Ridgewood

NYC border neighborhood

Ridgewood is a place name for several American communities, most notably a village in northeastern New Jersey and a neighborhood straddling Brooklyn and Queens in New York City.

The name describes the geographic feature—a wooded ridge—common to such locations: We're moving to Ridgewood next month.

place

New Jersey

Mid-Atlantic coastal state

library · Victorian homes · commuter town · school district · East Coast · historic district · town center · local shops

suburban

commuter

One who travels regularly

HOA · zoning · cul-de-sac · subdivision · picket fence · local government · tree-lined streets · good schools · family-friendly · quiet streets

residential

homes

Personal living quarters

realty · mortgages · property · neighborhoods · residents · tenants · landlords · housing · dwellings · leases

wooded

trees

Woody plants with trunks

canopy · shaded · leafy · nature trails · greenery · oak · maple · parkland · scenic · arboretum

community

neighborhood

Residential area nearby

town hall · civic · grassroots · participation · support · network · diversity · culture · solidarity · collective

Opposites
NYC neighborhood character

RidgewoodUpper East Side

Wealthy Manhattan residential district

Tribeca · Manhattan · Park Avenue · Midtown Manhattan · SoHo

urban development/gentrification status

RidgewoodWilliamsburg

Colonial-era Virginia city

DUMBO · Chelsea · Brooklyn Heights

Family

woods, wooded, woody, woodland, ridges, woodlands, woodcutter, ridgeline, ridgepole

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G