Ridgewood Gardens

I just spoke with George this morning and we reminisced about the growth of his effort to make Ridgewood a more pleasant neighborhood, transforming a garbage-strewn embankment by Cypress Hills Street and Otto Road.

It's called Ridgewood Gardens. You can sit and enjoy the weather year-round. He also resurrected the garden triangle at Fairview Avenue and Forest Avenue.

He's 85 years old and strong as an ox.