Moonachie

But in little boroughs such as Moonachie (pronounced "moon-AH-key"), small is exactly how they like it, and the residents and their locally elected officials are fighting back.

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And those such as Moonachie, with fewer than 5,000 people, would get zero state funding.

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Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal The warehouse that houses the new preparation space for the parade in Moonachie.

Macy's Parade Studio on New Turf Nick Neyland 2011

Thirteen months ago, ground was broken on a custom-built warehouse in nearby Moonachie, where Macy's Design Studio is now located.

Macy's Parade Studio on New Turf Nick Neyland 2011

She'll share a Thanksgiving brunch on Friday with parade workers in Moonachie, N.J., and replay the parade on a big-screen TV.

On Thanksgiving, She Reigns in This Parade Ray A. Smith 2011

The process of relocating without disrupting parade preparations involved a series of rapid moves as balloons, floats, tools and construction materials were shifted from Hoboken to Moonachie about 10 miles away.

Macy's Parade Studio on New Turf Nick Neyland 2011

The team at the Moonachie facility transformed his idea into a 35-foot-tall creation named Gazer.

Macy's Parade Studio on New Turf Nick Neyland 2011

"Let them have a parade in Moonachie," Koch said at the time.

Planning a Parade in Secret Joshua Robinson 2012

Under Corzine's plan, Moonachie would have to merge, perhaps with Carlstadt and East Rutherford, to get any aid at all.

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"It's the small-town atmosphere," said Jack Nagel, who runs a shop in Moonachie printing promotional logos and slogans on T-shirts, cups, bumper stickers and just about anything else.

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