The Borough of North Arlington, New Jersey

THE BOROUGH OF NORTH ARL INGTON, NEW JERSEY anywhere. So, we’re really right in the middle of all the transportation hubs and it’s what makes us an ideal destination.” Meanwhile, in the southeastern part of the Borough, off of Porete Avenue, industrial redevelopment has been sprouting ever since Federal Express built a new hub there in 2017. “It’s right off of the Belleville Turnpike with easy access onto the New Jersey Turnpike, which is what they were looking for,” says Karcic. “And all of a sudden, people are paying attention to that area, seeing that the land was developable. FedEx kickstarted all that by bringing more attention to that area. So, we’ve got the industrial park, in which we’re attracting large businesses, while our Ridge Road district is, primarily, small businesses – a lot of them local. There are variety of eateries all in the Ridge Road district: Asian, Italian, Columbian, Mexican, Indian, Portuguese, Greek and Brazilian - all small mom-and-pop businesses.”