On Wednesday we reported that a new (fabulously looking) outdoor “urban oasis,” Nowadays, which includes a bar, restaurant and games such as bocce ball, Ping Pong, chess and backgammon, is slated to open in Ridgewood close to the Halsey L train stop.

Besides the general excitement, we have received a couple of emails and comments from you, dear readers, raising health concerns because Nowadays is located at 56-06 Cooper Ave in Ridgewood, which is very close to the most radioactive site in New York City, the Wolff-Alport site.

We reached out to the owners of Nowadays, Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin, who assured us that they’ve done their homework (read: the radioactivity tests) and they all came up negative, and their patrons are not at health risk (other than a hangover or achy muscles from excessive bocce ball playing.)