Hasbrouck Heights (pronounced HAZ-brook /ˈhæz.bɹʊk/[20]) is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

The borough was listed as the third-safest place in New Jersey[24] as well as the eighth-safest municipality in the nation according to a 2022 crime statistic compilation from Safewise.com.

[26][27] In the face of local opposition, the name change was promoted as improving the community's public perception and avoiding confusion with the Corona, Queens neighborhood, while "Heights" was added to avoid confusion with a similarly named community in upstate New York.

[7] The borough form of government used by Hasbrouck Heights, the most commonly used system in the state, is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie.

The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council.

[45][46] As of 2024[update], the mayor of Hasbrouck Heights is Republican Ronald F. Kistner, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.

Members of the Hasbrouck Heights Borough Council are Robert Bing (R, 2024), Susan B. McGuire (R, 2025), Thomas Meli (R, 2024), Joseph Samperi (R, 2025; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Michael Sickels (R, 2026) and Charlotte Sodora (R, 2026).

[3][47][48][49][50][51] Joseph Samperi was appointed in January 2024 to fill the council seat expiring in December 2025 that had been held by Ron Kistner until he stepped down to take office as mayor.

[54] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 9th congressional district is represented by Nellie Pou (D, North Haledon)[55] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).

[56] For the 2024-2025 session, the 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana (D, Paramus) and in the General Assembly by Lisa Swain (D, Fair Lawn) and Chris Tully (D, Bergenfield).

As of 2025[update], the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.

[58] Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[59] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[60] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[61] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[62] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[63] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2027)[64] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2027).

[65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72] Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[73][74] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2027)[75][76] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).

[80] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 61.0% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 78.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).

[113][114] NJ Transit provides rail service via the Pascack Valley Line's Teterboro – Williams Avenue station, which is located on the eastern boundary with Teterboro, just across the tracks from the Williams Avenue dead end in Hasbrouck Heights.

Although the rail line's tracks lie entirely within the borders of Hasbrouck Heights, and in fact form the borough's eastern boundary with Teterboro, New Jersey Transit considers the station to be in Teterboro because passenger boarding, passenger shelter, parking lot, and ingress/egress roads are accessed from that municipality.

[115][116] In January 2013, New Jersey Transit erected a 300-foot (91 m) chain link fence in the vicinity of the Williams Avenue dead end as a safety measure to prevent pedestrians / commuters from crossing over the tracks illegally to gain access to the trains on the Teterboro side.

Hasbrouck Heights Mayor Rose Marie Heck, Assemblyman Tim Eustace, and Hasbrouck Heights commuters have tried to work with New Jersey Transit to find alternative solutions, including installation of a pedestrian rail crossing with swing gates and warning lights.