Clark Loffman owner of the new fish restaurant Fish of the Cs at 454 Cedar Lane, center, was joined by Mayor Kevie Feit, center right and his parents, left. Cedar Lane Management Chairman Stuart Kahan, Director Karel Littman, Board members Karen Coreccio and Carol Ann Ferra of Provident Bank and Chamber of Commerce member Larry Bauer were also on hand for the net/ribbon cutting. 

Recently, Mayor Kevie Feit, center, cut the ribbon at Elsa's restaurant at 1515 Teaneck Road with owners Elsa and Victor Aybar who own three other Elsa's restaurants in New York City and chose Teaneck Road as their first New Jersey location.. Joining them were (left to right) Teaneck Road Business Community Alliance/TEDC Board member Lillian Lewis, TRBCA member Laverne Turner, Elsa's staff, Owner Elsa, Mayor Feit,Owner Victor Aybar, Councilwoman Barbara Toffler, TRBCA member Elswood James and TEDC Director Karel Littman. Serving reasonably priced Spanish lunch and dinner fare, the regional chain earned top ratings in Time Out Magazine's Cheap Eats citations.

PHOTO CREDIT: Klaus Steitz/TEDC

Tiger Lily Florist by Encke opened at 569 Cedar Lane. Owner Tim Blunck cut the ribbon with Mayor Kevie Feit and State Senator Loretta Weinberg. Cedar Lane Management Group Board members Allen Heinlein (second from left) and Toni Nayowitz (right), Councilwoman Barbara Toffler (second from right) and Cedar Lane Management Group Director Karel Littman (left) joined in. Owner Jennifer Blunck was at their other store in the Queen Anne/Degraw business District at the time of this photo shoot.

Creamy Delights at 1520 Teaneck Road opened with ices, ice cream and special dinner menus. Owner Angie Wilson cut the ribbon with Mayor Kevie Feit, Members of the Teaneck Road Business-Community Alliance Lillian Lewis, Laverne Turner and Elsworth James, TEDC Director Karel Littman, Councilwoman Barbara Toffler.

Recently, Mayor Kevie Feit, center, cut the Ribbon at the new Taj Palace location at 513 Cedar Lane. Joining him are,from left to right, Cedar Lane Management Group/TEDC Director Karel Littman, State Senator Loretta Weinberg, Taj Palace owner Vijay Jagtiani (owner of Taj Palace) Mayor Feit, Taj Palace Manager Francis Gomes, Councilwoman Barbara Toffler, CLMG Board Member and Judiaca House Owner Toni Nayowitz and CLMG Board Member and Back in Touch Massage Owner Allen Heinlein. The restaurant, which moved from a smaller location on Cedar Lane, has more than tripled its space and offers lunch and dinner specials coordinated with the timing of the Cedar Lane Cinemas which is right nearby.

PHOTO CREDIT: CHRISTOPHER TRENTO/TEDC

The New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis, Inc. and the Clinic of the NJI celebrated the relocation of its offices at 121 Cedar Lane in Teaneck. Mayor Kevie Feit and Councilmember Barbara Ley Toffler assisted with a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 7. Pictured from left to right are Jack Debrot, Janice Victor, Cynthia Sabella, Gail Belluardo, Howard Cutler, Burt N. Seitler, Councilmember Babara Ley Toffler and Mayor Kevie Feit.

The New Jersey Institute offers advanced training in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy for adults and children as well as training in group psychotherapy and supervision. The Clinic of the NJI offers the community low cost, affordable psychotherapy and psychoanalysis by well trained therapists. For more information, call 201-836-1065.

PHOTO CREDIT: CHRISTOPHER TRENTO/TEDC

On Teaneck Road, the NJ Home Design Studio has opened at 1372 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, 201 833-8111 and is helping customers upgrade kitchens bath and cabinets. Mayor Elie Katz, center, cut the ribbon with Teaneck Economic Development Corporation Director Karel Littman, Teaneck Road Business Community Alliance member Lillian Lewis, Deputy Mayor Lizette Parks, Councilwoman Monica Honis, Planning Board member Ned Goldman, Owner Shameer Sadar, project manager Brejesh Ram, Mayor Katz, Projest Manager Ameer Baksh, and daughter Ameena Baksh, TRBCA member Nanyaa Osweh Prempe and Councilwoman elect Barbara Toffler.

PHOTO CREDIT: CHRISTOPHER TRENTO/TEDC

In Teaneck homecoming of sorts, the elegant dress shop Mishelyne's has moved down Teaneck Road to a much larger, newly renovated space where for many years the upscale dress shop Marsha's was located. Cutting the Ribbon recently on their new space at 885 Teaneck Road are Teaneck Economic Development Corporation Director Karel Littman, Teaneck Road Business Community Alliance member Nanyaa Oseweh Prempeh, husband of the owner David Fuks, Mishelyne's Owner Sara Fuks, Mayor Elie Katz, Councilwoman Monica Honis, Teaneck Road BCA member Lillian Lewis, Councilwoman-elect Barbara Toffler, Chamber of Commerce VP Burak Alpaslan, and Planning Board member Ned Goldman.

PHOTO CREDIT: Christopher Trento/TEDC

On March 30, Teaneck Mayor Elie Katz cut the ribbon with Ruth Cohen, owner of Cohen Printing and Invitations on the new location of her business at 415 A Cedar Lane. Joining them were Stuart Kahan, chairman of the Cedar Lane Management Group, Karel Littman, director of the Cedar Lane Management Group/TEDC, Robin Benoff a Real Estate Agent, and Sharon Rochester owner of nearby Elite House of Style beauty salon. The store, which has been on Cedar Lane for four years prior to the move, is a family-owned and operated business offers a wide variety of printing services.

Mayor Elie Katz cuts the ribbon on the new elite bicycle shop Third Nature at 1382 Queen Anne Road at the West Englewood Plaza Business District. Owners Michael Kastner, right, and Michael McTigue, left, joined him. The shop which caters to bike racers and elite cyclists was designed by an international firm and is one of a handful of such stores in the country.

Photo credit: TEDC/Kastner

Vasili's Taverna, a new Greek restaurant, opened at 365 Queen Anne Road near Degraw Avenue. Owners Vasili and Catherine Mastrokostas, center right, joined Mayor Elie Katz to cut the ribbon. Also, on hand, at right, were Joanne Cimiluca, Exec Director of Bergen County Economic Development, Dierdre O' Mara, staff, and Karel Littman, Director, Teaneck Economic Development Corporation. Restaurant staff members, at left, are Richie Marinez, Solange Cavagliato, Damian Tsouratakis and Louis Valladaros. The owners had been in Leonia for many years and after two years off, decided to relocate to Teaneck.

Photo credit: TEDC

Mayor Elie Katz officially cut the ribbon this month at Smokey Joe's BBQ Restaurant at 496 Cedar Lane in Teaneck. Pictured here for the event are (l to r) Denise Belcher, Chamber of Commerce; Howard Rose, Cedar Lane Business Owner and Property Owner Committee and owner of Brier Rose Books, Clark Loffman, Owner, Mayor Katz, Joe Kessler Godin, Owner and Karel Littman, Teaneck Economic Development Corp/Cedar Lane Business District.

Photo credit: Cedar Lane Business District/Basheer

Cutting the Ribbon at the recently opened Famous Seafood located at 1287 Teaneck Road are David Langford, Chairman of the Teaneck Road Business-Community Alliance Committee, Mayor Elie Katz, owner Nikki Cummins and Karel Littman, Director, CLSID/TEDC.