Chapters · Ridgefield
“Stand proud with Ridgefield.”
Tucked into the ridges above the Meadowlands, Ridgefield has grown from a scattering of 19th-century farms into one of Bergen County's most diverse boroughs. Its hills once hosted a pioneering art colony and today anchor a close-knit community shaped by generations of newcomers.
About the town
Ridgefield rises across four distinct hillside sections between the Hackensack River and the Hudson Palisades, its terrain giving the borough its name. Just minutes from the George Washington Bridge corridor, it blends residential streets, retail, and light industry within under three square miles.
Ridgefield is part of New Jersey’s Gold Coast, along the Hudson.
Our history
1892
After a push by local business owners for independence from Ridgefield Township, voters approved separation and the Borough of Ridgefield was incorporated by the New Jersey Legislature on May 26, 1892.
1913
Painters Man Ray, Alfred Kreymborg, and Samuel Halpert founded the Grantwood artists' colony on a Ridgefield bluff — later home to the avant-garde "Others" group. Streets named Sketch Place, Studio Road, and Art Lane still mark the site.
1915
Patron Walter Arensberg brought French artist Marcel Duchamp out to Ridgefield to meet Man Ray, sparking a lifelong friendship between two of modern art's most influential figures.
Signature landmark
Long before Ridgefield was a residential suburb, its wooded bluffs sheltered a colony of clapboard artist shacks where Man Ray painted and Marcel Duchamp found a second creative home. The colony is gone, but Sketch Place, Studio Road, and Art Lane still trace its footprint through town.
Community & culture
Ridgefield's commercial corridors, including Broad Avenue, mix longtime family businesses with newer shops and restaurants reflecting the borough's diverse population.
With one of the highest shares of Korean American residents in New Jersey, Ridgefield's markets, restaurants, and community life reflect decades of Korean immigration to Bergen County.
The borough's four historic sections each retain a distinct, walkable, small-town character across the ridges above the Meadowlands.
Hometown notables
Surrealist artist, Grantwood colony founder
Modern artist, visited Grantwood colony
Poet, founded Others magazine
Poet, contributed to Others magazine
The Ridgefield Chapter
The Ridgefield Chapter connects the town’s businesses to the full network of the Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce — hands-on and local, with the marketing, events, and advocacy of the wider regional chamber behind you.
Chapter contact
📍 607 Anderson Ave, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Serving Ridgefield businesses. Chapter leadership — Chair, Vice Chair, Events & Outreach Coordinators — to be announced.
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