Editing Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey (section)

==Community==
[[Tice Farms]] was a farm and roadside stand in Woodcliff Lake. Founded in 1808, it was a local landmark which attracted families from miles around, especially in the fall, when it was noted for pumpkins, apple cider, freshly baked donuts, and other fall products. Many people would make the drive to the area from New York City, causing massive traffic jams on autumn weekends. Beginning in the 1970s, the farm was increasingly squeezed by local land development, and Richard Tice, the head of the family, repeatedly sold land to accommodate development.<ref>Judson, George. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/08/nyregion/our-towns-executive-headquarters-alter-an-old-farm-stand.html "Our Towns; Executive Headquarters Alter an Old Farm Stand"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 8, 1993. Accessed July 24, 2013.</ref> [[BMW]]'s North American headquarters are located on Chestnut Ridge Road, and is built, and currently being expanded on land once owned by the Tice family.<ref>[http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/CompanyInformation/ Company Information], [[BMW]]. Accessed September 8, 2010.</ref> The company is the town's predominant landowner. Tice Farms is now Tice's Corner, an upscale strip mall.<ref>[http://www.ticescorner.com/ Home page], Tice's Corner. Accessed September 8, 2010.</ref>

Van Riper's Farm, formerly located approximately across the street from Tice's, was founded in the late 18th century and known for its apple cider and annual turkey shoot. It was closed to make way for an [[The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company|A&P]] supermarket, which was known as the company's trademark store.<ref>Ervolino, Bill. [http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/more_history_news/174706271_After_Van_Riper_s_Farm_sold__autumn_was_never_the_same_autumn_was_never_the_same.html "After Van Riper's Farm sold, autumn was never the same"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 18, 2012. Accessed July 24, 2013.</ref> The store was acquired by Acme Markets in 2015 and finally closed in 2019.<ref>Anzidei, Melanie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/08/08/acme-close-4-stores-nj-and-ny-fall/1943543001/ "Acme to close 4 stores in New Jersey and New York this fall"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 8, 2019. Accessed December 24, 2023. "The supermarket chain's locations in Elmwood Park, Woodcliff Lake, and Weehawken will shutter on Oct. 2, and an Acme in Eastchester, New York, will close on Nov. 4.... The Woodcliff Lake and Elmwood Park stores were among the 10 Acme purchased from A&P."</ref>

A small reminder of Woodcliff Lake's rural history is Fusco's Market, located on the corner of Werimus and Saddle River Roads. There are still a few small private farms operated in the borough, including {{Convert|18|acres}} of land assessed as farmland for property tax purposes in 2012.<ref>[https://co.bergen.nj.us/images/Departments__Services/Parks/Division_of_Land_Management/County_Agriculture_Development_Board/2020/09/Bergen_County_Farmland_Preservation_Plan_FINAL_June_2014_201407241006032571.pdf#page=17 ''Bergen County Farmland Preservation Plan''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 24, 2025.</ref> One of note is the Woodcliff Acres Horse Farm located on Woodcliff Avenue in between Pascack Road and Weirumus Road, which has been a continually operating horse farm for over 50 years.  Nearby is the Old Mill Pond, which was established as the town's swimming pool around 1950 when the borough acquired the small, nearly silted-up mill pond near the headwaters of the Musquapsink Brook. Old Mill Pond has been renovated to include a partial sand beach along with a water slide, two diving boards, swimming lanes, and other water activities for kids.<ref name=Thinking>Good, Philip. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/04/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-woodcliff-lake.html "If You're Thinking of Living in: Woodcliff Lake"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 4, 1988. Accessed November 25, 2013.</ref>

Woodcliff Lake lacks its own public library; however, it offers its residents reimbursement if they pay for a library membership from a neighboring municipality with its own library.<ref>[http://www.wclnj.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={D45BC722-B763-409D-93A2-8CD6BE247222} Library Information], Borough of Woodcliff Lake. Accessed September 8, 2010.</ref>

The borough was originally assigned the [[ZIP Code]] 07680. As part of post office consolidation in the early 1970s, it lost its postmaster (though not its post office) and was designated a branch of the Westwood post office, sharing the ZIP code 07675. Following longtime public protest, it regained its own ZIP code, 07677, as of July 2000.<ref>[http://www.uspostalbulletins.com/PDF/Vol121_Issue22021_20000406.pdf#page=60 "Post Office Changes" in ''Postal Bulletin''], [[United States Postal Service]], April 6, 2000. Accessed November 26, 2020. "Establish a new ZIP Code for a delivery area. Use Woodcliff Lake NJ 07677 as last line of address for a portion of the deliveries previously in ZIP Code 07675."</ref>