Here's Why Myrtle Is a Great Place to Do Business

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Who is the Myrtle Avenue BID?

The Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) was established in 1988 to provide supplemental services and programs for an enhanced shopping environment on Myrtle Avenue from Wyckoff Avenue to Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood and contiguous side streets.

Our organization helps to make Myrtle Avenue a great place to shop and do business by keeping the streets clean, safe, green and lively with programs and events. As the voice of the local merchant Theodore M Renz Executive Director and real estate community, we work to ensure that the retail mix is Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District Queens meeting shopper needs, and that Myrtle Avenue is an ideal place for 60-82 Myrtle Avenue | Ridgewood, NY 11385 T 718.381.7974 E [email protected] new and thriving businesses. www.ridgewood-ny.com Please get in touch to find out more about our community and for an *Produced by the Myrtle Avenue BID with funding provided up-to-date list of available retail spaces. Contact us at 718-381-7974 by the Community Development Block Grant Program.

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Accessible Family-oriented Culturally rich Vibrant Retail The Myrtle-Wyckoff station, a significant Retailers along Myrtle Avenue benefit Our residents and retailers enrich A community-oriented shopping NYC transportation hub, brings riders from Ridgewood’s residential density, the community with a diverse mix of district, Myrtle Avenue’s retailers are to and from Union Square in 20 minutes with nearly 60,000 residents per square cultures. Puerto Rican, Polish, Eastern a balanced mix of traditional and on the L Train, and to Lower Manhattan mile. 71% of residents live in family European, Italian, Thai, Nepalese, contemporary apparel, services, and Midtown in 30 minutes on the newly- households, higher than the borough German, Dominican, South American food and beverage stores, dining improved M Train. It is the second most average. It is no surprise that 26% of our and Mexican restaurants, are just a establishments, and general and used station along the L Train outside residents are kids and teens. few examples of businesses that call specialty merchandise at a moderate of Manhattan, second only to Bedford Myrtle Avenue home. In addition, there price point. Tree-lined blocks and a solid Avenue in Williamsburg. As of 2012 Crime has gone down 35% since are numerous art galleries and studios building stock give Myrtle Avenue the Myrtle-Wyckoff is the 20th busiest station 2001. Because our community is springing up all over the neighborhood, look and feel of Brownstone Brooklyn, of the outer boroughs, and its usage is historically very safe and continues to bringing new faces, ideas and creativity with retail spaces ranging from 800 to increasing by 4% every year. There are get safer people come to Ridgewood into the area. 20,000 square feet along the corridor. also seven popular bus lines that serve to live, shop, start a business and We are home to independent, as well as the corridor. raise a family. national chain retailers. Arts Scene Sprouts in Ridgewood, Queens Retail Highlights -Wall Street Journal, 2012 DINING SERVICES RETAIL

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One-Mile Retail Leakage 2012 Demographics (RETAIL GAP) MYRTLE AVENUE (1 MILE) $252.9M TOTAL RETAIL TRADE AND FOOD & DRINK 149,980 47,005 32.4 2.97 80% $35,471 $41.4M GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES QUEENS 2,250,879 20,554 37.4 2.82 57% $53,421 $31.9M FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS BROOKLYN 2,504,700 35,369 34.2 2.69 72% $40,269 $14.6M BLDG MATERIALS / GARDEN SUPPLY STORES TOTAL POPULATION DENSITY MEDIAN AVERAGE PERCENT MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $6.7M HOME FURNISHINGS STORES POPULATION POP/SQ/MI AGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE RENTERS INCOME

*Source: Esri Business Analyst I Shop Myrtle Justin, New Ridgewood Homeowner

My Story I moved to Ridgewood in 2010 from Williamsburg markets, and eating food from all over the world, right in when rents started getting too high. My neighbors and I are my neighborhood. There is also a great artist resources all first time homebuyers. My office is in Union Square and center down the street and lots of galleries nearby. I go to shows on the weekends downtown and at BAM, so living in Ridgewood makes it easy to get where I need to go New stores I’d like to see on Myrtle Avenue: by public transit. • Bike, skate or sporting good shop • Cafés Why Ridgewood? I love the scale and diversity. I like • Specialty, organic food market shopping in the local craft stores and European • Performance space

Bring your business to Myrtle Avenue. Contact the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District 60-82 Myrtle Avenue | Ridgewood, NY 11385 | 718.381.7974 | [email protected] www.ridgewood-ny.com I Shop Myrtle Martyna, Ridgewood Resident and Employee

My Story I moved to Ridgewood in 2003. My family buying new clothes for my kids so I can find everything and I are originally from Poland and we first moved to I need on Myrtle Avenue. Greenpoint when we arrived in New York, but when it started to get more expensive there, we decided that New stores I’d like to see on Myrtle Avenue: Ridgewood would be a better place to raise our family. • Nice Department Store with kids and women’s clothing • Housewares store Why Ridgewood? I love the stores here. Because • Gardening store there is a large Polish community I can buy the foods • Casual sit down restaurant and products that remind me of home. I love

My Story I’ve called Ridgewood home for 40 customer. I hope new stores continue to come to years. I raised my kids here and can’t imagine living the neighborhood. anywhere else. It’s like I live in Park Slope, but for half the price. New stores I’d like to see on Myrtle Avenue: • Sophisticated and affordable gifts and housewares Why Ridgewood? There are community-oriented • Department store with clothes and shoes for activities that go on during the day, like the the family greenmarket, flea market and street concerts, and nice • Sit-down restaurant for special occasions places to eat in the evening. I’ve been shopping here • Health food store all my life and would call myself a loyal Myrtle Avenue

My Story My family and I moved to Ridgewood in Avenue, which is a plus for us. We love having stores 2000. I have two young kids who I go shopping for like The Children’s Place close to home, and hope that often. We don’t own a car, so it is nice living in a more stores for kids and families come to the Avenue. community that offers everything I need close by, and with great public transit. New stores I’d like to see on Myrtle Avenue: • Department store Why Ridgewood? We love that the area is affordable • Quality home goods and diverse. There are also a number of Spanish- • Casual, kid-friendly restaurant speaking stores, restaurants and services on Myrtle • Children’s play spaces

Bring your business to Myrtle Avenue. Contact the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District 60-82 Myrtle Avenue | Ridgewood, NY 11385 | 718.381.7974 | [email protected] www.ridgewood-ny.com