Towing in Paterson, NJ: the county seat, its river roads and I-80, about 40 minutes from our yard

Downtown Paterson is a grid of busy one-way and two-way streets, with Market Street and Main Street at its center and curb parking everywhere. A stalled car here holds up buses and deliveries within minutes.

Give the cross street and the nearest business or church. St. Joseph's University Medical Center on Main Street is a landmark most callers can see or name.

The Great Falls sit in a national historical park on the west side of downtown, with Hinchliffe Stadium above them. Visitors park on narrow, sloping streets, and events fill every space nearby.

A dead car or a lockout here is usually a flat roadside job. If it needs a tow, tell the dispatcher which side of the river you are on.

Route 19 feeds Paterson from the Clifton interchanges, and Route 20 becomes McLean Boulevard as it follows the river along the city's east edge. Both carry heavy traffic, and the river side sees crashes when the road is wet.

Our trucks work these roads directly. Say the direction and the nearest cross street or bridge, and wait off the roadway.

I-80 runs through the south of the city with several exits dropping into Paterson's streets. Riverside, in the river bend to the north, is a working mix of homes and small industry, while Eastside is a leafy residential section near the park.

Interstate breakdowns need the direction and last exit number. Neighborhood calls need the street and cross street, and the tow goes to the shop you pick.