Editing North Bergen, New Jersey (section)

==In popular culture==
* ''Oak Hill'', a low-budget film starring [[Sally Kirkland]], and directed by former [[Guttenberg, New Jersey|Guttenberg]] mayor Peter Lavilla, about three former entertainers whose depression and addiction has led them to a homeless shelter, was filmed in both [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]]'s PERC homeless shelter, and a synagogue in North Bergen. In 2008, it was entered into the [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]], [[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]], and [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] Film Festivals.<ref>Tirella, Tricia. "Movie filmed at U.C. shelter" ''The Union City Reporter'' November 25, 2008; Pages 1 & 6.</ref>
* ''[[Cinderella Man]]'', a film starring [[Russell Crowe]] as boxer [[James J. Braddock]], depicted North Bergen during the Great Depression. A city park bears his name.<ref>Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/05/nyregion/worth-noting-north-bergen-take-a-bow.html "Worth Noting; North Bergen, Take a Bow"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705071529/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/05/nyregion/worth-noting-north-bergen-take-a-bow.html |date=July 5, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 5, 2005. Accessed July 4, 2018. "When he lost the heavyweight championship to Joe Louis in 1937, Jim Braddock took a slice of his half-million dollars and bought a house in working-class North Bergen, where he lived until his death in 1974. "</ref>
*North Bergen was the production base for the [[NBC]] drama ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', with scenes set in the police station and courtroom filmed on a stage at NBC's Central Archives building on West Side Avenue.<ref>{{Cite book| last1 = Green| first1 = Susan| last2 = Dawn| first2 = Randee| title = Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Unofficial Companion| publisher = BenBella Books| year = 2009| location = Dallas|page=14| isbn = 978-1-933771-88-5}}</ref>
* ''Meat Men'' is a [[Food Network]] reality show about [[Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors]], a North Bergen-based family-owned and -operated meat supplier.<ref>Robb, Adam. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2012/04/north_bergen_meatpacking_busin.html "North Bergen meatpacking business invites world inside via Food Network reality show"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501010038/http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2012/04/north_bergen_meatpacking_busin.html |date=May 1, 2012 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', April 21, 2012. Accessed January 1, 2015. "''Meat Men,'' a new Food Network series following life inside North Bergen's Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors, is the latest in the unyielding lineup of New Jersey-centric reality shows."</ref><ref>Fujimori, Sachi. [http://www.northjersey.com/food-and-dining-news/meat-men-goes-behind-the-scenes-with-north-bergen-celebrity-butcher-pat-lafrieda-1.164029 "'Meat Men' goes behind the scenes with North Bergen celebrity butcher Pat LaFrieda"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102001420/http://www.northjersey.com/food-and-dining-news/meat-men-goes-behind-the-scenes-with-north-bergen-celebrity-butcher-pat-lafrieda-1.164029 |date=January 2, 2015 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 9, 2012. Accessed January 1, 2015. "The third-generation butcher and his North Bergen business, Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors, premiere tonight in ''Meat Men,'' a Food Network show that aims to tell the surprisingly dramatic story of how meat lands on plates at New York's top restaurants."</ref>