The neighborhood
A few blocks worth knowing.
The Cedar Lane corridor in Teaneck is a walkable, lived-in neighborhood where the homes were built in the 1920s through 1950s and the sidewalks still carry the same rhythm of café visits, park walks, and weekend farmers' market trips that have defined this block for decades.
A particular place
What makes this area distinct.
Tree-lined and walkable
With a Walk Score of 85 (Walk Score, October 2026), the Cedar Lane corridor lets you do most errands on foot. Mature oaks and maples form a canopy over the residential streets, and the sidewalks connect directly to Cedar Lane's shops, cafés, and restaurants.
Architecture with a thread
The homes along River Road and the surrounding blocks were largely built between the 1920s and 1950s, Dutch Colonials, Tudors, and Cape Cods that give the neighborhood a cohesive, established character that new construction can't replicate.
A neighborhood, not just a zip code
Cedar Lane is the village heart: coffee shops open before sunrise, a library that hosts community events, and a rhythm of weekend farmers' market visits and evening walks that makes the block feel like an extension of your living room.
Well positioned
Close to what matters.
A short walk to the restaurants, cafés, and everyday services along Cedar Lane.
Just down River Road, a neighborhood park with open green space and a playground.
A typical drive to Upper Manhattan via the George Washington Bridge on a clear day.
Distances are approximate walking distances from 740 River Road. Walk Score: walkscore.com, October 2026.
Neighborhood favorites
Places to know about.
Kudo Society Cafe
A local favorite on Queen Anne Road for specialty coffee and a quiet morning start.
Visit websiteAmarone Ristorante
Italian fine dining on Cedar Lane with a 4.6-star rating (Google, October 2026).
Visit websiteTerhune Park
A small neighborhood park just down River Road, with open green space and walking paths.
Visit websiteStop & Shop
Full-service grocery on American Legion Drive, a quick drive or bike ride from River Road.
Visit websiteGetting around
Connected, quietly.
Multiple NJ Transit bus lines stop along the Cedar Lane and River Road corridor, among them 157, 167, 175, 178, 755, 772, and 780 (NJ Transit, October 2026). Routes 157 and 167 connect to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown; routes 175 and 178 link to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal. New Bridge Landing station in River Edge, roughly a mile away, is the closest stop on the Pascack Valley Line, with rail service to Hoboken and Secaucus Junction and transfers to Penn Station (NJ Transit, October 2026).
By car, Route 4, I-80, and I-95 are all within a short drive, with the George Washington Bridge and the Palisades Parkway corridor close by.
On the map