Moonachie (/muːˈnɑːki/ moo-NAH-kee) is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the Hackensack River watershed.

[21] Tradition is that the borough was named after Monaghie, an Iroquois chief who inhabited the local cedar forests in the 1600s.

[22][23] Moonachie was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1910, from portions of Lodi Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 3, 1910.

[24] The name of the borough is pronounced "moo-NAH-kee";[25][26] however, in January 1987, then-mayor of New York City Ed Koch pronounced it "mah-NOO-chee" when he made his now-famous quip that the New York Giants should hold their victory parade in the borough after the team had just won Super Bowl XXI.

[1][2] The borough is approximately 9 miles (14 km) northwest of downtown Manhattan in New York City.

Nearby is East Rutherford, in which can be found the Meadowlands Sports Complex, home to the National Football League's New York Giants and New York Jets, and a racetrack at which both thoroughbred horse racing and harness racing are conducted.

[28] The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Carlstadt, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, South Hackensack, Teterboro and Wood-Ridge.

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

[42][43] As of 2023[update], the mayor of Moonachie is Democrat Dennis Vaccaro, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026.

Members of the Borough Council are Robert J. Bauer Sr. (D, 2025), Antonio Cirillo (D, 2023), Kathleen M. Kinsella (D, 2025), Manuel Martinez Jr. (D, 2023), Bruce B. Surak (D, 2024) and John R. Wende (D, 2024).

[50] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 9th congressional district is represented by Nellie Pou (D, North Haledon)[51] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).

[52] 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.

[54] Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[55] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[56] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[57] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[58] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[59] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2027)[60] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2027).

[61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68] Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[69][70] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2027)[71][72] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).

[82] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 54.1% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 66.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).