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The map at top provided by the Landmarks Preservation Commission shows the boundaries of the Ridgewood South Historic District, a plan to be considered by the LPC in September to provide landmark status to over 200 apartment houses in the vicinity of Onderdonk and Woodward avenues between Catalpa Avenue and Woodbine Street. As shown in the bottom photo, ranking members of the Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association gathered together to Mayor Michael Bloomberg (shown in foreground, fourth from left) to the civic group's June 4 meeting at I.S. 93. The mayor announced during the session that the LPC would meet this September to vote on a plan to create a new landmark district protecting 90 Ridgewood apartment houses in the vicinity of Forest and Fairview avenues between Gates Avenue and Woodbine Street. (bottom photo: Robert Pozarycki)