"Travelers looking for a version of New York that is free of the tourist rush, built on community and local business, and reflective of the city's true grit and diversity should catch the L train to Ridgewood. This leafy Queens neighborhood across the Brooklyn border from Bushwick has historically been a melting pot of Hispanic and Eastern European families; in recent years, they've been joined by creatives and others swapping"
"the ever-increasing rents of Williamsburg and Greenpoint for more space at a lower cost. Of course, this group brings with them the inevitable stream of indie coffee shops, cocktail bars and vintage shopping that has come to define hipster-fying neighborhoods of the past two decades. Ridgewood shows signs of gentrification for sure, but-but!-it's not about to become the next Williamsburg. To me, Ridgewood feels like"
Ridgewood is a leafy Queens neighborhood across the Brooklyn border from Bushwick with a long history as a Hispanic and Eastern European melting pot. Creatives and renters displaced by rising Williamsburg and Greenpoint costs have moved in, bringing indie coffee shops, cocktail bars and vintage stores. The neighborhood shows gentrification signs but retains a community-first character where established businesses and newcomers coexist. Neighbors and business owners support new ventures and new restaurants source from century-old butchers and bakeries. New restaurants like Il Gigante have opened on Woodward Avenue, reinforcing commitments to sustain existing local options while residents discover long-standing empanada shops and Polish delis.
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