Small
township in
Somerset County, NJ, which separated off from
North Plainfield, NJ in
1932. Named for the Green Brook which is the southern border of the township. Known for
Route 22, a road with lots of
car dealers,
carpet stores, and
lighting stores, not to mention
gas stations. Also has a park where
George Washington looked out and observed
troop movements over the
Raritan Valley. Green Brook itself borders the communities of
Bound Brook,
Bridgewater,
Warren,
Watchung and
North Plainfield in
Somerset County,
Plainfield in
Union County, and
Middlesex and
Dunellen in
Middlesex County.
Route 22 separates the town into 2 parts: reasonably priced, normal homes; and garish, ostentatious McMansions.
mrichich lives in a house in the former part of town.