Township of North Bergen, New Jersey

offers a municipal pool and sports and activities for kids including basketball, swimming, volleyball, tennis, football, cheerleading, wrestling, dance, music, pee wee leagues and summer camps. The township is home to 18 parks and 10 schools, which Echevarria believes helps make it more attractive because “we’re getting a lot of people from different states moving to this area. The job market is good. It’s a very easy reach by transportation. A lot of professionals are moving into the area, a lot of first responders, nurses, doctors, police officers, all kinds of different industries, a diversity of people and ideas. I think it will be even better over the next few years.” The Township of North Bergen is the sixth safest city in the state and the 23rd safest in the country. Peter Fasilis, Police Chief, is proud of the fact that the township’s policy to only hire people who live in the community helps make their police force one of the most ethnically diverse in the country, and ensures that officers TOWNSHI P OF NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY