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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Unlicensed Teen Leads Low-Speed Chase On Tire Rim From Glen Rock To Garden State Plaza
One of his wheels had only a rim as a 17-year-old unlicensed Ridgewood driver led police on a 4½-mile low-speed chase from Glen Rock to the Garden State Plaza in Paramus in an unregistered, uninsured car, authorities said. The car slammed into curbs, blowing the tire, on southbound Route 208 after Officer John Tarantino tried to stop the boy in the area of Maple Avenue and Harristown Road before dawn last Tuesday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. He continued on at about 20 miles an hour all the way to the mall, “in a manner consistent with impairment or a medical condition,” the chief sai…
Paramus, NJ
Business
5 Bergen County Restaurant Openings You May Have Missed
The dining scene only gets better and better in Bergen County. Here are five new restaurants that you may have missed: Golden Krust: A national chain of Caribbean cuisine offering Jamaican patties, fried plantains, jerk chicken, oxtail and more; 1247 Teaneck Road, Teaneck. Golden KrustGolden Krust Aumm Aumm: Pizzeria and wine bar now open at The Brownstone apartments; 17 Nordhoff St., Englewood. Aumm AummAumm Aumm Hotel Chocolat: This chocolate shop opened in North London in 2004 and recently opened its second U.S. location at the Garden State Plaza (its first in NYC). Level 1 in Ga…
Paramus, NJ
Business
$10.3M Loan Will Fund Massive Self-Storage Center Across From Garden State Plaza
A self-storage facility is going up at the former AT&T data center in Rochelle Park. Tulfra Real Estate -- a local real estate redevelopment company -- announced a $10.3 million construction loan for the Passaic Street facility, funded by First Bank in Hamilton. Proceeds from the loan will be used to construct a 100,000-square-foot, 823-unit self-storage facility on approximately two acres of a larger mixed-use site, which has been rebranded as Village Center of Rochelle Park. The 7.5-acre site is currently home to a two-story, 55,000-square-foot concrete building. The new self-stor…
Paramus, NJ
Business
'Woops!' Macaron Giant Opens Garden State Plaza Kiosk
America's largest macaron retailer is opening a kiosk at the Garden State Plaza this weekend. Dreamed up in New York City, Woops! specializes in macarons and other international pastries. Firmly anchored as the largest retailer of French macarons in the United States, Woops! will be located on the second level outside of Macy’s. The Woops! journey began in 2012 on a whim when four friends opened a macaron pop-up shop at the Holiday Shops in New York City’s Bryant Park. In nine short weeks, they sold 100,000 macarons and developed a cult-like following due to the macarons and aesthetic. …
Paramus, NJ
Business
Closed
! Uniqlo Leaves Garden State Plaza
Uniqlo has closed its Garden State Plaza location. The store is planning on moving to a smaller location in Paramus Park Mall later this year, next to the former Sears department store. Commonly known as the "Japanese Gap," Uniqlo has shuttered several other stores in the past few years (including the lower level at the GSP) at the Palisades Center Mall along with others in Staten Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and more. No word yet on the store's GSP replacement.
Paramus, NJ
Lifestyle
Holy
Fudge
: Massive Chocolate Expo Coming To Garden State Plaza This Weekend
Chocolate syrups. Chocolate cakes. Chocolate liqueur. All of your chocolate dreams are about to come true in Paramus. More than 50 international vendors will be at the Garden State Plaza for the Chocolate Expo on Sunday, Jan. 27. The event will be in the mall's Restaurant District, near the East Parking Area/Mall Door 3 between Legal Seafoods and Shake Shack. Paris Themmen, who played Golden Ticket winner Mike TeeVee in the original "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory," and Adrian Hall, who played Jeremy Potts in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" will be making an appearance. The Choco…
Paramus, NJ
Business
Five Guys Now Open At Garden State Plaza
Five Guys is the latest restaurant to open at the Garden State Plaza. The burger joint -- which closed its Fort Lee location last year -- is located in the food court at the former site of Dunkin Donuts. Click here for more restaurant openings and closings in Bergen County.
Paramus, NJ
Business
Paramus Shopping Center Home To H-Mart, DSW Sold To Investment Group
A Paramus shopping center home to H Mart, DSW and PetSmart has been purchased by a real estate investment group. "Paramus Junction" -- directly across from the Garden State Plaza on Route 17 -- last month sold to Deka Immobilien GmBH from Invesco Real Estate and Advance Realty, NorthJersey.com reports. The sale was arranged by arranged by Cushman & Wakefield, who did not disclose the price. The 75,000-square-foot property was last sold in 2015 for $24.7 million. The property's assessed value increased from $22.59 million to $23.13 million after minor renovations, Paramu…
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Clogged Toilet Caused HazMat Response At Garden State Plaza, Police Say
An attempt to unclog a toilet at the Garden State Plaza sent one person to the hospital for chemical exposure Wednesday, authorities said. The shopper was transported after a mall maintenance worker and plumber poured two different types of chemicals down the same drain causing a hazardous condition, local police said. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded along with a Bergen County hazardous materials team on reports of fumes in the food court -- which was evacuated as a precautionary measure at approximately 9:30 p.m. "The dining terrace at Westfield Garden State Plaz…
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Clogged Toilet Caused HazMat Response At Garden State Plaza, Police Say
An attempt to unclog a toilet at the Garden State Plaza sent one person to the hospital for chemical exposure Wednesday, authorities said. The shopper was transported after a mall maintenance worker and plumber poured two different types of chemicals down the same drain causing a hazardous condition, local police said. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS responded along with a Bergen County hazardous materials team on reports of fumes in the food court -- which was evacuated as a precautionary measure at approximately 9:30 p.m. "The dining terrace at Westfield Garden State Plaza was evacu…
Hackensack, NJ
Business
Nostalgic Shopper Spots Herself In Archived Bergen Town Center Photo
The last thing Denise Hamilton was expecting to see hanging on the wall at Bergen Town Center was a photo of herself. The Hackensack native was on a routine errand run to Whole Foods Wednesday when she saw the black and white image hanging in the Marshall's corridor, her younger self standing tall in the middle. "I looked at it and I was like, 'That's me!'" said Hamilton, 69, who has a newspaper clipping of the photo from when it ran in the Bergen Record. "I couldn't believe it. I'm a part of this mall." A mall that for decades has been Hamilton's stomping grounds. "When I first got ma…
Paramus, NJ
Lifestyle
'Childhood Restored': North Jersey Can't Get Enough Of Big Santa At Garden State Plaza
Bergen County lifers couldn't be happier for Big Santa's big return to the Garden State Plaza. Applause resonated through the mall's parking lot -- and dozens of others huddled around mobile devices to watch social media livestreams -- as the icon was welcomed back during a Tuesday evening ceremony, following a nearly 30-year hiatus. "My childhood restored!" Charles Freericks said on social media. "So happy to see him again!" Dee Bannion-Day added. "A dream come true." The massive icon signaled the unofficial start of the holiday season for generations. And now, he's back.
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