Ridgewood straddles the Brooklyn-Queens border, known for its intact rows of attached brick rowhouses that form one of the most coherent turn-of-the-century streetscapes in the outer boroughs. Maspeth is a densely industrial area along Newtown Creek, one of NYC's most contaminated waterways currently undergoing Superfund remediation.
Key landmarks: Ridgewood rowhouses (historic district) · Newtown Creek (Maspeth) · Fresh Pond Road shopping · Ridgewood Savings Bank building · Forest Avenue