Clifton (New Jersey)


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Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 78,672.

Clifton was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 26, 1917, replacing Acquackanonk Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. Clifton is listed under five different zip codes (07011, 07012, 07013, 07014, 07015).

[edit] Popular culture references

  • The character of Rupert Pupkin in Martin Scorsese's film The King of Comedy comes from Clifton.[10]
  • Nash Park is named after George Valentine Nash.
  • The movie Donnie Brasco, which starred Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, was filmed partially in Clifton in 1997.
  • The movie World Trade Center was filmed at the intersection of Huron and Van Houten Avenues and on Olympia Street in the Clifton home of 9/11 survivor Will Jimeno.
  • Many scenes from The Sopranos were filmed in town, including the parking lot of the Valley Regency on Valley Road, Main Memorial Park, and Clifton High School.

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