Queens · Queens County
Ridgewood Bushwick Green
NYC Parks
- Location
- Irving Avenue and Woodbine Street, Ridgewood / Bushwick border
- Size
- 0.5 acres
- Hours
- 6 AM - 1 AM daily
- Type
- NYC Parks
Ridgewood Bushwick Green is a small community park at the boundary between Ridgewood, Queens, and Bushwick, Brooklyn, serving two neighborhoods that share a border but belong to different boroughs.
The Queens-Brooklyn border in this area is one of the most confusing municipal boundaries in New York City, with some residents uncertain whether they live in Queens or Brooklyn. The border follows an irregular line through residential blocks.
Ridgewood has a strong German and Eastern European heritage visible in its brick row houses, beer halls, and the distinctive Ridgewood aesthetic of well-maintained homes with ornate cornices and stoops.
Bushwick, across the border in Brooklyn, has experienced dramatic gentrification, transforming from a neighborhood devastated by the 1977 blackout riots into one of the city's most vibrant arts and nightlife districts.
Ridgewood Bushwick Green serves communities on both sides of one of New York's most fascinating borough boundaries, where Queens' working-class stability meets Brooklyn's creative energy.