1. RIDGEWOOD NY
A LAND USE STUDY
"

2. QROOKLYN
100 years of Disputed Boundaries
F R O M B R O O K L Y N T O Q U E E N S

3. ...completely landlocked, an
irregular rectangle bordered by
Metropolitan Avenue on the
North, Fresh Pond Road and
Wyckoff Avenue on the East and
West"
Robert J. Gabler
1995

5. "The generations of those of us
of Ridgewood have changed with
the swift passing of the way as
farms have given way to poured
concrete and big brick
buildings."
Robert J. Gabler
1995

6. Transportation
M-Train: Forest Ave
Q39
Q59
B13
B20

7. Bushwick
E. Wmbg
Maspeh
Middle Village
Glendale

8. Historical
Zoning Map

9. Bushwick
Grid meets
Queens

10. Street Car
Suburb
Mathew Model
Flats
Breweries
& Knitting
Factories
HISTORY
Onderdonk
Farm
1660
Wolff-Alport
Chemical Co.
1918
Maspeth
Territory

11. Historic
Districts

14. Transportation
Disruptions
Over
Development
Un-Affordable
Housing
LAND USE ISSUES
More Cemetery
than Parks
Crowded
Schools
Industrial
Contamination

15. STAKEHOLDERS
Ridgewood Community Board 5
Ridgewood - Bushwick Senior Citizen Council
Ridgewood Tenant Associations
Ridgewood Historical Society
DCP
LCP
HPD

16. USE
G R O U N D U S E M A P

17. BUILDING TYPOLOGY
Row houses
Railroad Apartments
Detached Multi-family
Multi-Family Apartment Buildings
1-2 Family Homes

18. RB5
C O N T E X T U A L D I S T R I C T
3 - S T O R E Y R O W H O U S E
(Semi-)Detached permitted
Max Street Wall @ 30ft &
for recessed 33 ft roof
No Curb cut w. >40ft
frontage (usually on side of
building)
Parking req. can be waved
FAR 1.35

19. C1-4
C O M M E R C I A L O V E R L A Y
D I S T R I C T
W I T H I N R E S I D E N T I A L D I S T R I C T
grocery stores
beauty parlors
restaurants
local clothing stores
Typical uses:
Mixed building commercial is
limited to 1-2 floors.
FAR: 1.0
To serve local retail needs.

20. Majority are 2-3 storey
bldgs
BLDG HT