As printed in the East Bergen "Press Journal"
Tenafly station to have French accent
The historic Tenafly Northern Railroad station is the new home of the soon-to-open Café Angelique. The station was aquired by the borough in 1963 and restored in 1994.
By Christina Rossi
TENAFLY -- The borough’s historic train station, which was designed in 1872, will soon be home to a café with a French accent.
Café Angelique is set to open in mid-September or early October, said its owner, Isaac Ben-Avraham of Cresskill, who also owns two cafes in Manhattan.
He is renting the space from the borough, which owns the station.
Allowing that establishing the eatery in the venerable structure is a “sensitive issue,” Mr. Ben-Avraham said his plans had to pass muster with the borough’s Historic Preservation Commission
.
He said he had to submit his proposal, which included eliminating walls, to the commission. The colors, new floor and lighting also had to gain approvals.
The state even entered the process: it must okay the outside lighting. That approval is still pending. A few electrical details have yet to be worked out with Public Service Gas & Electric, as well.
The 1,400-square-foot café will have outdoor seating and a “French influence,” Mr. Ben-Avraham said.
He said some of the menu items will come from three or four French bakeries in New York, and some will be baked on the premises. There will be a light menu, with pastries, sandwiches, salads, cappuccino and gelato.
Tenafly station to have French accent
The historic Tenafly Northern Railroad station is the new home of the soon-to-open Café Angelique. The station was aquired by the borough in 1963 and restored in 1994.
By Christina Rossi
TENAFLY -- The borough’s historic train station, which was designed in 1872, will soon be home to a café with a French accent.
Café Angelique is set to open in mid-September or early October, said its owner, Isaac Ben-Avraham of Cresskill, who also owns two cafes in Manhattan.
He is renting the space from the borough, which owns the station.
Allowing that establishing the eatery in the venerable structure is a “sensitive issue,” Mr. Ben-Avraham said his plans had to pass muster with the borough’s Historic Preservation Commission
.
He said he had to submit his proposal, which included eliminating walls, to the commission. The colors, new floor and lighting also had to gain approvals.
The state even entered the process: it must okay the outside lighting. That approval is still pending. A few electrical details have yet to be worked out with Public Service Gas & Electric, as well.
The 1,400-square-foot café will have outdoor seating and a “French influence,” Mr. Ben-Avraham said.
He said some of the menu items will come from three or four French bakeries in New York, and some will be baked on the premises. There will be a light menu, with pastries, sandwiches, salads, cappuccino and gelato.
Albert F. Cafiero
