Ridgewood, New York Travel Information

A June Honeymoon in New York City This idyllic weekend is styled for those people who have decided to throw radicalism, funkiness—and probably quite a lot of money—to the wind and celebrate their love the old-fashioned way: with a cla... New York, NY

A Traditional New York New Year's Eve Remember the film "When Harry met Sally" with Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan? After years of friendship, Harry and Sally finally figure out on New Year’s Eve that they love each other. Harry runs all the ... New York, NY

All That Jazz! Jazz is sexy. There's no doubt about it. It’s the musical perfection of Ella Fitzgerald. The sultry sadness of Billie Holiday. The heat of Louis Armstrong. The cool of Miles Davis. It’s the hesitation... New York, NY

Around Prospect Park This is a lengthy walk from the westernmost to easternmost point of Prospect Park. It’s no straight line, and you never set foot inside the park. Instead, the walk skirts the park, taking you through ... Brooklyn, NY

Art for Lovers For many years, most experts have considered New York City to be the art capital of the world. It’s the place where contemporary art is “happening.” What’s more, New York houses—and exhibits—the most ... New York, NY

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Cypress Hills and Highland Park (Distance: 0.9 mi) “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn,” goes the title of a short story by Thomas Wolfe. He lived way over west in Cobble Hill, but the aphorism could apply to the easternmost nook of Brooklyn, where about 20 ...

Brooklyn, NY - Walking - length:3 mi

Bushwick (Distance: 1.5 mi) In tracing the history of Bushwick, one of the five original Kings County towns founded by the Dutch (as Boswijck in 1661), two words are bound to come up: beer and blackout. Bushwick’s brewing indust...

Brooklyn, NY - Walking - length:4 mi

Bedford-Stuyvesant (Distance: 2.5 mi) Bedford-Stuyvesant, the district that made history by electing the first black woman to the U.S. Congress (Shirley Chisholm), had become synonymous with “ghetto” by the 1970s. Comedian Chris Rock now ...

Brooklyn, NY - Walking - length:5 mi

Crown Heights (Distance: 2.5 mi) Crown Heights. It’s one of those places, like Selma or Kent State, forever linked in people’s minds with a violent event. For Crown Heights, it was three days of rioting in August 1991 that ensued whe...

Brooklyn, NY - Walking - length:4.25 mi

Prospect Heights (Distance: 3.3 mi) Prospect Heights may be the richest neighborhood in Brooklyn—not in income, but in institutions. The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden are all located here, as well...

Brooklyn, NY - Walking - length:3.75 mi

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Forest Park Forest Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6053 yards, par 70 1.9 miles from center of Ridgewood, New York

Flushing Meadows Flushing Meadows Pitch & Putt Municipal, 18 holes 1050 yards, par 54 4.4 miles from center of Ridgewood, New York

Kissena Park Kissena Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 4727 yards, par 64 6.2 miles from center of Ridgewood, New York

Marine Park Marine Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6866 yards, par 72 6.3 miles from center of Ridgewood, New York

Dyker Beach Dyker Beach Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6548 yards, par 71 8.1 miles from center of Ridgewood, New York

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