In the Neighborhood
Five miles NYC/Manhattan.
Museums, Parks, Historical Landmarks
Berger Museum = 1.3 miles from restaurant
State Highway 4 & Forest Ave
Paramus, NJ 07652
The museum contains a large collection of unique items ranging from a SEAL delivery vehicle to an authentic Mark V Diving Suit plus many photos and other interesting memorabilia.
www.thebergermuseum.com
New Jersey Children’s Museum = 4.3 miles from restaurant
599 Valley Health Plz
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201)262-5151
The New Jersey Children's Museum is a great place for toddlers and preschoolers. They will love the interactive, hands-on exhibits, including a real fire truck, a real helicopter, cool fossil/dinosaur cave, play ballet studio, kids' medieval castle, and much, much more.
www.njcm.com
Shopping and Theater
Riverside Square = .1 miles from restaurant
113 Riverside Square
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201)489-0151
Riverside Square features an unrivaled collection of over 70 high-end and bridge specialty stores including such premiere retailers as Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Williams Sonoma, Godiva Chocolatier, Salvatore Ferragamo, Barney's CO-OP, Petit Bateau and many more. Anchored by Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Barnes & Noble and Pottery Barn, The Shops at Riverside offer “New Jersey’s own Restaurant Row” headlined by McCormick & Schmick’s.
www.shopriverside.com
Macy’s = .9 miles from restaurant
46 Wayne
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(800)949-6229
From its original merchandising days back in New York City in 1957 to the direction under the Federated Department stores, Macy’s has provided their customers with access to the quality clothing and merchandise from the leading brands. Macy’s location on 46 Wayne provides a vast array of clothing merchandise for women, men, and children, in addition to cosmetics, footwear, and household items.
www.macys.com
Cedar Lane Cinemas = 1.4 miles from restaurant
503 Cedar Ln
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201)836-3334
This is a nice neighborhood theater, not new, not perfect, but comfortable and homey. Besides blockbuster movies, they also show great independent films at half the price of big name theaters. They're light on coming attractions, have old-fashioned "Let's go out to the lobby" refreshment ads, and a piano player. Last Halloween they showed the silent "Phantom of the Opera" with live piano accompaniment.
www.moviefone.com
Westfield Garden State Plaza Shopping Center
One Garden State Plaza
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 843-2121
Garden State Plaza has over 290 stores featureing Macy's, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor and Neiman Marcus.
AMC Garden State 16
1 Garden State Plaza RT 4 & 17
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 291-8468
Little Firehouse Theatre = 1 mile from restaurant
298 Kinderkamack Rd
Oradell, NJ 07649
(201)261-4200
Since that very first meeting in a back room 75 years ago, the Bergen County Players has welcomed hundreds of thousands of patrons through its doors to experience the joy of live theater, some for the very first time. Many return year after year, and bring new people with them. And hundreds of actors, directors, technical people and others have found an outlet, a home away from home, and a training ground for their interest in the magic of theater. Thanks to its many supporters, the Bergen County Players has become one of the premier little theater groups in the country.
www.bcplayers.org
Bergen Performing Arts Center= 3 miles from restaurant
30 N Van Brunt St
Englewood, New Jersey 07631
(201) 816-8160
The Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is a theater of and for the community, serving northern New Jersey by being a creative focus, educational resource and engine of economic vitality. A not-for-profit organization, bergenPAC’s mission is to make the live performing arts accessible to the entire population – building a creative home that guides and cultivates the imagination of our young, inspires and expands the lives of our adults, and attracts established and emerging artists of excellence and relevance.
www.bergenpac.org
Stadiums, Convention Centers, Activities
Yankee Stadium = 7.8 miles from restaurant
880 River Ave
Bronx, NY 10451
For 2009 and beyond, the New York Yankees will be located in a new, state-of-the-art stadium just a home run distance away from Yankee Stadium. The new Yankee Stadium (the “new Yankee Stadium”) will merge the past and future of the Yankees to create a fan experience that provides the latest technology, luxurious fan amenities and customer service in a setting that will feel both reassuringly familiar and surprisingly fresh.
www.mlb.com
Meadowlands Sports Complex = 11.2 miles from restaurant
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
Home of the Giants football team.
Hotels and Airports
Teterboro Airport: Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of NJ = 4.0 miles from restaurant
400 Fred Wehran Dr.
Telerboro, NJ 07608
(201)288-6344
Founded in 1972, the Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum of New Jersey is dedicated to the preservation of the Garden State's distinguished, two-century aviation and space heritage. The recently expanded museum offers visitors an opportunity to view historic air and space equipment and artifacts, photographs, fine art and an extensive model collection. The Library has more than 4000 volumes and hundreds of aviation video tapes.
www.njahof.org
Newark Liberty International Airport = 24 miles from restaurant
Union, NJ 07083
(973) 961-5000
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has operated Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) under a lease with the City of Newark since March 22, 1948.Newark Liberty is located in Essex and Union Counties between the New Jersey Turnpike (accessible from Exits 13A and 14), U.S. Routes 1 & 9 and I-78. EWR is about 16 miles from midtown Manhattan.
www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/newarkliberty.html