The Sunday Peace: Why Bergen County’s 300-Year-Old Blue Laws Still Ban Sunday Shopping in 2026
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ, If you try to buy a pair of jeans or a new sofa in Paramus on a Sunday, you’re out of luck. In a world of 24/7 e-commerce, Bergen County, New Jersey, stands alone as the last major stronghold of “Blue Laws”—legal restrictions that shut down nearly all retail commerce one day a week.
