The City Of Clifton, New Jersey

Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 78,672. Clifton is located 10 miles west of New York City off both Route 3 and Route 46. The city is also served by the Garden State Parkway, Route 19 and Route 21.

Interesting facts

• The character of Rupert Pupkin in Martin Scorsese's film The King of Comedy comes from Clifton.


• Clifton High School's Marching Band, "The Showband of the Northeast", is well-known internationally.


• Clifton Northern Little League Senior Girls won the City championship in 2005. They were undefeated the year before, but there was no city tournament that year.
• Nash Park is named after George Valentine Nash.


• The Clifton Mustangs High School were the North I, Group IV Football State Champs 2006, defeating Eastside High School (Paterson 26-0).


• The movie Donnie Brasco, which starred Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, was filmed partially in Clifton in 1997.
• FDNY Chaplain Father Mychal F. Judge, who was the first official death of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, lived in Clifton.


• The movie World Trade Center was filmed at the intersection of Huron and Van Houten Avenues and on Olympia Street in the Clifton home of 9/11 survivor Will Jimeno.


• Many scenes from The Sopranos were filmed in town, including the parking lot of the Valley Regency on Valley Road, Main Memorial Park, and Clifton High School.


• Clifton, NJ is referenced in an episode of Robot Chicken.

Clifton is in the Eighth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 34th Legislative District.[7] New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by Bill Pascrell Jr. (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 34th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nia Gill (D) and in the Assembly by Thomas P. Giblin (D, Montclair) and Sheila Y. Oliver (D, East Orange). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Passaic County's Board of Chosen Freeholders are Freeholder Director Elease Evans of Paterson, Freeholder Deputy Director Pat Lepore of West Paterson, Terry Duffy of West Milford, James Gallagher of Paterson, Bruce James of Clifton, Sonia Rosado of Ringwood and Tahesha Way of Wayne.

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