Guttenberg is a town in the northern part of Hudson County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In the 2020 Census,it was the most densely populated incorporated municipality in the United States,as well as one of the most densely populated municipalities worldwide,with 57,116 inhabitants per square mile (22,053/km2) of land area. Only four blocks wide,Guttenberg has been variously ranked as the ninth-smallest municipality in the state or as the state's seventh-smallest municipality.
North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census,the township's population was 63,361,an increase of 2,588 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 60,773,which in turn reflected an increase of 2,681 (+4.6%) from the 58,092 counted in the 2000 census. The township was incorporated in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by a series of secessions. Situated on the Hudson Palisades,it is one of the hilliest municipalities in the United States. Like neighboring North Hudson communities,North Bergen is among those places in the nation with the highest population density and a majority Hispanic population.
Union City is a city in the northern part of Hudson County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census,the city was the state's 18th-most-populous municipality,with a population of 68,589,an increase of 2,134 (+3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 66,455,which in turn had reflected a decline of 633 (−0.9%) from the 67,088 counted in the 2000 census. As of the 2010 Census,among cities with a population of more than 50,000,it was the most densely populated city in the United States,with a density of 54,138 per square mile of land. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 65,366 in 2022,ranking the city the 590th-most-populous in the country.
Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Hudson Waterfront and Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census,the township's population was 17,197,an increase of 4,643 (+37.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,554,which in turn reflected a decline of 947 (−7.0%) from the 13,501 counted in the 2000 census.
West New York is a town in the northern part of Hudson County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey,situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2020 United States census,the town's population was 52,912,an increase of 3,204 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 49,708,which in turn reflected an increase of 3,940 (+8.6%) from the 45,768 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 51,981 in 2022,ranking the city the 770th-most-populous in the country.
Nicholas J. Sacco is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1994 to 2024,where he represented the 32nd Legislative District. Sacco serveed as the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and was also a member of the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee. He currently serves as mayor of North Bergen since 1991 and was allowed to hold two offices under a grandfather clause in a bill that prohibited dual office holding. Sacco announced on February 24,2022 that he would not seek re-election to the State Senate.
Albio B. Sires is a Cuban-born American businessman and politician serving as the mayor of West New York,New Jersey,since 2023 and previously from 1995 to 2006. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Brian P. Stack is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate,where he serves as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has also served as the mayor of Union City,New Jersey,since 2000. Prior to his election to the Senate,he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2007.
Vincent Prieto is an American Democratic Party politician. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2018,where he represented the 32nd Legislative District. He formerly served as the 170th Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2018. He was chair of the Hudson County Democratic Organization until 2018,when he was succeeded by Amy DeGise.
Silverio "Sal" A. Vega is a Cuban American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2006 to 2008,where he represented the 33rd legislative district and served on the Law and Public Safety Committee. He also served as the mayor of West New York. Vega lost a re-election bid May 10,2011 to challenger Dr. Felix Roque.
Sandra Bolden Cunningham is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 2007 to 2024,where she represented the 31st Legislative District. She was sworn into office on November 8,2007. She is the widow of former Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham,who died in 2004.
West Hoboken was a municipality that existed in Hudson County,New Jersey,from 1861 to 1925. It merged with Union Hill to form Union City on June 1,1925.
Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in West New York,in Hudson County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey,serving students in ninth through twelfth grades. The school is the lone secondary school of the West New York School District,an Abbott district that serves all of West New York. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1970;the school's accreditation expires in December 2021.
Ruben J. Ramos,Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008 to 2014,representing the 33rd Legislative District. He now serves as a city councilman in Hoboken,a position he held prior to serving in the General Assembly.
Caridad "Cary" Rodriguez is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly,where she represented the 33rd Legislative District from 2008 until she resigned to take office as a commissioner of West New York,New Jersey in May 2011.
Operation Bid Rig was a long-term investigation into political corruption in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,the Internal Revenue Service,and the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2002 to 2014.
Dawn Zimmer is an American politician who served as the 38th mayor of Hoboken,New Jersey. As president of the Hoboken City Council,she became acting mayor after incumbent Peter Cammarano's resignation on July 31,2009 following his arrest on corruption charges. Zimmer is the first female mayor of Hoboken. She was first elected mayor in a special election for the balance of Cammarano's term on November 6,2009 and was re-elected mayor for another four-year term in November 2013. In 2012,2013 and 2014,she was ranked #3,#4 and #5,respectively,on The Hudson Reporter's list of the 50 most influential people in Hudson County.
New Jersey's 33rd Legislative District is one of 40 in the state,covering the Hudson County municipalities of Guttenberg,North Bergen,Secaucus,Union City,Weehawken and West New York.
Havana on the Hudson is a nickname for the northern part of Hudson County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The name is derived from the Cuban capital Havana and from northern Hudson County's geographic proximity to the Hudson River.
Lucio P. Fernandez is a Cuban-American politician and entertainer,who works as the Commissioner of Public Affairs in Union City,New Jersey,where he serves under Mayor Brian P. Stack. He is also an artist,author,singer,actor,dancer,playwright,screenwriter,producer and film director who has been credited with being instrumental in reviving the arts in Union City.
