Video Tour of Ridgewood NJ
This video still needs some work but it is a very helpful guide to understanding the things that make Ridgewood such a great place to live.
Below is the script from the Ridgewood Video.
Welcome to beautiful Ridgewood New Jersey …
As author Nan Goldberg put it “Ridgewood is one of those suburban towns that seem just perfect, a leafy village with a self-sufficient downtown, neighborhoods of wonderful old houses, a low crime rate, no industry, one of North Jersey’s best school systems, and a great recreation program”.
Surrounding Ridgewood is an accumulation of convenient pleasant communities full of happy, friendly people enjoying the good life offered by this beautiful area… an area that’s a delightful mix of the old and new….and Ridgewood is just a 30 minute drive or a short train or bus ride from New York City and its world class amenities and vibrant job market.
Ridgewood residents take great pride in their school system. Ridgewood’s public schools are highly ranked (currently Ridgewood HS is ranked #7 out of 316 Municipalities rated by NJ Monthly Magazine), are well-staffed and well-equipped, and offer special programs for the gifted, for those with special needs, and the adults that wish to further their education.
Area technical schools offer a variety of specialty courses to our residents…
and for higher education… Ramapo College… William Paterson University and Fairleigh Dickenson are all located in our county and many of our residents commute to Rutgers… Princeton… Columbia and NYU…to offer the best in education to the next generation of professionals.
Ridgewood boasts a new state-of-the art library and other neighboring towns offer convenient branches throughout the county.
Dining out in Ridgewood is an amazing experience with scores of restaurants that feature everything from the most casual atmosphere, to elegant candlelight dining…and all of your favorite cuisine…Ridgewood is the dining and cultural hub of Bergen County.
The shopping in and around Ridgewood is FABULOUS… from the many fine stores in the area’s shopping malls… to the quaint shops, and high-end boutiques in Ridgewood’s famed downtown area… you’ll find everything you need and more… all of your favorite brands, styles and chain stores.
Ridgewood is just a 30 minute ridge from the world’s most famous skyline…. a multitude of museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art… the Museum of Modern Art…. and the Guggenheim Museum and Broadway for the best in live entertainment.
Let’s not forget the New Jersey / New York professional sports scene…. Professional Football with the Giants and Jets… Professional Basketball with the Nets and Knicks… Professional Hockey with the devils and the Rangers and Baseball with the Mets and Yankees
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center and a variety of venues and local museums like the Leighton Galleries and the Ridgewood Art Institute… Local theatre with the Bergen County Players at the Firehouse Theatre… and much more available in nearby Newark.
For recreation, a dozen public and private golf courses are within a very short drive of Ridgewood… Tennis is popular with our residents… The many area parks offer year round organized sports for our children.
There are many lakes and rivers within minutes of Ridgewood, and the Atlantic Ocean and its beaches are less than an hour’s drive…making New Jersey a water wonderland for fishing… boating.. sailing… water-skiing… canoeing and swimming.
The mountains are enjoyed not only for their beauty but for year round recreation…. There are beautiful municipal and community parks, for communing with nature, family outings, picnics and special events.
New Jersey has a thriving business climate, a well-educated workforce, with easy access to a wealth of recreation… in a state known as the Garden State because of it’s rich agricultural areas and beautiful orchards… a place where people can live life to it’s fullest… free from the crime and pollution of larger cities.
For medical services, Bergen County offers exceptional medical care… area Hospitals provide a large number of physicians, surgeons and specialists… The famous Hackensack University Medical Center is nearby and Ridgewood’s Valley Hospital boasts and excellent reputation in addition to many specialty and outpatient clinics throughout the area.
Regardless of your personal religious preferences, you’ll find the right house of worship for you and your family… The area has churches temples, and synagogues of practically every denomination.
The Ridgewood area has a broad economic base… with a hard-working and well-educated workforce… Many nationally known companies have selected our area to locate to… Thousands of our residents enjoy excellent employment right in our county.
Transportation is excellent with major highways running through the county… New Jersey transit trains provide easy access in and out of the many communities including Ridgewood…. Teterboro airport for private and commuter flights, Newark International Airport is less than 30 minutes away to service all of your national and international flights.
Ridgewood is a Village full of pleasant neighborhoods and beautiful homes… from reasonably priced Cape Cod homes, to spectacular new construction to charming old Victorians… We have it all… Ridgewood and is a fabulous place to visit, and an even more fabulous place to live.
Come and join us, in beautiful Ridgewood New Jersey.
About Al Donohue
Al Donohue heads up Marron Gildea & Donohue’s Ridgewood office and is one of the top agents in Bergen County.
Al attributes much of his success to lessons learned during his years as a top sales executive on Wall Street. Most of Al’s clients are busy professionals and business owners and they love the fact that he speaks their language and understands the incredible demands on their time. Al stays in constant touch with his clients not only through phone calls and face-to-face meetings but also through email, instant messaging, and web pages created specifically for his clients. Clients can view the status of the sale of their home, read feedback from agents that have shown their home and review the status of their personal marketing plan 24-hours-a-day via their personal web page.
Al understands that technology is just a tool and says it is really his focus on providing world class customer service that has enabled him to achieve great results for his clients. He says the key to his success has been his ability to listen more than he speaks and always put the needs of his clients first.
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