The City of Ridgewood, NY
Ridgewood is a small town in the state of New York. The largest nearby city to Ridgewood is New York, approximately 6 miles from the city center.
There are several family restaurants in or near Ridgewood, including Benny's Pizza, Alexena Deli & Grocery, Mcdonald's Restaurant, Cooper Grocery and Atweh Food Corp. For a larger selection of Ridgewood restaurants select our Restaurants tab above.
Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Ridgewood Museums, Golf Courses and/or Zoos, including the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, Queens Zoo, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Forest Park Golf Course and King Manor. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Ridgewood please click on the Attractions tab above.
The following 6 airports are located in or near Ridgewood:
- Caldwell Essex County Airport (CDM)
- Farmingdale Republic Airport (FRG)
- New York Kennedy Airport (JFK)
- New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
- Newark Liberty Intl. Airport (EWR)
- Teterboro Airport (TEB)
Ridgewood, New York Climate and Weather
Current Weather in Ridgewood
The seasonal climate varies in Ridgewood with daytime temperatures averaging 81 degrees in the summer, and 41 degrees in the winter months. Visitors can also expect Ridgewood to receive an average of 3.27 inches of rainfall per/month during winter months and 4.09 inches of rainfall per/month in the summer months.
The temperature has been known to get as high as 107 degrees in the summer and as low as -3 degrees in the winter so visitors planning a vacation to Ridgewood should check the weather forecast to determine proper attire prior to departure. Spring and Fall bring average daytime temperatures of 63 degrees, and nighttime lows of 48.
Ridgewood, New York Attractions
1 Adventureland
- FarmingdaleAdventureland is an amusement park in East Farmingdale, New York. Adventureland is located on Route 110. Admission is free. Tickets cost $1.00 and rides take 3-5 tickets. Guests can also obtain a P.O.P. for $21.99. Some of the attractions/rides consist of the following:
2 Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum
- Jersey CityThe Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum is located is on the upper floor of the Miller Branch of the Jersey City, New Jersey Public Library, its collection is dedicated to the African American experience.
3 AIDS Museum
- NewarkA United States HIV/AIDS Memorial Museum, to be located in Newark, New Jersey in the US.
4 Alice Austen House
- Staten IslandThe Alice Austen House, which is also referred to as Clear Comfort, is located at 2 Hylan Boulevard in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, New York City, New York. It was home of Alice Austen, a photographer, for most of her lifetime, and is now a museum and a member of the Historic House Trust. The house is administered by the "Friends of Alice Austen", a volunteer group.
5 Allen House
- ShrewsburyAllen House, is located in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. The house was built in 1680 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1974.
6 Alumni Hall - St. John's University
- Carnesecca Arena is a 6,008-seat multi-purpose arena in Queens County, New York in the US. It was built in 1961 and renamed in honor of Hall of Fame Coach Lou Carnesecca on November 23, 2004. It is the exclusive home to the St. John's University Red Storm women's basketball team, and also hosts the men's team, mainly for games that are not expected to draw a crowd sufficient to fill Madison Square Garden. In practice, the men play virtually all their Big East home games at MSG and their non-conference home games here.
7 American Airpower Museum
- FarmingdaleThe American Airpower Museum, is located on former site of the Republic Aviation in East Farmingdale, New York which is now part of Republic Airport, maintains a collection of aviation artifacts, and an array of aircraft spanning the many years of the aircraft factory's history.
8 American Folk Art Museum
- ManhattanThe American Folk Art Museum is the leading center for the study and enjoyment of American folk art, as well as the work of international self-taught artists. It is located at 45 West 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, in Midtown Manhattan.
9 American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark
- HaledonThe Pietro and Maria Botto House, which is also referred to as Pietro Botto House, at 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, New Jersey is where leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World union spoke to the 15,000 striking workers of the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Upton Sinclair also spoke from the balcony.
10 American Merchant Marine Museum
- Kings PointThe United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of the five United States service academies. It is charged with training officers for the United States Merchant Marine, branches of the military, or the transportation industry.
Ridgewood, New York Restaurants
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