KEARNY, NEW JERSEY

Introduction

Incorporated in 1899 as a town, Kearny was named after the Civil War General Phillip Kearny and has a population of roughly 40,000. It is separated from Jersey City by the Hackensack River while the Passaic River separates it from Belleview and Newark. The city has a total of area of 10.2 square miles and divided into three parts: Kearny Point, the Kearny Uplands, and the Kearny Meadows. Kearny’s textile industry began in 1875 when the Clark Thread Company of Paisley, Scotland established a factory there. Newark Liberty International Airport is located several miles outside of Kearny and the New Jersey Transit provides bus services to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan as well as other New Jersey communities.

Directions: http://www.kearnyusa.com/Directions

·          Mayor & City Council

·          Phone Directory

History

The area including Kearny was originally purchased by Major William Sandford in 1668 who named it after his hometown, New Barbados Neck. It was purchased from the Hackensack Indians for twenty English Sterling Pounds thus making Major Sandford the founding resident.

·          History of the Town of Kearny

Schools

The city’s district has over 5,000 culturally diverse students with access to several schools.

·          Kearny School District

Parks & Recreation

Along the Passaic River is a collective of parks, Riverbank Park.  The most notable of these is Bunnyland Hill – which was named after a small zoo and is the city’s choice for the annual Independence Day celebration.

·          Kearny Recreation Department

Community Events

·          Official City Calendar

Kearny Factoids

·          Dubbed "Soccer Town, U.S.A." as it is the hometown of three professional soccer players: John Harkes, Tab Ramos, and Tony Meola.

·          Was a filming location for the popular HBO television series, The Sopranos.