🌱 Patch AM: How a Fort Lee rider’s e-bike trip turned critical in Teaneck

Cheers Fort Lee! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Fort Lee rider’s e-bike trip turned critical in Teaneck
• Why Fort Lee nearly topped AARP’s national livability rankings

Also on today's calendar: Redefining Retirement: Understanding Home equity, options for retirement security and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.
• Saturday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 40, low: 26.
• Sunday: Cold; morning snow, 1-3", with a high of 31 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• E-bike crash in Teaneck leaves 22-year-old in critical condition (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A 22-year-old Fort Lee man is in critical condition after being struck by a car while riding an e-bike on Degraw Avenue in Teaneck Monday evening. Police say he was crossing eastbound lanes from the center median when he was hit, and the investigation continues as officials urge e-bike riders to follow traffic laws and safety precautions.
   

• Cliffside Park Named Top Community for Quality of Life (secaucusnj.net) — Fort Lee residents may be interested to know their borough ranked second nationwide among mid-sized communities in AARP’s latest livability index, just behind neighboring Cliffside Park. The study praised walkability, transportation options, safety, and community engagement, highlighting this corner of Bergen County as one of the most desirable places to live in the country.
   

📸 Around Fort Lee

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Lee

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Redefining Retirement: Understanding Home equity, options for retirement security
  50 Eisenhower Dr, Paramus
  9:30 am

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Emerson Boys Varsity Basketball @ Fort Lee
  Fort Lee High School , 3000 Lemoine Ave , Fort Lee
  11:00 am
• 2025 Winter Concert by Harmony Basket, Japanese Women's Chorus Group
  Church of the Good Shepherd , 1576 Palisade Ave , Fort Lee
  5:30 pm
• DEATH STRANDING: Strands of Harmony
  Prudential Hall , 1 Center St , Newark
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• [CMS2] Kodály, Martinů and Mendelssohn (NJ)
  Fort Lee Music Hall , 1622 Parker Ave Third Floor , Fort Lee
  7:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Mommy & Me Meetup Sessions
  THE R CHILD STEAM Center , 2024 Center Ave 2nd Floor , Fort Lee
  12:30 pm

📣 Fort Lee Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• NKP Staff Breakfast
  Nellie K Parker School , 261 Maple Hill Drive , Hackensack
  7:45 am
• PTA Sensory Santa Photos & Crafts Fundraiser- Tentative
  Nellie K Parker School , 261 Maple Hill Drive , Hackensack
  4:00 pm
• The Nutcracker
  New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) , 1 Center St , Newark
  7:00 pm
• Hyphen - 5 Years of Hyphen
  Debonair Music Hall , 1409 Queen Anne Rd , Teaneck
  7:00 pm
• Nimbus Dance - Jersey Nutcracker
  New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) , 1 Center St , Newark
  7:00 pm
• Judi Silvano featuring Joe Lovano
  brvshcul7ur3 , 482 Cedar Ln , Teaneck
  8:00 pm
• JR De Guzman
  Bergen Performing Arts Center , 30 N Van Brunt St , Englewood
  8:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bergen County posted a job opening for Interim Recreational Aid - Golf - Division of Parks in Hackensack. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Leonia

• North Jersey Interscholastic Conference boys soccer postseason honors for 2025 (nj.com)
• 2025 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year (theatlantic.com)

Palisades Park

• Great steakhouses across New Jersey (northjersey.com)
• Brazen luxury car scam took victims for a ride, prosecutors say. Alleged con artists face new charges. (nj.com)
• Personal chef for Yankees shares journey from humble beginnings to pioneer of Latin cuisine (abc7ny.com)

Edgewater

Ok Fort Lee! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Send it to us!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook