Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac is expected to enter the race for the Republican nomination for governor within the next few days A former two-term mayor of Englewood Cliffs and a close friend of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich Kranjac became the first Republican mayor of tiny Englewood Cliffs (pop 5,342) in 40 years after the retirement of Joseph Parisi Parisi had become mayor a decade earlier after the death of his father He was re-elected to a second term by a ten-point margin in 2019 Kranjac will have the backing of Mike Crispi, the chairman of America First Republicans of New Jersey.  Crispi, who launched an exploratory committee last year said tonight that he will not run for governor While Crispi didn’t mention Kranjac by name he said the candidate “has stood unwaveringly for President Trump and the MAGA base over the last nine years” and will be able to unite Republicans and appeal to independents to forge a winning general election campaign He will join a race that includes State Sen including former Burlington City Mayor Jim Fazzone Kranjac has not been invited to participate in the New Jersey Globe Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate on February 4 The New Jersey Globe first reported Kranjac’s exploration of a run for governor in June A self-inflicted gunshot wound was the cause of a car crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs Monday night said the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department police responded to a collision at Palisades Interstate Parkway The victim was a 29-year-old man from Brooklyn The victim was driving a 2024 Jeep Grand Wagoneer when traveling southbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway The Jeep crossed the median onto the northbound lanes and collided with a 2022 Infiniti QX6 that was traveling north which was driven by 45-year-old male from Nanuet Traffic: What do apps like Waze and Google Maps recommend for avoiding Route 80 sinkhole traffic? Police said they found a 9mm Smith and Wesson handgun inside the Jeep and the casing of a spent shell on the vehicle floorboard The dog was uninjured and turned over Bergen County Animal Control The gunshot caused the driver to crossover over the center median The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office assisted in the investigation Samsung Electronics America is leaving Ridgefield Park after announcing Thursday that it would move its headquarters to Englewood Cliffs ecofriendly campus on Sylvan Avenue that was renovated just six years ago — with a planned move to Hoboken next spring Whether Samsung will take over that space was not clear from Thursday’s announcement despite the timing of the moves and the two high-profile announcements by the blue-chip companies in the same week “The move marks an exciting new chapter, and we are proud to continue to operate in Bergen County,” a Samsung spokesman told multiple outlets, including ROI-NJ, NJBIZ and NorthJersey.com which was the first to report on Samsung’s pending move has been based at Overpeck Corporate Center since 1991 and housed more than 1,000 employees across multiple buildings at the campus It signed a lease in 2009 in which it would move from 105 Challenger Road to 85 Challenger Road part of former owner KABR Group’s high-profile turnaround of the 60-acre office park which has also invested millions of dollars in its space signed a 235,000-square-foot lease extension at 85 Challenger in 2019 is leasing its new 111,000-square-foot space in downtown Hoboken under a deal with SJP Properties The consumer goods company will occupy three full floors at 111 River St. also known as Waterfront Corporate Center I KABR touts 235,000 sq. ft. extension by Samsung, success of Ridgefield Park campus has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State Restaurant chain Bojangles has opened along a major commercial corridor in Piscataway as part of a previously announced deal brokered by The Goldstein Group All RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright 2023 Real Estate NJ 101 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland Our site uses cookies. Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy Authorities in Bergen County are investigating a fatal incident after a person jumped from the Rockefeller Lookout in Englewood Cliffs late Saturday night.According to preliminary information emergency responders were called to the scene at approximately 11:50 p.m after receiving reports of an individual who had jumped from the lookout near Exit 1 on the Palisades Interstate Parkway.  Closter and Ridgefield Rappel Teams were requested to assist in the operation as police searched the area Rescue teams located the unidentified victim at the bottom of the lookout where they were found suffering from fatal injuries though authorities have not reported any indications of foul play at this time.  Further details have not yet been released. By: TOM BRANNA Unilever North America is moving its headquarters out of Englewood Cliffs, NJ. But the world’s biggest fast-moving consumer goods company isn’t leaving the Garden State. Unilever will move to Hoboken, NJ in 2025. According to business publication ROI-NJ Unilever will occupy three stories at the 111 River Street building in Hoboken Unilever isn’t leaving Englewood Cliffs The company’s research and development unit will still be located at 800 Sylvan Ave but observers say it’s part of a nationwide Companies are leaving the suburbs and returning to their urban roots as fewer workers are willing to commute five days a week and prefer to work from home Unilever opened the Engelwood Cliffs campus in 2018 approximately 1,800 employees from New Jersey New York and Connecticut reported to the 325,000-square-foot Englewood Cliffs headquarters.  A recent update to this news involves Samsung. According to reports, Samsung is planning a move to Englewood Cliffs in 2025. It is not noted if the move is related to the departure of Unilever from the location Use of this constitutes acceptance of our privacy policy The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Rodman Media Unilever the consumer goods company that makes everything from Axe body sprays to Vaseline is moving its North American headquarters from Englewood Cliffs to Hoboken next year The decision comes as offices scale back their suburban presence amid stubborn work-from-home trends four years after their surge during the COVID-19 pandemic Suburban office campuses more broadly have switched to urban corporate centers in places like Manhattan Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University The revitalized Englewood Cliffs campus opened in 2018 and was meant to exemplify the workplace of the future An older campus for Unilever was built in the 1960s where the international conglomerate has been based ever since The high-tech and swanky headquarters at 700 Sylvan Ave a tea bar and a sweeping atrium with coworking space A spokesperson said the move will happen in March 2025 but did not say where in Hoboken the new headquarters will be the reasons for the move or how many employees will be affected According to business publication ROI-NJ Unilever will occupy three stories at the 111 River Street building in Hoboken; owned by SJP Properties which did not immediately return an email seeking comment New York and Connecticut reported to the 325,000-square-foot Englewood Cliffs headquarters on any given day Unilever will still have its research and development division based at nearby 800 Sylvan Ave “We are proud to continue working and contributing to the state economy of New Jersey with a presence in both cities,” the spokesperson said It’s not clear what would go at the site after Unilever leaves A spokesperson for Mesirow Financial, which bought the property in 2017 for $102 million did not immediately respond to a request for comment Other suburban corporate headquarters have vacated or shrunk their current presence and tried to find replacements For example, German automaker BMW is selling off 20 acres of its North American headquarters in Woodcliff Lake “They’re marketing the building out there for sale senior vice president at Lodi-based MRH Real Estate "But it’s really designed as a single-tenant type of building labor and the economy for NorthJersey.com and The Record Email: munozd@northjersey.com; Twitter:@danielmunoz100 and Facebook Samsung Electronics is planning to move its North American headquarters from Ridgefield Park to Englewood Cliffs in 2025 just months after consumer goods company Unilever plans to move out NorthJersey.com was the first to report last week that Unilever — which makes consumer brands from Axe body spray to Vaseline and formerly Ben & Jerry's ice cream — would move out of its longtime headquarters at 700 Sylvan Ave Later on, several news outlets reported that Unilever would occupy three stories at 111,000 square feet at SJP’s Waterfront Corporate Center 1 in Hoboken A spokesperson for Samsung did not specify the exact address of its new Englewood Cliffs location adding only that the move would occur in the summer of 2025 which is just months after Unilever’s planned departure from Englewood Cliffs in March 2025 and we are proud to continue to operate in Bergen County,” the Samsung spokesperson said in a statement In 2019, when Samsung renewed its Ridgefield Park lease the global electronics giant had 1,000 employees at its headquarters at 65 Challenger Road Unilever’s revitalized Englewood Cliffs campus opened in 2018 and was meant to exemplify the workplace of the future An older campus had been built for Unilever in the borough in the 1960s The high-tech and swanky new headquarters featured common areas a tea bar and a sweeping atrium with co-working space A spokesperson for Mesirow Financial, which bought the 700 Sylvan Ave. property in 2017 for $102 million did not immediately respond to requests for comment Unilever's decision came as businesses scale back their suburban office presence amid work-from-home trends Companies have switched more broadly from suburban office campuses to urban corporate centers in places like Manhattan ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS — The borough has agreed to pay $7 million to the developer of 800 Sylvan Ave to settle a lawsuit over affordable housing at the site It will pay $1.3 million more to 800 Sylvan Avenue LLC to settle a tax appeal on the property The developer claimed in the suit that the borough had violated the terms of an affordable housing agreement and it was seeking $66.5 million in damages The borough has been engaged in a contentious and lengthy legal battle with the various developers of the property since 2015 That lawsuit went to trial in 2019 after hundreds of residents crowded a public meeting to demand that the borough fight in court rather than settle Superior Court Judge Christine Farrington stripped its Planning Board of the ability to review land use applications and development plans including the project at the center of the litigation She said then that the borough had refused to abide by the court's mandates The borough reached a settlement agreement with Fair Share Housing Center in 2020 allowing 450 units at the former Unilever campus on Sylvan Avenue including 90 set aside as low- and moderate-income units The agreement also called for about 60 units at the borough's Hudson Terrace property after a change in the council's political majority the borough filed a lawsuit seeking to void all council votes taken at a January 2019 meeting and at another lengthy meeting in 2020 that stretched more than 12 hours alleging that two former council members had conflicts of interest The borough's complaint also sought to invalidate any settlement agreements with Fair Share Housing Center or the developer looking to build at the former Unilever site an appellate court ruled that the borough had to comply with the settlement agreement it had reached with the nonprofit housing advocacy group The lawsuit brought by 800 Sylvan against the borough in August 2021 alleged that the borough breached the settlement agreement and “caused significant delays to the ultimate approval” of the project The developer sought tens of millions in damages including legal fees costs incurred to prepare alternative plans and construction delays stemming from alleged violations and breaches of the agreement The complaint was scheduled to be heard this month in court before Farrington The developer plans to build 450 multifamily units four-story apartment building over ground-level parking and 112 townhomes behind the building The Borough Council voted in September to approve the settlement and seek approval for an emergency budget appropriation to fund it The borough is seeking approval from the state Department of Community Affairs to issue bonds to pay the $8.3 million to 800 Sylvan with Republicans Philip Zhi Liang and Rivka Biegacz voting against it said the settlement was an “unfortunate decision” made by the council and represented a “disheartening outcome” that will benefit the developer over the residents More: More affordable housing units added to this Bergen County town's plan. See the details “It is regrettable that the attorneys selected by the Democrat majority The $66 million damages claim was “leveraged” by the council “as a tactic to incite fear and pressure a settlement would impose penalties on the borough and reward 800 Sylvan with a significant financial gain.” Democratic Councilman David Di Gregorio said he prioritized the interests of the residents in his vote to settle the suit “I deeply regret that we must pay this settlement,” he said appealing would have presented a significant risk with little chance of success and the potential for us to owe double or even triple the current amount I made a difficult but prudent decision to protect our residents from an unfavorable outcome.” Former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac has officially entered the race for governor He announced Sunday night that he would be seeking the Republican nomination during the primary this spring Kranjac said President Donald Trump “proved we can put America first.” “Now we need to win in New Jersey to lower taxes educate not indoctrinate our kids and enact term limits,” he said “The Republicans who have been running for two years have failed to attract the kind of support they need to win That’s why I filed for New Jersey governor.” Kranjac seemingly watched the first debate among the Democratic candidates because he noted in the post that they “showed us they're committed to continuing the failed policies of Gov There are already four potential Republican nominees: state Sen who narrowly lost to an incumbent Murphy in 2021 What they said: New Jersey's Democratic candidates for governor debated Who is Mario Kranjac?Kranjac led the Bergen County borough for eight years the town was embroiled in years of litigation with developers over affordable housing He opposed settling the suit and amassed more than $1 million in legal fees for borough taxpayers Kranjac was censured by the Borough Council three times during his years leading the town One was for trying to "politicize the council lie to and deceive the residents," another was for allegedly threatening to punch then-Borough Attorney Albert Wunsch during a closed-session meeting and the third was for submitting letters to the state pension board about multiple police officers and their pension benefits He is alleging that Bergen County Judge Anthony Gallina is biased against him and requesting that a lawsuit by former borough employees be moved to another county Katie Sobko covers the New Jersey Statehouse. Email: sobko@northjersey.com The New Jersey Forest Fire Service was still fighting a wildfire on the Palisades in Englewood Cliffs on Friday afternoon The service deployed fire engines and ground crews to fight the fire which covered about 39 acres and was about 30% contained Friday A Forest Fire Service helicopter capable of dropping 350 gallons of water worked the fire Friday morning Forest Fire Service crews anticipated that the fire was unlikely to expand significantly in size A firefighter was seen battling flames in a dense area of the park as the crews worked to contain the fire fueled by dry conditions The cause of the fire is under investigation A Red Flag Warning was in effect for the Englewood Cliffs area of Palisades Interstate Park until 6 p.m Friday due to dry conditions and gusty winds Henry Hudson Drive was closed to all vehicle according to the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police The region has experienced numerous wildfires in recent weeks because of extremely dry conditions The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has designated the current fire danger as extreme for the entire state The service on Friday was also battling a 360-acre wildfire in Burlington and Camden counties that's 75% contained a 133-acre wildfire in the Glassboro Wildlife Management Area in Gloucester County that's 50% contained and a 350-acre wildfire in Ocean County's Jackson Township that's 80% contained Weather: Dry, dry, dry: When will it rain in NJ? The Forest Fire Service issued a smoke advisory saying that New Jersey residents can expect smoke conditions stemming from those large wildfires as well as the remnants of fires in Rockaway Township and Livingston to last for several days They said the smoke is particularly heavy due to the extremely dry conditions which has allowed the fires to burn down into the duff layer of soil Smoke conditions may worsen during overnight hours when higher humidity causes smoke to lay low to the ground Smoke is expected to remain present until significant rain falls over the fire areas state officials in mid-October enacted temporary restrictions prohibiting all fires not contained in an elevated stove and fueled by propane gas or electricity on public and private land State record books show that September and October were the driest consecutive months in recorded history less than an inch of rain fell on average statewide setting a record for the driest calendar month in New Jersey's recorded history the state Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing to solicit comments from water providers and members of the public on whether to declare a water supply drought warning Electronics giant Samsung confirmed it will be moving its U.S headquarters from Ridgefield Park to the Unilever headquarters in Englewood Cliffs NorthJersey.com was also the first to report that Samsung would be moving from its longtime headquarters at 85 Challenger Road just off the New Jersey Turnpike to Englewood Cliffs next year just months after Unilever was set to vacate But it was not until Thursday that representatives for Samsung would say the exact location of the future Samsung headquarters in Englewood Cliffs — the current Unilever headquarters at 700 Sylvan Ave Unilever leaves high-tech campus that opened in 2018Unilever which makes everything from Axe body sprays to Vaseline will leave behind a high-tech revamped campus that opened in 2018 and was meant to exemplify the workplace of the future The swanky Unilever headquarters features common areas Two men have been indicted on charges stemming from an armed robbery that happened in Englewood Cliffs in March the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said are accused of staging an armed robbery at a commercial property on Sylvan Avenue in Englewood Cliffs the Englewood Cliffs Police Department responded to a scene where reportedly three victims had been held at gunpoint and a suspect allegedly had stolen their cellphones and removed one victim’s luxury wristwatch said the press release from the Prosecutor's Office The suspect allegedly forced the victims into an open storage room and instructed them to lie down Local: After decade-long battle, Englewood Cliffs settles affordable housing suit for millions Castro is accused of being the gunman who committed the armed robbery said Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella The Prosecutor's Office said it learned later in the investigation that there were only two victims and that Valera is accused of portraying himself as a victim during the confrontation in order to assist Castro in carrying out the robbery Valera allegedly alerted Castro to the location and the existence of one victim’s luxury watch Valera was originally "hired as a laborer to move items belonging to one of the legitimate victims," the Prosecutor's Office said while incarcerated at the Immigration Centers of America in Farmville Both are being held at the Bergen County jail 8 on two counts of first-degree armed robbery second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and two counts of fourth-degree aggravated assault The next official court date was not in the press release presented by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Firefighters in New Jersey are stretched even thinner as yet another wildfire burns in bone-dry conditions in the state At least four wildfires were burning from the Pinelands to the New York City suburbs Smoke from a forest fire rises above the trees in Evesham This photo provided by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection firefighters respond to a forest fire on Wednesday (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection via AP) This photo provided by NJ Department of Environmental Protection a firefighter is silhouetted against a forest fire on Wednesday (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection via AP)(NJ Department of Environmental Protection via AP) This photo provided by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection smoke and fire fills the air from a forest fire on Wednesday This photo provided by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection smoke fills the air from a forest fire on Wednesday (AP) — Firefighters in New Jersey were stretched even thinner on Friday when another wildfire broke out in the state’s bone-dry conditions The latest fire broke out along the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County It was smaller than the three others burning in New Jersey each of which had burned less than a square mile as of late Thursday The Englewood Cliffs fire was 30% contained Conditions were even more hazardous Friday than they were the day before with the National Weather Service issuing a red flag warning calling for gusty winds and low humidity that could help spread fires quickly New Jersey has not received measurable precipitation in over a month A person was killed in a crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs on Monday night All northbound lanes on the parkway were closed near Exit 1, for Palisade Avenue, the New Jersey Transportation Department posted on 511nj.org around 6:15 p.m "The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified by the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department that a fatal crash occurred on the highway earlier this evening and requested the assistance of the Bergen County Fatal Accident Task Force," Jeff Angermeyer deputy chief of detectives for the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office The investigation by the task force and the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department is ongoing and no further information about the crash was available Check back here for more information on this developing story Toniann Antonelli A New York man died on Tuesday, five days after a crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs left him with serious injuries the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department responded to a multicar crash near mile marker 0.9 in the Englewood Cliffs section of the highway was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries The Prosecutor's Office said Donoghue had remained hospitalized in critical condition since the crash The circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates A New Jersey attorney and prominent yacht club owner is facing assault and battery charges in Miami for bloody assault involving a glass cup on New Year's Day, according to a news report by Local10 and court records Miami-Dade court records confirm that Michael Lupolover was charged with assault and battery on Wednesday Local10 says Lupolover approached another man at Queen Miami Beach around 1:10 a.m He continuously approached the man and gave him the middle finger eventually hitting the victim on the head with a glass cup Miami Beach police had not returned Daily Voice's request for comment as of 9:30 a.m Lupolover's verified LinkedIn profile shows he is the founding owner of Lupo Yachts & Lupo Yacht Club in Sunny Isles which he says started as a traditional yacht charter but later became a revolutionary luxury yacht club He also appears to be a practicing attorney with offices based in Englewood Cliffs. His legal website says he is admitted to practice in New York Lupolover is the son of first-generation Americans He began professionally as a creditors rights attorney before he "switched sides to help people and businesses resolve their financial issues," Lupolover's website says Click here for the full report by Local10. We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters Earlier this week, MSNBC announced a programming shakeup of its weekday and weekend schedules set to take effect in April These on-air changes, which were accompanied by layoffs, come as the network is on the hunt for new office, production, and studio space. Both MSNBC and CNBC are set to separate from the NBCUniversal News Group within the next few months and join SpinCo the spin-off company that will house many of NBCUniversal’s cable assets SpinCo CEO Mark Lazarus recently updated employees on the media entity’s separation plans from NBCUniversal confirming that MSNBC will continue to be based in Manhattan CNBC will continue to call its longtime Englewood Cliffs location home and will also serve as SpinCo’s technical operations hub Some of MSNBC’s technical staff will also be based in New Jersey Both networks now have to rebuild their newsgathering operations Lazarus noted CNBC and MSNBC will secure dedicated space at 400 North Capitol—the same building as NBC News operations.   The two news networks will additionally continue to keep office space in the various cities where they operate where MSNBC’s programming changes means that the network will lose access to NBC News’ production facility New York-based staffers were also alerted that they have to work out of temporary facilities in Manhattan if the NBC News spin-off is completed before their office space is built It’s been reported that a new name for the spun-off company could be soon announced but no firm date has been provided as to when that will be revealed CEO Mark Lazarus says new co will have corp HQ in Manhattan. Space will be procured at NBC News location in Washington DC — Brian Steinberg (@bristei) February 27, 2025 Additional changes are likely on the horizon as it steps away from NBC News’ shadow Mark Mwachiro is a TVNewser contributor who has been writing for the blog since March 2022 Adweek is the leading source of news and insight serving the brand marketing ecosystem Republican Mario Kranjac is in the field with a poll a former two-term mayor of Englewood Cliffs and a close friend of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is mulling a bid for the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey next year conducting a benchmark poll to test messaging for himself and other Republican candidates became the first Republican mayor of tiny Englewood Cliffs (pop Kranjac was re-elected to a second term by a ten-point margin in 2019 Kranjac’s eight years as mayor were full of controversies; the borough council censured him three times alleging that he harassed municipal employees bullied council members – some of whom resigned – and ran up huge legal fees Kranjac billed a local teenager $2,500 for police overtime connected to a Black Lives Matter rally she organized; he later rescinded the bill But Kranjac touts his own accomplishments as mayor including creating a business-friendly environment that has helped keep LG Electronics Kranjac says he’s opposed local affordable housing policies “All residents of New Jersey would see their property taxes drop significantly if politicians and their friends were defunded,” Kranjac states in his official biography He is an attorney and venture capitalist in the life sciences arena and he raised money for Gingrich’s 2012 presidential run Kranjac would become the fifth candidate to seek the GOP nod to succeed term-limited Gov Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (who nearly unseated Murphy in 2021) Ed Durr are already in the race; Kranjac supported Ciattarelli in the last election Kranjac could become the fourth mayor to enter the 2025 governor’s race along with Democrats Steven Fulop of Jersey City The last sitting mayor to win election as governor was James E This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page A stabbing in Englewood Cliffs that sent a 30-year-old man to the hospital on Friday is under investigation The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Major Crimes Unit and the Englewood Cliffs Police Department are investigating The county unit was notified on Saturday that on Friday at 5:34 p.m. the Englewood Cliffs Police Department responded to a stabbing on Sylvan Avenue Responding officers located a 30-year-old victim who was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center An investigation into the incident and the identification of the suspect who fled the scene is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office No additional information on the incident or the victim was available on Saturday Unilever has announced that 149 positions at its New Jersey offices will be eliminated over the next 13 months as part of the company’s global productivity program Former head office building of Unilever NV Impacted employees will have the opportunity to apply for open positions within the company and access outplacement services and development training transitioning from Englewood Cliffs to a new location in Hoboken beginning March 2025 The job cuts are part of Unilever’s broader Growth Action Plan (GAP), which — announced last March — focuses on simplifying the business and driving growth by restructuring its operations A major component of the plan includes the separation of the company’s €7.9 billion Ice Cream division home to brands like Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum into a standalone entity by the end of 2025 ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — A wildfire broke out Tuesday near the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, burning 19 acres and prompting a swift response from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service Firefighters have contained 30% of the blaze as of Wednesday morning and expect it to remain within its current perimeter Officials reported that no structures are threatened by the fire, and no evacuations have been ordered. The Forest Fire Service has deployed fire engines, ground crews, and a helicopter to assist in containing the flames. The helicopter, equipped to drop 350 gallons of water was scheduled to operate over the fire Wednesday morning to support ground efforts remains closed to the public as firefighting operations continue Authorities have not provided an estimate for when the road might reopen The cause of the fire is currently under investigation and no details have been released on potential sources The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is closely monitoring the situation and does not anticipate significant growth in the affected area given the fire’s current containment status Local residents have been advised to avoid the area to allow crews to operate without interference © 2008-2025 - Shore News Media & Marketing Ltd All lanes of Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) were closed in Englewood Cliffs due to a crash Monday afternoon Englewood Cliffs police officers saved the victim's life It happened at the intersection of Sherwood Avenue and took down a utility pole Daily Voice has reached out to Englewood Cliffs police for details Englewood Cliffs police made an arrest Sunday in connection with a Friday stabbing that left a 30-year-old man injured for his alleged role in a late Friday afternoon stabbing in an Englewood Cliffs parking lot according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella Officials subsequently charged Patel with attempted murder Patel was identified a suspect on Saturday following what they are calling an unprovoked attack on the victim Musella added that Patel was a stranger to the victim but nonetheless approached the victim's vehicle as he was leaving a local parking lot and stabbed him several times through an open window The victim suffered multiple stab wounds and was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office investigating stabbing in Englewood Cliffs Patel was arrested Sunday outside his Piscataway residence by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Englewood Cliffs Police Department with assistance from the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Task Force and the Piscataway Police Department The arrest followed an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Cliffs Police Department Jose Uribe describes asking Sen. Bob Menendez for help in killing criminal probe Patel has been charged with first-degree attempted murder third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose Patel was transported to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus following his arrest and is awaiting his first court appearance at Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack Musella stressed that the charges are merely accusations and that Patel is presumed innocent until proven guilty ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS - This town's "Trumpy mayor" wants to be the state's "Trumpy governor." the mayor of this Bergen County town above the Hudson River Kranjac said he is running as an America First candidate to finish the job Donald Trump began last fall but her winning margin was surprisingly small after decades of success in the private sector he was elected Mayor of Englewood Cliffs as a political outsider beating the Democrat political machine that had been running the mayor’s office for 42 years he improved the quality of life in Englewood Cliffs by reinstituting the rule of law and lowering government spending and taxes." Kranjac says that NJ.com called him that after he "took on Black Lives Matter" and stood up to Phil Murphy's COVID lockdowns Kranjac refers to the outlet as "Fake News NJ.com." The current four-man field - Jack Ciattarelli Bill Spadea and Ed Durr - has been at it for months now Kranjac's campaign was asked about his late entry into the race in an email But he said in his statement that those in the race have not attracted enough support to win Have the guts to attach your real name to your opinions I will continue to drag your stupid ass every chance I get because intelligent thought is about 100 points above your moron-level IQ Can't remember when Michael Schnackenberg said anything of substance All he knows how to do is curse and make stupid A principled and honest man without a personal agenda tell us you're a racist without actually saying that you're a racist but Kranjac is quoted in this article that he “took on Black Lives Matter.” If you can’t understand why the phrase “Black Lives Matter” was created in the first place This moron should be worrying about his own shit hole town Waffle House has added a 50 cent surcharge per egg nationwide First we need to stop with this color diatribe- his job so for just people not any other different ethnicity specifically - if we keep using color for every situation we only divide-do you want to be seen as a human being or a color I truly hope you win your MAGA party’s nomination positions against people of color show your lack of ethos Your nomination will ensure a Democratic victory I would like to receive emails from Insider NJ A Virginia gunman and his secret accomplice a laborer hired to help the true victim move have both been indicted in an armed robbery last March in a Bergen County storage unit NY had been hired to help someone move items in Englewood Cliffs on Monday Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Once at the commercial property on Sylvan Avenue Villegas Valera alerted Gliderman Cienfuego Castro confirming the existence of the true victim's watch Villegas Valera played along as Cienfuego Castro forced him and two legitimate victims into an open storage room on the property at gunpoint Cienfuego Castro then instructed the real victims and Villegas Valera to lie down as he took all of their cell phones and removed one victim's luxury wristwatch and fled the scene in a waiting getaway vehicle detectives learned that Villegas Valera was not a true victim with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement agencies in Virginia detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad located and arrested Cienfuego Castro who was already being held at the Immigration Centers of America in Farmville He was subsequently extradited to New Jersey and remanded to the Bergen County Jail detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad and Englewood Cliffs Police Department alongside special agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and officers from the New York City Police Department and lodged in the Bergen County Jail as a result of the charges filed a seven-count indictment by a Bergen County Grand Jury was unsealed charging both men with two counts of first-degree armed robbery The body of a 19-year-old Edgewater man was recovered from the base of the cliff near Rockefeller Lookout on the Palisades Interstate Parkway after police said he was reported missing by his family on Wednesday The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police were alerted around 5 p.m by Edgewater police after a cell phone ping traced the young man’s location to the scenic lookout point in Englewood Cliffs Walter added that concerned family members revealed he had a history of depression and had previously made suicidal statements officers found the man’s 2021 Subaru parked at the lookout Despite initial searches yielding no sign of him a coordinated effort involving the Port Authority Police Emergency Service Unit and a Bergen County Office of Emergency Management drone was deployed to assist in the search the 19-year-old man was found dead at the cliff’s base after a thorough sweep of the area The five-hour recovery effort culminated at approximately 1 a.m. Fort Lee firefighters shared photos of the rescue Contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for support 24/7 A New York driver aided by good Samaritans in a crash along the Palisades Interstate Parkway last week has died was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries sustained in the crash near milepost 0.9 in Englewood Cliffs Thursday Deputy Chief of Detectives of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Donoghue remained hospitalized in critical condition since the crash and was ultimately pronounced dead Tuesday morning The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation A newly constructed modern estate has hit the market in Englewood offering 16,000 square feet of ultra-luxurious living the "Opus Estate" is listed for $12.495 million by Tony Nabhan and Michael Hern of Keller Williams City Views Realty It was designed by Anthony Fonti to blend cutting-edge architecture with high-end comfort A sleek limestone-and-stucco façade with floor-to-ceiling glass makes an immediate statement the home features soaring 11- to 13-foot ceilings and a dramatic two-story living green wall and a built-in bar perfect for entertaining A retractable glass-walled lounge seamlessly opens to an expansive patio and private Zen garden A heated infinity-edge pool with an integrated spa offering an unmatched level of tranquility the home’s primary suite is a spa-like retreat while four additional en-suite bedrooms provide lavish accommodations The walkout lower level is packed with entertainment and lifestyle amenities For more information or to schedule a private showing, contact Tony Nabhan of Keller Williams City Views Realty. ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS — A woman was stabbed several times while in a vehicle exiting a parking lot at CNBC headquarters late Friday afternoon Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said the suspect approached a woman's vehicle as she was driving out of the lot of 900 Sylvan Ave the woman was stabbed five times in the upper left arm through an open window before her attacker ran off The 30-year-old woman was able to identify her attacker before she was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center officials said. The victim was released several hours later.  The attack was captured on surveillance video which also recorded an image of the car the suspect was driving Musella said the woman did not know her assailant and did not provoke the attack He was arrested outside his home Saturday and charged with attempted murder possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose The 63,000-square-foot facility at 900 Sylvan Ave opened in 2014 and is the headquarters for CNBC Report a correction 👈 | 👉 Contact our newsroom Gallery Credit: Mike Brant The suspect approached a woman's vehicle as she was driving out of the lot located on Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) in Englewood Cliffs late Friday afternoon.\nRead More Report a correction 👈 | 👉 Contact our newsroom Electronics company LG is opening a Business Innovation Center in Englewood Cliffs meant to showcase the corporation’s latest technology to its corporate customers The new 3,600-square-foot center will be the most high-tech feature of LG’s 350,000-square-foot headquarters in the Bergen County borough It will be a “technological playground” where technology will be displayed in a “gallery-like experience,” said David Bacher “We want this showroom to be a reference for technology professionals and businesses across the Northeast as they consider new tech-enabled solutions and experiences for every location from hospitals and retail stores to restaurants and entertainment venues,” Bacher said hospital wards “or any other public location,” Bacher added The technology exhibits are broken down into seven areas meant to show off technology to corporate customers Visitors are first greeted by LG’s autonomous robots — like CarryBot They’ll then be able to view high-quality LED displays followed by electric vehicle charging stations meant for hotels Next is a computing area showing off LG’s latest laptops followed by LG’s projectors and then medical technology to surgical monitors and radiology monitors the center shows off LG’s latest TV screens A violent confrontation at an Englewood apartment complex ended in gunfire when Englewood Police Communications received reports of a shooting at the Parkview Terrace complex As Officer Christopher Sabo approached the scene he spotted a vehicle speeding away and pulled it over Investigators later determined that the occupants of the car were involved in the incident but were not the shooters Police said the conflict started earlier in the day when Gelvy Rodriguez-Colon got into a physical altercation with several people When he later saw the same individuals at the complex he allegedly charged at them wielding a screwdriver and stabbed one man in the upper chest Someone in the group fired a shot at Rodriguez-Colon but missed Hackensack Police notified Englewood authorities that a stabbing victim had arrived at the Hackensack Hospital Emergency Room Officers responding to the hospital recognized the injured man as Anniel Fernandez Jimenez who had been seen in surveillance footage at the scene holding a gun Jimenez allegedly attempted to flee the ER but was arrested Police are still searching for two more individuals connected to the incident The following individuals were charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault: and authorities are urging anyone with information to contact Englewood Police Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.