Teaneck

Understand

You will more than likely need a car to get around. If you work in New York City, however, you can easily take a bus ride. Public transportation is fairly easy to figure out and buses run very frequently in and out of the town’s limits.

Just like New York, summers are hot and sticky with temperatures rising into the 90s. The usual summer temperatures range from 69-85 °F (21-29 °C), and the winter months usually range from as high as 38°F to as low as 26°F. The tri-state area shares a very similar range in temperature and they take pleasure in all four seasons.

The town is known for its major institutions like Holy Name Medical Hospital and the Metropolitan Campus of Farleigh Dickinson University, the largest private university in the state of New Jersey. The Teaneck Armory is home to the New Jersey National Guard’s 50th Main Support Battalion and they host many events for the community, mainly in the summer months. The commercial development of the town is concentrated in four main shopping areas and there is convenient access to many main highways from different points in town.

Get in

By car

Teaneck is positioned along a number of major highways, including the New Jersey Turnpike (a portion of I-95) and I-80. Teaneck is the eastern final point of I-80, which stretches around 2,900 mi west to downtown San Francisco, California. The town’s main highway is Route 4, running east to west through Teaneck from New York. There is no commercial development along this highway in the town itself due to a decision taken back in the 1940s to create a greenbelt, but there is easy access to the commercial area just a few minutes down Route 4. New Jersey’s other main route is the Garden State Parkway, which can be reached by car just a few miles west of Teaneck.

By plane

The closest commercial airport to Teaneck in New Jersey is Newark Liberty International Airport, 20 mi away in Newark. New York City’s LaGuardia Airport is 15 mi miles away in Queens and can be accessed via the George Washington Bridge and is approximately 22 minutes away (in the most ideal traffic conditions). John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens is 29 mi (34 minutes) from Teaneck. There is also Teterboro Airport (TEB), which offers general aviation service, and is about 4 mi (10 minutes) away. All of these airports can be accessed by car or by taxi services located in Teaneck that will pick you up any time, day or night.

By bus

New Jersey Transit bus service has very frequent service to Teaneck Road, Route 4, and Cedar Lane. There is less frequent service on other main streets. NJTransit bus services are offered at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan via the 155, 157, 167, and 168 routes. There is service to and from the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in Upper Manhattan via the 171, 175, 178, and 186 routes.

A number of jitney services also provide an inexpensive, fast unscheduled service along Route 4 between Paterson and the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal, with stops along the way including several in Teaneck.

By train

There is no passenger train operation in Teaneck.

See and do

Parks

For its size, Teaneck has quite a few parks, 7 to be exact. They are mostly small grassy spaces in residential areas with swing sets and basketball courts, but there are a few that hold significance for the entire town.

• Andreas Park. West Englewood Avenue will lead you down the hill to this park that sits on the edge of the Hackensack River. This park has large open space, a jungle gym and free public tennis courts. This park is active year round with a great spot for people to push off in their boats to drift on the Hackensack River.
• Votee Park. The largest completely developed park in Teaneck and is located almost right in the middle of town. The park covers a huge amount of space, covering an area between Queen Anne Road and Palisade Avenue. Facilities include an in-ground swimming pool, a children’s wading pool, restrooms, an amphitheater, three soccer fields, five baseball fields, refreshment stands, a double handball court, four tennis courts, and a lighted, enclosed, two court basketball facility. There are 2 playgrounds (at either end), picnic areas, and paved walking paths. One playground is accessible for disabled children and has special equipment designed for kids with physical disabilities.

Arts and culture

Teaneck has a number of plays and art exhibitions happening all the time. Many are supported by The Puffin Foundation and its Puffin Cultural Forum located on Puffin Way. This includes the Teaneck International Film Festival held annually in November since 2005. The Teaneck Community Band presents a series of five outdoor summer concerts each summer, also sponsored by the Puffin Foundation. Teaneck is home to the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, founded in 1953. The Teaneck Cultural Arts Coalition has organized many community-wide events.

The Garage Theater Group is Bergen County’s first non-profit professional theater company, and their members consist of mainly Teaneck residents and they perform the bulk of their shows at Farleigh Dickinson University.

• The American Stage Playhouse (+1 201-692-7744) at Fairleigh Dickinson features revivals as varied as Forever Plaid and The Bad Seed as well as several new and works every season.

Learn

Teaneck is home to the Metropolitan Campus of Farleigh Dickinson University, which is set on the border between Teaneck and the Hackensack River.

Go next

• New York City - If you didn't come from New York in the first place, it's the most obvious place to go next, or take a day trip to.