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Ridgewood NJ, Saturday, December 5th will be Ridgewood Sale Days, with great deals to be found in many of our stores and businesses.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Welcome Back to Ridgewood, NJ Event, which creates a pedestrian mall between Broad Street and Walnut Street, will take place this weekend, November 21st and 22nd. Retail businesses place their products on tables and eateries have outdoor dining on the streets in front of their businesses. In addition, on the west side of the Central Business District, Ridgewood’s West Village, has many unique stores and eateries. We encourage you to visit us to enjoy our local shops and eateries during the warmer weather this weekend. All of our businesses and eateries have signed a pledge to adhere to the CDC guidelines, so customers can shop and dine with confidence in Ridgewood’s Central Business District. Masks are strongly encouraged at this event and are always required to enter any businesses. The Welcome Back to Ridgewood, NJ Event will not take place on November 28th and 29th.
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Ridgewood NJ, Beginning on November 9th, the Central Business District will have several 15-minute complimentary parking spaces on Oak Street, Chestnut Street, North Broad Street, off of East Ridgewood Avenue, and Wilsey Square on the west side. These parking spaces are limited to 15 minutes only, are free of charge to everyone, and are to be used to do a quick errand or pick up food or visit a business. These spaces have been generously sponsored by several local businesses and Ridgewood residents, which are acknowledged on the 15-minute parking signs. Please be advised that if you are parked in these spaces longer than 15 minutes, you may receive a parking summons. We encourage you to stay longer in the Central Business District by parking in one of our many lots or the Hudson Street parking garage (at $1/hour), and there is also on-street parking available (at $1.25/hour).
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Ridgewood NJ, The Welcome Back to Ridgewood, Event which creates a pedestrian mall between Broad Street and Walnut Street, will take place this weekend, November 7th and 8th. Retail businesses place their products on tables and eateries have outdoor dining on the streets in front of their businesses. In addition, on the west side of the Central Business District, Ridgewood’s West Village, has many unique stores and eateries. We encourage you to visit us during these warm autumn days to enjoy our local shops and eateries. All of our businesses and eateries have signed a pledge to adhere to the CDC guidelines, so customers can shop and dine with confidence in Ridgewood’s Central Business District. Masks are strongly encouraged at this event and are always required to enter any businesses.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood central business district was once again hit bad luck , the Village dedicated Columbus Day to Village restaurants by once again creating a pedestrian mall . Unfortunately so far the heavens have conspired against the effort be releasing showers . While many like the idea of open air dinning coupled with a walkable downtown , some Village merchants grumble that the pedestrian mall takes away from business eliminating the quick pick up by making it near impossible . The upside to the uncooperative weather is that Columbus Day is a legal holiday in Ridgewood and parking is FREE.
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Ridgewood NJ, a homeless man in Ridgewood accused of pooping all over the old Bobby Knapps is alleged to have been arrested Monday for harassing women in the central business district.
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Ridgewood NJ, readers are reporting a dangerous situation developing in Van Neste Memorial Park in the central business district in Ridgewood . A tree is in a serious need of attention and creating a dangerous condition by snapping at base where it is rotten.
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Ridgewood NJ, “Welcome Back to Ridgewood, NJ” event – This event will run through the summer season. – Monday through Friday, all retail businesses are able to place their products on tables outside of their business (once they obtain a permit from the Village). All food places are permitted to have outdoor dining (once they obtain a permit from the Village). Food is also available for pickup at the dining establishments. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday through 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, the Central Business District from North Walnut Street to Broad Street will be closed to vehicular traffic along East Ridgewood Avenue, including the side streets of Oak Street, Prospect Street, and Chestnut Street, which will create a pedestrian mall.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Recycling Center, located on East Glen Avenue, behind the Ridgewood Fire Headquarters, is open. Please place all recycling in the trunk of your vehicle (to maintain social distancing) so that our employees can take it out and place it into the proper roll-off container for you. All yardwaste must be in a container or in biodegradable paper bags and all twigs/branches must be bundled and tied. We are also accepting cardboard recycling from the Central Business District at the Recycling Center.
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Ridgewood NJ, a reader asked , “Do you think that the Village had intelligence that there would be a protest like this and that’s why they cancelled the CBD restaurant mall ?” It does appear to be the case and the Village can be commended for taking action to ensure the safety of residents ,businesses and protesters ,but it does raise some issues as to why the Central Business District continues to get the shaft from the Village. Will Ridgewood CBD continue its comeback attempt to once again be a viable post pandemic downtown or will shoppers and dinners flee and not return do to protests and unrest ?
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Village Councilwoman Bernadette Walsh revealed last night that the Village’s Central Business District Re-Opening Plan (street closures creating a pedestrian mall with on street dining) is being funded in part by an unnamed “individual.” Council members voted unanimously to approve the plan. However, when a taxpayer asked that the “individual” be publicly identified, no response was received. Hmm. Who would volunteer to fund the expenses associated with creation of a pedestrian mall with on street dining?
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Ridgewood NJ, Enforcement of metered parking in the Central Business District will resume on June 15th. Time limit restrictions in residential zones remain suspended.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache this is the latest update on coronavirus cases in Ridgewood is as follows :
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