Hasbrouck Heights

This classic diner in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., just 15 miles from Manhattan, offered a glimpse into so many things gripping the country right now.

She had also arranged for an exhibit at the Hasbrouck Heights Library in November.

“Although my job was secure, I realized that I couldn’t necessarily depend on that to always be the case, and I needed to double down on paying off my loans and optimizing my investments,” said Christal Pearson, a 32-year-old from Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., who works in talent acquisition for a tech company.

Then on May 22, 1980, a worker at a Quality Inn in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., heard a woman screaming.

Back in May, after lockdown orders were lifted, she heard about Be Present, a gift shop in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., where she lives.