Bergen County · Borough · 07650

Palisades Park, New Jersey

A compact, highly diverse eastern Bergen County borough whose Broad Avenue corridor is one of the New York region’s best-known Korean-American commercial and dining districts.

This full flagship guide connects history, schools, parks, business geography, transportation and community resources.

Palisades Park at a glance

Borough offices: 275 Broad Avenue · Palisades Park, NJ 07650.

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History

1899Borough incorporation

Palisades Park was incorporated near the end of Bergen County’s borough-formation era.

20th centuryCommuter suburb

Its location near the Hudson River communities and New York City shaped a dense residential and commercial pattern.

Late 20th–21st c.Korean-American center

Broad Avenue developed into a major Korean-American business, food and cultural corridor.

TodayRegional destination

The borough combines neighborhood services with a dining and retail district that draws visitors from across North Jersey and New York.

Business geography

Broad Avenue

the borough’s dense retail, banking, healthcare and Korean-American commercial spine

Bergen Boulevard

regional businesses, services and connections toward Fort Lee and Ridgefield

Central Boulevard / Brinkerhoff area

neighborhood services, housing and community institutions

Parks & recreation

Palisades Park Recreation Complex

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Lindbergh Memorial Park

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

borough playgrounds and athletic facilities

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

nearby Overpeck County Park

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Schools

Lindbergh Elementary School

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Palisades Park Junior/Senior High School

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Palisades Park Public Library

257 Second Street · Public library and community resource.

Transportation

Frequent NJ TRANSIT bus service toward New York City and neighboring Bergen communities

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Broad Avenue and Bergen Boulevard are the primary local travel corridors

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

No passenger rail station operates within the borough; nearby rail options require a short connection

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Places of worship, cemetery & funeral resources

Places of worship

St. Michael Roman Catholic Church

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Korean-American Protestant congregations along and near Broad Avenue

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

additional Christian and faith communities serving the borough’s diverse population

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Cemetery / memorial context

No conventional municipal cemetery was confirmed within Palisades Park; families commonly use cemetery and memorial facilities elsewhere in Bergen County.

Funeral homes serving Palisades Park

Frank A. Patti & Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Home — nearby Fort Lee

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

A.K. Macagna Funeral Home — nearby Cliffside Park

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Borough government

Nearby communities

Fort Lee

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Ridgefield

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Leonia

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Cliffside Park

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Fairview

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

Englewood

Current Palisades Park resource; verify time-sensitive details directly.

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