11 (1,253; K–8), Daniel F. Ryan School No. 19 (874; Pre-K/2–8), Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 (959; 2–8), Sonia Sotomayor School No. 21 (; Pre-K–5), Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering (702; 6–11), Passaic Preparatory Academy, (701; 6–11) and Passaic High School (2,618; 9–12). Passaic County Community College opened

7056-548: The New Jersey Legislature designated Route 21 as the McCarter Highway, in memory of Newark financier and philanthropist Uzal Haggerty McCarter. Plans for a freeway along the Route 21 corridor between Newark and Paterson date back to the early 1930s and became official in 1951. In 1958, the highway was extended northward as a freeway along the west bank of the Passaic River to an interchange with Park Avenue in Nutley. Route 21

7200-524: The Newark Light Rail , including Silver Lake Station, which was a station on the branch. The station, today known as Walnut Street, was then known as Montclair-Erie Plaza to differentiate it from the nearby Montclair Lackawanna Terminal. The line also had an extension to Sterling Forest and Ringwood near the state line with New York. The Boonton Branch of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad

7344-778: The Passaic City Herald (1872–1899), the Passaic Daily Times (1882–1887), the Passaic City Record (1890–1907), the Passaic Daily News (1891–1929), the Passaic Daily Herald (1899–1929), and the Passaic Herald News (1932–1987). The Passaic Herald News went through several mergers with other Passaic County newspapers to become the current Herald News . According to the U.S. Census Bureau ,

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7488-508: The Pequannock River into the U.S. Route 202 and Route 23 in the downtown portion. After paralleling Fayette Avenue, the tracks enter Mountain View station . Mountain View station has one low platform and serves as the station for downtown Wayne. The station building at Mountain View was built in 1910 as an Erie Type 4 station (according to the ICC reports), but by 1965 had been replaced by

7632-601: The Upper Montclair station . Upper Montclair is the fourth station in Montclair, also having two low platforms. The old Type V station building, built in 1898, suffered a fire on February 5, 2006. The station building is being rebuilt, although larger than the original. Although a planned re-opening was set for the weekend of February 14, 2010, the new Upper Montclair station was ceremoniously reopened by New Jersey Transit and state officials, along with Montclair mayor Jerry Fried on June 18, 2010. After Upper Montclair station

7776-655: The Washington Secondary as a rapid transit improvement to the New Jersey Route 57 corridor via Washington Borough to Phillipsburg . The Montclair Branch was chartered in 1852 as the Newark and Bloomfield Railroad, running through Bloomfield and nearby West Bloomfield (present-day Montclair). However, tracks were not constructed along the owned right-of-way until 1856; in June of that year trains began running between Newark, Bloomfield, and West Bloomfield. The railroad had

7920-542: The 2010 Census, Passaic had been part of the 8th Congressional District , a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 9th congressional district was represented by Bill Pascrell ( D , Paterson ) until his death in August 2024. New Jersey

8064-420: The 2010 Census. Of the 19,411 households, 42.8% had children under the age of 18; 41.7% were married couples living together; 23.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.8% were non-families. Of all households, 19.5% were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 4.02. 31.5% of

8208-581: The 564) statewide governed under this form. Under this form of government, the governing body is comprised of a mayor and a city council. The mayor is elected directly by the voters for a four-year term of office. The seven members of the city council serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with either three seats (together with the mayoral seat) or four seats up for election in odd-numbered years. Elections are non-partisan , with all positions selected at-large in balloting held in May. As of 2022 , Passaic's mayor

8352-606: The 8,672 ballots cast by the city's 24,219 registered voters, yielding a 35.8% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county). The Passaic City School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade . The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on

8496-584: The Boonton Line access into Hoboken, the east end of the Erie's former Greenwood Lake Branch, between Bergen Junction at Croxton and Mountain View in Wayne, was joined to the west end of the DL&;W's former Boonton Line between Wayne and Denville. The line was renamed the Greenwood Lake-Boonton Line in recognition of its two predecessors. The original DL&W Boonton Line east of Clifton was joined with

8640-543: The Boonton Line and the Montclair Branch. The concept of the Montclair Connection had been originated in 1929 by the Regional Plan Association , to connect the New York & Greenwood Lake with the Montclair Branch. However, the Great Depression , which began in 1929, shelved plans for the connection. Three decades after the Erie's Main Line was realigned out of Passaic (in 1963), New Jersey Transit returned to

8784-467: The Botany Village portion of Clifton was not constructed until the last four years of the 20th century. Further improvements to the remaining surface portion were made to the Newark portion, though most of it remains as city streets. Route 21 was first defined in the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering to run from Route 25 (now US 1/9) and Route 29 (now US 22) in Newark north to Belleville. The surface portion of Route 21 in Newark, which follows

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8928-428: The Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad (DL&W) and Erie Railroad merged to form the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad . In 1963, the old DL&W Boonton Branch was abandoned between Mountain View and Paterson and its right of way was sold to the NJ Department of Transportation for the new highways Interstate 80 and what's now known as New Jersey Route 19 (NJ 19 had originally been designated New Jersey Route 20 ;

9072-478: The Erie's Main Line as part of a project to remove tracks through Passaic . In 1983, the maintenance of the Montclair Branch and the Boonton Line were taken over entirely by New Jersey Transit . The Boonton Line at that point began out of Hoboken Terminal, heading westward through the Jersey Meadows and into Kearny, crossing the Passaic river at West Arlington and going through North Newark, Bloomfield, and Glen Ridge before entering Montclair and continuing on from

9216-417: The Montclair-Boonton Line almost immediately enters its next station (and its first past Newark Broad Street), the Watsessing Avenue station. The station is on an open cut, and is one of two stations that were built underground during the grade crossing elimination in 1912. After crossing under Watsessing Avenue (and Dodd Street), the lines continue northward, crossing under the Garden State Parkway between

9360-445: The Montclair-Boonton Line enters the namesake community of Montclair. It leaves the DL&W alignment and curves rightward into Bay Street station just after Bloomfield Avenue. Bay Street is the newest station on the Montclair Branch portion of the Montclair-Boonton Line, built in 1981 to replace the nearby Lackawanna Terminal , which was becoming a "white elephant". This station is the north end of service on weekends. After Bay Street

9504-472: The Montclair-Boonton/Morristown mainline at Port Morris Junction with several Montclair-Boonton trains taking the junction to Andover. The report also cited the study of extending service on the Montclair-Boonton from the current Hackettstown station, a single-sided platform in downtown Hackettstown along the current Washington Secondary, maintained by Norfolk Southern to Phillipsburg, New Jersey via Washington . One of two extensions proposed to Phillipsburg,

9648-432: The Morris & Essex Lines). Although the station was closed on September 16, 1984, the Roseville Tower remained until it was demolished in 2002 to make way for the Montclair Connection. At Roseville Avenue station, the Montclair-Boonton Line and Morris & Essex Lines diverge, with the Morris & Essex continuing west to Summit and points west, while the Montclair-Boonton turns to the north through Roseville and into

9792-458: The New Jersey highway renumbering plan. At that time it was set up as a surface roadway running through Newark and Belleville, with at-grade interchanges with local streets. This surface road eventually extended to Paterson. From the late 1950s through the early 1970s, much of the highway north of Newark was rebuilt as a limited-interchange freeway., through most of its portion in the City of Passaic. The remaining portion through downtown Passaic and

9936-454: The Northeast Corridor rail line, was commissioned in 1934 between Routes 25 and 29 and Market Street and the portion through downtown Newark was commissioned in 1936 between Market Street and Clay Street. Route 19 was designated in 1939 from Paterson to Belleville. In 1948, the Route 21 designation was extended north to Paterson , replacing Route 19 (which has since been reassigned elsewhere). By Joint Resolution No. 4, approved March 22, 1934,

10080-409: The Passaic Enterprise Zone Development Corporation, the program generates $ 1.2 million annually in tax revenues that are reinvested into the local zone. Passaic is governed by the Faulkner Act system of municipal government, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council (Plan B), enacted by direct petition as of July 1, 1973. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of

10224-613: The Passaic Park section of Passaic are part of Orthodox Jewish communities. With over 1,300 families, estimated at a total population of 15,000, Passaic is one of the state's fastest-growing Orthodox communities. It is home to over 20 yeshivas and other educational institutions, as well as many kosher food and other shopping establishments. The Passaic Park section is noted for its large park and large homes of various architectural styles, especially Queen Anne and Tudor . Several condominium and cooperative apartment complexes are also located there including: The climate in this area

10368-581: The Pompton Extension, is part of an effort to connect service from the Montclair-Boonton to the candidate rail service to Sparta, New Jersey on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad . This service would connect the stations at Pequannock , Pompton Plains , Bloomingdale and connect at the site of the former Pompton Junction station . However, unlike the other projects, the Pompton Extension

10512-592: The United States. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Montclair Branch , which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Street, Montclair . The Erie Railroad's Greenwood Lake Division, a segment from Montclair to Mountain View-Wayne, originally ran from the Jersey City Terminal to Greenwood Lake, NY , and

10656-428: The arches and dentils . Lackawanna Terminal had six tracks and three concrete platforms, with a large bridge which carried Grove Street in Montclair over the tracks. The Montclair Branch was the first fully electrified suburban railroad, wired in 1930. The inaugural train was driven by Thomas Edison , who had helped develop the line. On July 26, 1945, the Morris & Essex Railroad Company was officially dissolved, and

10800-544: The campus. Construction of the station was delayed by lawsuits from the township of Montclair because of residential displacement and parking issues. The station was proposed with a 1300-space parking deck and a cost of $ 36 million (2002 USD). The $ 36 million came entirely from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in bonds to Montclair State University. On October 20, 2004, the new Montclair State University Station at Little Falls opened in

10944-443: The city had a total area of 3.24 square miles (8.39 km ), including 3.13 square miles (8.11 km ) of land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km ) of water (3.33%). Passaic's only land border is with neighboring Clifton , which borders Passaic to the north, south, and west. The namesake Passaic River forms the eastern border of Passaic. Four additional neighboring municipalities in southern Bergen County , immediately across

11088-500: The city of Newark . Trains along the Montclair-Boonton Line heading eastward usually originate at Hackettstown , Mount Olive , Lake Hopatcong , Dover , or Montclair State University , bound for either Hoboken Terminal or New York Penn Station . On system maps the line is colored maroon and its symbol is a bird, after the state bird, the eastern goldfinch . For 2010, of 31 inbound and 34 outbound daily weekday trains, 21 inbound and 22 outbound Midtown Direct trains (about 66%) use

11232-462: The city's 2010 Census population, 34.7% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 50.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 77.1% of the vote (12,011 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 22.1% (3,447 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (119 votes), among the 15,755 ballots cast by

11376-451: The city's 27,433 registered voters (178 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 57.4%. In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 12,386 votes (72.7% vs. 58.8% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 4,012 votes (23.6% vs. 37.7%) and other candidates with 93 votes (0.5% vs. 0.8%), among the 17,033 ballots cast by the city's 25,496 registered voters, for a turnout of 66.8% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County). In

11520-710: The communities along the line, including reduced traffic congestion and carbon footprint . The agency repeatedly declined to expand the service because Montclair limited the use of train horns between 7 pm and 7 am. New Jersey Transit had received requests for weekend service since 2007, and denied them citing capacity issues and turning off electric power for bridge replacement. Advocates have dismissed these reasons as "excuses" and locals said it would improve their quality of life. On September 30, 2009, New Jersey Transit announced service every two hours between Bay Street station and Hoboken Terminal, an approximately 35-minute trip. The service started on November 8, 2009 with

11664-511: The community of East Orange , where it crosses through the Ampere district. Near the intersection of Springdale Avenue and Ampere Parkway, trains pass through the site of the former Ampere Station . Ampere was built around 1909 and remained in use during New Jersey Transit days until April 7, 1991, when along with Grove Street , the station was closed. From here, the lines continue into Bloomfield . After crossing from East Orange into Bloomfield,

11808-478: The company became part of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western. The lines were then maintained as the Morris & Essex Division. The New York & Greenwood Lake Railway originated as the New York and Montclair Railroad, granted a state charter in 1867 to construct a railroad from Jersey City to the New York state line at Greenwood Lake. The railroad caused the secession of West Bloomfield from Bloomfield, and West Bloomfield renamed itself Montclair. The railroad

11952-456: The current Walnut Street station to Netcong station. The Montclair Branch, designated part of the Morris & Essex Lines , which consisted of the Montclair Branch, Morristown Line , and Gladstone Branch , had six stations: Roseville Avenue in Newark, Ampere in East Orange, Watsessing Avenue in Bloomfield, Bloomfield station, Glen Ridge station, and Bay Street in Montclair. The Montclair Branch

12096-468: The curve of the river to downtown. Broadway runs east–west through the center of the city, ending at Main Avenue in downtown. Main Avenue has many shops, restaurants, and businesses reflecting the city's growing Latino, and declining Eastern European populations in the city. The city is home to several architecturally notable churches, including St. John's Lutheran Church, First Presbyterian of Passaic, and St. John's Episcopal Church. Many residents of

12240-874: The east side of the Passaic River. In the 1980s, another northern extension of the Route 21 freeway was proposed to US 46 in Clifton; this section was built between 1997 and 2000. The surface portion of Route 21 through Newark underwent many improvements in the 1990s and 2000s. Route 21 heads north from the Newark Airport Interchange with US 1/9 in Newark near Newark Airport on a six-lane freeway known as McCarter Highway. This portion of Route 21 serves to connect Newark Liberty with downtown Newark . The route interchanges with I-78 and US 22 and then crosses over Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Greenville Running Track, Lehigh Line , and Passaic and Harsimus Line and then Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor rail line on

12384-409: The first Dominican-American elected as mayor in the United States winning a special election in November 2008 to succeed acting mayor Gary Schaer , who as City Council president automatically moved into the position upon the resignation by previous mayor Samuel Rivera , after Rivera pleaded guilty to corruption charges. Blanco was elected to serve the remainder of Rivera's term, and was re-elected to

12528-544: The first television station to transmit to the home, and was the first such station to broadcast a feature film. Allen B. DuMont , formerly DeForest's chief engineer, opened pioneering TV manufacturer DuMont Laboratories in Passaic in 1937, and started the DuMont Television Network , the world's first commercial television network, in 1946. In 1992, the voters of Passaic Township in Morris County voted to change

12672-638: The former Great Notch station. Prior to 2008, the only station in Wayne was the downtown Mountain View station . The only station in the area around Lake Hopatcong was Lake Hopatcong station in Landing (this station has been referred to on timetables as Lake Hopatcong-Mount Arlington). In 2008, both the Wayne-Route 23 Transit Center and Mount Arlington Intermodal Train Station and Park & Ride opened. Wayne-Route 23

12816-530: The former Lackawanna Boonton Line ran from Hoboken to Hackettstown, New Jersey . The Montclair-Boonton line was formed when the Montclair Connection opened on September 30, 2002. The line serves 28 active rail stations in New Jersey along with New York Pennsylvania Station . It crosses through six counties, serving six stations in the township of Montclair , two in the town of Bloomfield , and one in

12960-647: The intersection with Raymond Boulevard and the route meets the intersection with Center Street ( CR 508 ), which it forms a concurrency . Route 21 and CR 508 head along the west bank of the Passaic River , passing by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center . CR 508 splits from Route 21 by heading east on Bridge Street, crossing the Passaic River, and Route 21 continues north, passing by the former site of Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium . After passing under NJ Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line / Morris & Essex Lines and interchanging with I-280 ,

13104-470: The labeling the new whole "the Montclair-Boonton Line." Although no stations along the Montclair Branch (Watsessing, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, and Bay Street) were closed, three stations along the old Greenwood Lake alignment had service end on September 20, 2002: Arlington station , in Kearny , Rowe Street , in Bloomfield, and Benson Street , in Glen Ridge. This alignment was turned over to Norfolk Southern for maintenance. The station building at Benson Street

13248-465: The line included a revamping of Great Notch Yard for state-of-the-art service. However, no weekend service was implemented on the line. 11 miles of rail line from Montclair to Jersey City were shut down following the completion of the Montclair Connection and the DB and WR drawbridges were abandoned in the open position. Shortly thereafter a coalition of walking, biking and trails group began to advocate for

13392-415: The line parallels Pine Street on new track to join the Erie (NY&GL) alignment. After the merge near the intersection of Pine Street and Grant Street the line continues north and enters Walnut Street station near Erie Park (named after the Erie Railroad that once used the rails). The current Walnut Street station was built in 1952 as Montclair station after the larger structure was demolished. This station

13536-479: The line would follow New Jersey Route 57 through Port Murray , Rockport , Washington, Stewartsville , and into Phillipsburg, where it would meet an extended Raritan Valley Line . Locals have expressed support for the extensions on the active Class I freight line, and would use automobiles to get to the stations' newly designed park and rides. The expansion of passenger service on the Washington Secondary

13680-457: The line; trains previously went only to Hoboken Terminal . The new services included diesel service and express trains to Montclair Heights, making stops from Great Notch to Hackettstown, and new Midtown Direct service trains from Montclair Heights to New York, with transfers between them at Great Notch. There was also additional Morristown line Midtown Direct service to New York, available only at Denville and Dover stations. Other upgrades along

13824-444: The median income for a family was $ 34,935. Males had a median income of $ 24,568 versus $ 21,352 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 12,874. About 18.4% of families and 21.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over. Portions of the city are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. The city

13968-597: The name of their municipality to Long Hill Township , to avoid confusion between the City of Passaic and the largely rural community 22 miles (35 km) away, as well as association with the more urban city. Passaic is served by two regional newspapers, The Record and Herald News which are both owned by the Gannett company and its predecessor North Jersey Media Group. The city previously had many of its own newspaper companies, among them Speer's The Passaic Item (1870–1904),

14112-424: The new Bay Street station on the alignment that eventually would extend to the connection. In 1991, studies were conducted by New Jersey Transit regarding the creation of the Montclair Connection, and in 2002, after construction was completed, the Boonton Line from east of Walnut Street station to Arlington served as a freight-only line. All passenger trains took the new alignment via the Montclair Branch between

14256-414: The north and resumes along the west bank of the Passaic River, narrowing to four lanes and crossing back into Clifton. Upon entering Clifton, the route comes to an interchange with Ackerman Avenue. The freeway heads to the northwest, passing by a park and featuring a southbound exit and northbound entrance for Lexington Avenue before ending at an interchange with US 46 . Route 21 history starts in 1927 with

14400-442: The northbound and southbound toll plazas of Exit 148. After traversing Watsessing Park , the tracks return to being above-ground and enter Bloomfield Station . The current Bloomfield station was constructed in 1912 during grade crossing elimination, when tracks were raised above street-level. From here, the station continues northwestward, paralleling Toney's Brook through Bloomfield (to the southeast of Bloomfield Avenue ). After

14544-593: The past decades have resulted in the federal convictions of two mayors, seven councilman and other public officials, all members of the Democratic Party . Passaic Business Administrator Anthony Ianoco was terminated in February 2011, after he was charged with cocaine possession, following his arrest in Hoboken , where police arrested him after he was caught driving the wrong way in a Passaic city vehicle. Alex Blanco became

14688-450: The plan for the Montclair Connection. The original plan was for a one-track diesel connection, but this grew into a two-track electric connection with extension of catenary wires. After negotiations with the township of Montclair, detailed plans and design began in 1998, and construction began just a year later. When the Montclair Connection was completed in 2002, the names of the Montclair Branch and Boonton Line were eliminated in favor of

14832-433: The population were under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 99.2 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

14976-453: The population. As of the 2000 census, 59.3% of residents spoke Spanish at home, while 28.9% of residents identified themselves as speaking only English at home. An additional 2.5% were speakers of Gujarati and 2.4% spoke Polish . There were 31,101 foreign-born residents of Passaic in 2000, of which 79.4% were from Latin America, with 31.3% of foreign-born residents from Mexico and 27.2% from

15120-539: The property into an upscale mall since 2015. The 1926 Passaic Textile Strike led by union organizer Albert Weisbord saw 36,000 mill workers leave their jobs to oppose wage cuts demanded by the textile industry. The workers successfully fought to keep their wages unchanged but did not receive recognition of their union by the mill owners. Passaic has been called "The Birthplace of Television". In 1931, experimental television station W2XCD began transmitting from DeForest Radio Corporation in Passaic. It has been called

15264-704: The railway to be converted into a trail and greenway known as the "Essex-Hudson Greenway." On June 10, 2002, Governor of New Jersey James E. McGreevey announced a partnership with Montclair State University (MSU) as part of the Midtown Direct service. On July 18, 2002, partnership announced plans for a new train station and parking facility for commuters in Little Falls. Before the Construction of Montclair State University Station, students at Montclair State University could only use Montclair Heights station to access

15408-475: The remainder of Blanco's unexpired term. Lora was elected to a full term in 2017. Members of the Passaic City Council are Council President Gary Schaer (term ends 2023), Jose R. "Joe" Garcia (2025), Terrence L. Love (2025), Thania Melo (2023), Chaim M. Munk (2023) and Daniel J. Schwartz (2025), with one seat currently declared vacant. The seat expiring in June 2023 that had been held by Salim Patel

15552-528: The requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority . As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 17 schools, had an enrollment of 14,504 students and 839.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.3:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from

15696-620: The river from Passaic, are East Rutherford , Garfield , Rutherford , and Wallington . Passaic and Wallington are connected via the Gregory Avenue, Market Street, and Eighth Street bridges. The city connects with Garfield at both the Monroe and Passaic Street Bridges. The road connection with Rutherford is via the Union Avenue Bridge, which is located on an extension off the northbound lanes of Route 21 . One cannot cross from Passaic into East Rutherford by vehicle directly, however, as there

15840-402: The route intersects with Clay Street ( CR 506 Spur ). Past the intersection with 3rd Avenue, Route 21 becomes a six-lane freeway again. After about a quarter mile, the northbound side swings under the southbound side and the freeway becomes double-decker, passes by Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, and returns to single-decker configuration. It then interchanges with Chester Avenue and Riverside Avenue with

15984-454: The settlement that grew around it became known as the Village of Acquackanonk Landing or simply Acquackanonk Landing Settlement. In 1854 Alfred Speer (later owner of the city's first newspaper and public hall) and Judge Henry Simmons were the principals in a political battle over the naming of village. Simmons wished to keep the old name while Speer wanted to simplify it to Passaic Village. Speer

16128-608: The test was canceled when Little Falls was informed by New Jersey Transit that the Great Notch Station would be closed on January 17, 2010 due to the anemic ridership at the station. New Jersey Transit cited in a press release that the station only was receiving an average of nine boardings daily. The remaining passengers were directed to use either Montclair State University station or Little Falls station. The Montclair-Boonton Line received serious damage from Hurricane Sandy on October 29–30, 2012, due to fallen trees blocking

16272-498: The tracks and bringing down catenary and signal wires. The line was completely shut down until November 14, when limited electric Midtown Direct and Hackettstown-Hoboken diesel service was restored. According to the 2020 Transit: Possibilities For The Future report produced by New Jersey Transit in October 2000, the Montclair-Boonton Line is a candidate for further rail expansion beyond the Montclair Connection. The Lackawanna Cut-Off ,

16416-512: The tracks continued southwestward through Little Falls, crossing under Long Hill Road (CR 631) and Francisco Road (CR 612) before making a curve back to the northwest at a siding on Cedar Grove Road. The tracks then go over a curved bridge over the Peckman River. The northwestern-bound tracks enter downtown Little Falls, paralleling New Jersey Route 23 into the namesake Little Falls station at Union Boulevard (CR 646). Little Falls

16560-498: The tracks enter the second-newest station on the line, the Wayne-Route 23 Inter-modal Transit Center . Wayne-Route 23 opened on January 12, 2008 with a single high platform and the nearby bus terminal. Wayne-Route 23 Transit Center also contains 1,000 parking spaces for use by travelers. After leaving Wayne-Route 23, the tracks continue to parallel Route 23 and enter downtown Wayne. The tracks cross Fayette Avenue Park and parallel

16704-458: The tracks turn northeast, crossing under Lorraine Avenue, and paralleling Valley Road. The line continues northward paralleling Upper Mountain Avenue through the Upper Montclair district. A short distance later, the tracks enter Mountain Avenue , the next to last station in Montclair. Mountain Avenue has two low platforms, and the nearby station building, which is rented by New Jersey Transit as

16848-502: The train making all local stops. This was an extension of existing Hoboken-to-Newark service, previously listed on the Morris & Essex timetables. Plans for connecting the two lines (the New York & Greenwood Lake Railroad, later the Boonton Line and the Montclair Branch, dated back to 1929, when a rail connection through Montclair was proposed. Despite years of debate over the connection, nothing came to fruition until 1991. Lackawanna Terminal in Montclair closed in 1981, replaced by

16992-445: The turn of the 20th century, the railroad had begun constructing track depressions and raises to eliminate grade-level crossings on city streets. In 1912, the Montclair Branch was depressed, elevated, and double tracked, and grade crossings were eliminated. The stations at Watsessing Avenue and Glen Ridge were constructed below street level, while Ampere and Bloomfield stations were constructed above street level. Roseville Avenue station

17136-564: The under-construction branch to Andover via the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project , an extension on old New York and Greenwood Lake tracks to Pompton Junction , and the New York, Susquehanna and Western . The latter of these two proposals has not gone through as the Greenwood Lake Tracks from Wayne to Riverdale Borough have been removed for a Rail Trail. There is also a proposal to extend service along

17280-548: The university campus. From there, the road begins a parallel along Clove Road and soon enters the final active electrified station along the Montclair-Boonton Line until Denville, Montclair State University station (officially known as the Montclair State University Station at Little Falls). The station is the set transfer between electric and diesel service, as people heading westward to Dover or Hackettstown need to transfer for further service. The station has

17424-557: The vote (4,109 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 39.1% (2,697 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (88 votes), among the 7,143 ballots cast by the city's 28,209 registered voters (249 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 25.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Democrat Jon Corzine received 5,958 ballots cast (68.7% vs. 50.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,319 votes (26.7% vs. 43.2%), Independent Chris Daggett with 124 votes (1.4% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 52 votes (0.6% vs. 0.9%), among

17568-515: The westernmost segment of NJ 20 connected eastward via Paterson Plank Road with what is now New Jersey Route 120 , replicating Paterson Plank Road from Jersey City through the Meadowlands, Rutherford, and Clifton to Paterson) The railroad could have paid for a single track to be laid along the new highways, but the Erie-Lackawanna demurred as it was strapped for cash. To allow the western end of

17712-462: Was $ 31,135 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 1,280) and the median family income was $ 34,934 (+/− $ 2,987). Males had a median income of $ 30,299 (+/− $ 1,883) versus $ 25,406 (+/− $ 2,456) for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,424 (+/− $ 581). About 25.0% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.9% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 107 households in 2010,

17856-414: Was 3.46 and the average family size was 3.93. The city population comprised 30.8% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 33,594, and

18000-423: Was 45.06% (31,440) White , 10.64% (7,425) Black or African American , 1.07% (745) Native American , 4.36% (3,040) Asian , 0.04% (27) Pacific Islander , 33.37% (23,284) from other races , and 5.47% (3,820) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 71.02% (49,557) of the population. The city's Hispanic population represented the fourth-highest percentage among municipalities in New Jersey as of

18144-562: Was already a parking lot with 228 spaces for Lakeland Bus , began on April 12, 2006. The new train station was built to relieve traffic on Interstate 80, and 57 new parking spaces were added to the lot. The project was slated to cost $ 12.1 million, and the contract was given to Terminal Construction Corporation of Wood-Ridge . Both stations were completed within nine days of each other: the Wayne-Route 23 Transit Center opened on January 12, 2008, with train service beginning two days later; Mount Arlington Station opened on January 21, 2008, and

18288-485: Was already depressed, 22 feet (6.7 m) below street level, in 1903. In June 1913, the new Lackawanna Terminal (named after the Delaware, Lackawanna , and Western) opened in Montclair. William H. Botsford designed it, but did not live to see it open as he died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The brick station building followed a Grecian-Doric style of architecture, which included creative uses of concrete for

18432-606: Was an electrified service; however, the Boonton Line was a diesel line. Over the next decade, New Jersey Transit closed several stations over the length of the Montclair Branch. The Harrison and Roseville Avenue stations were closed on September 16, 1984; the Ampere station in East Orange was closed less than seven years later, on April 7, 1991. Plans to extend the Morristown Line and Boonton Line westward from Netcong station to Hackettstown were proposed in June 1992 as part of proposed service extension. On November 6, 1994, service

18576-399: Was briefly known as Route 21A . According to the original freeway plans, the portion north of Monroe Street was to cross over the Passaic River and terminated in Elmwood Park at the interchange of I-80 and CR 507 . This routing would have allowed the highway continue with six full lanes. However, the proposal was opposed by residents who lived on the east side of the Passaic River, and for

18720-539: Was built in 1901 as an Erie Railroad Type V station (according to the 1920 Interstate Commerce Report for the Erie), separated by less than a mile from the nearby stations. Watchung Avenue station has two low platforms on embankments and sits next to a bridge over the namesake Watchung Avenue. The tracks continue northward across the bridge and Valley Road where they enter the Upper Montclair district . The tracks parallel Anderson Park before crossing Bellevue Avenue and entering

18864-561: Was ceremonially extended along Conrail's Washington Secondary from Netcong station with the creation of the stops in Mount Olive and Hackettstown . NJ Transit leased that portion of the line from Conrail (and later the Norfolk Southern Railway ) from 1994 until purchasing it in 2023. In 2002, New Jersey Transit finished construction of the Montclair Connection, a small set of tracks along Pine Street in Montclair that connected

19008-616: Was completed in 1872 with four stations in Montclair: Montclair, Watchung Avenue, Upper Montclair, and Montclair Heights. The New York & Greenwood Lake Railway became a subsidiary of the Erie Railroad by 1884 and the remains of what was once its track is now the Walnut Street – Mountain View stretch of the Montclair-Boonton Line. The original railroad extended farther, via the former alignment through Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Newark and reaching into Kearny, where it crossed

19152-412: Was damaged by a fire in the 1980s and had fallen into disrepair; in May 2009, it was sold to a private developer and entirely rebuilt. During the Montclair Connection's construction, Bay Street station, which was a single platform with only one track, was rebuilt entirely, with two high-level platforms and new tracks. The new connection also introduced service to New York Penn Station for commuters along

19296-714: Was declared vacant in June 2022, after it was determined that he had missed more council meetings than allowed by statute. In addition to his role as council president, Schaer also holds a seat in the 36th Legislative District of the New Jersey General Assembly. This dual position, often called double dipping , is allowed under a grandfather clause in the state law enacted by the New Jersey Legislature and signed into law by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine in September 2007 that prevents dual-office-holding but allows those who had held both positions as of February 1, 2008, to retain both posts. Corruption charges over

19440-570: Was discontinued on May 20, 1955, but freight service lingered until 1994 when the track was removed from White Street in West Orange to the Watsessing section of Bloomfield. A portion of track was used until 2010 by Norfolk Southern to serve the Hartz Mountain plant, which was shuttered that year. At one time the Orange Branch served many industries along its right of way. Some track remains today for

19584-460: Was extended to the Passaic Park interchange in 1962, Main Avenue in 1968, and Monroe Street in 1973. 1970s legislation stopped the further extension northward until environmental impact could be assessed, leaving a two-mile city street portion in place to connect to Routes 20, 46, and I-80 in Paterson for over 25 years. With the completion of the freeway to Monroe Street, a portion of the former route

19728-492: Was first constructed as a freight bypass of the Morris & Essex Railroad in 1868. This was constructed due to the unsuitability of its passenger lines to carry freight (and a lack of freight customers along the line) and stretched from the Denville station to Hoboken Terminal via Boonton and Paterson . Freight service began on September 12, 1870, while passenger service began on December 14, 1870. On October 1, 1960,

19872-485: Was limited mostly to four lanes (three lanes at the very northern end), utilizing the right of way of the Dundee Canal . A wider highway would have encroached on private property or the Passaic River, entailing much greater costs. Sections of Route 21 through Newark were improved in the 1990s and the 2000s. The four-lane viaduct over the Northeast Corridor, which was built in the 1920s, was replaced between 1997 and 2003 at

20016-550: Was losing the battle however he convinced the U.S. Postmaster General to adopt the name, and hung a Passaic sign at the local railroad depot. The de facto name change was effective. Passaic was formed as an unincorporated village within Acquackanonk Township (now Clifton) on March 10, 1869. It was incorporated as an independent village on March 21, 1871. Passaic was chartered as a city on April 2, 1873. The Okonite company owned an industrial site here from 1878 to 1993. It

20160-451: Was public protest against the possible closure, and on September 3, a public meeting was held to strike a deal with residents. On April 1, 2009, after negotiations with Michael DeFrancisci, the mayor of Little Falls, the station and town were given a "one-year test" to attract ridership at the small station. The quota to keep the station open was 67 people using the station by December 31, 2009 and 100+ by April 1, 2010. On December 18, 2009,

20304-456: Was selected in 1994 as one of a group of 10 zones added to participate in the program. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the UEZ, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6 + 5 ⁄ 8 % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in August 1994, the city Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in August 2025. Overseen by

20448-483: Was succeeded by Passaic County Freeholder Hector Lora, in an appointment made by the City Council. Blanco is the second consecutive elected mayor of Passaic, and the third in two decades (following Joseph Lipari and Sammy Rivera), to be convicted of or plead guilty to official misconduct charges. Passaic is located in the 9th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 36th state legislative district. Prior to

20592-459: Was the company's headquarters and primary manufacturing plant for most of the company's history. Early uses of the company's insulated wires include some of the earliest telegraph cables, and the wiring for Thomas Edison 's first generating plant, Pearl Street Station in Lower Manhattan . The property was then turned into a furniture factory, whose owners have been attempting to redevelop

20736-461: Was the transfer station until the namesake station for the college opened in 2004. After Montclair Heights, the trains cross town lines, leaving Montclair in favor of Little Falls, New Jersey . Along the southern end of Montclair State University, the Montclair-Boonton Line crosses out of Montclair north of Montclair Heights station and into the town Little Falls. The tracks head northward, paralleling Long Hill Road (Passaic County Route 631) through

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