Neighborhood · Palisades Park, NJ
A Compact Bergen County Borough at the Southern End of the GWB Corridor
Palisades Park is walkable by Bergen County standards, with a vibrant commercial strip of restaurants, bakeries, and shops along Broad Avenue, and within minutes of the George Washington Bridge to Manhattan.
Community · Overview
Palisades Park sits just south of Fort Lee and east of Leonia, occupying a compact stretch of western Bergen County that benefits from proximity to the George Washington Bridge without the traffic density of the bridgehead itself. The borough is about 1.2 square miles (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census), and its residential streets are notably quieter than the commercial energy along Broad Avenue, the main commercial strip where restaurants, bakeries, cafes, and specialty markets form the neighborhood's social center of gravity.
Broad Avenue, the main commercial strip, is home to restaurants, bakeries, cafes, and specialty markets that serve as the neighborhood's social center of gravity. The borough maintains its own police department, public works, and municipal services, and the self-managed HOA structure at 125 Roosevelt Place mirrors that local preference for direct, accountable governance rather than outsourced management.
"The walk to NJ Transit on Grand Avenue makes this a practical transit-adjacent address in southern Bergen County."
Scott Selleck
Transit · Commute Options
How walkable is the neighborhood?
NJ Transit Bus Route 166 stops on Grand Avenue and runs directly to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. The Route 166 ride to the Port Authority is about 45 to 55 minutes by NJ Transit schedule, and the bus uses the Lincoln Tunnel to cross into Manhattan (NJ Transit 166 timetable, October 2026). Grand Avenue is walkable from most residential streets in Palisades Park, including Roosevelt Place.
By car, the George Washington Bridge is about 4 miles from Palisades Park by road, roughly a 5 minute drive, giving direct access to upper Manhattan (Rome2Rio, October 2026). From there, the West Side Highway, the FDR, and the cross-town tunnels are all within reach. Route 9W runs north-south along the western edge of the Palisades, and Route 46 provides east-west access through the county corridor toward Paramus and beyond. For reverse commuters heading to Bergen County office parks, the drive is short in either direction.
Bus to Manhattan
45 to 55 min
NJ Transit Route 166 to Port Authority (NJ Transit timetable, October 2026)
GWB Access
About 4 mi
By road to the George Washington Bridge (Rome2Rio, October 2026)
Highway
Route 46 & 9W
Direct regional road access
Dining & Local · On Broad Avenue and Beyond
What is there to do nearby?
Broad Avenue is the commercial spine of Palisades Park: a dense, walkable strip of restaurants, BBQ houses, cafes, and bakeries within easy reach of the property.
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