Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the Queens neighborhoods of Maspeth to the north, Middle Village to the east, and Glendale to the southeast, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick to the southwest and East Williamsburg to the west. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary.
Myrtle Avenue's Business Improvement District runs from Wyckoff Avenue to Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood where the elevated Bay Ridge Branch of the LIRR crosses over Myrtle Avenue and serves as a border between Ridgewood and the neighboring "lower" portion of Glendale.
One of the rowhouse developments in Ridgewood, preserved as part of the Stockholm–DeKalb–Hart Historic District
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church
A typical block in Ridgewood
Maspeth is a residential and commercial community in the borough of Queens in New York City. It was founded in the early 17th century by Dutch and English settlers. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside to the north; Sunnyside to the northwest; Greenpoint, Brooklyn to the west; East Williamsburg, Brooklyn to the southwest; Fresh Pond and Ridgewood to the south; and Middle Village and Elmhurst to the east.
Maspeth Federal Savings Bank
Maspeth Creek, looking west toward Newtown Creek
The Long Island Rail Road's freight-only Bushwick Branch runs through the Maspeth Industrial Center.
Flushing Avenue going below the Bushwick Branch
