Woodside, Queens

Woodside
Neighborhood of Queens
Former Childs Restaurant branch at 60th Street and Queens Boulevard in Woodside
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
County/Borough	Queens
Population (2010)
• Total	45,099
Ethnicity
• White	33.0%
• Hispanic	38.0%
• Asian	29.0%
Economics
• Median income	$49,415
ZIP code	11377
Area code(s)	718, 347, 929, and 917

Woodside is a working- and middle-class residential and commercial neighborhood in the western portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bordered on the south by Maspeth, on the north by Astoria, on the west by Sunnyside, and on the east by Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. Some areas are widely residential and very quiet, while other parts, especially the ones around Roosevelt Avenue, are more urban. The neighborhood is located in Queens Community Board 1 and Queens Community Board 2.

In the 19th century the area was part of the Town of Newtown (now Elmhurst). The adjacent area of Winfield was largely incorporated into the post office serving Woodside and as a consequence Winfield lost much of its identity distinct from Woodside. However, with large-scale residential development in the 1860s, Woodside became the largest Irish American community in Queens, being approximately 80% Irish by the 1930s and maintaining a strong Irish culture today. In the early 1990s, many Asian American families moved into the area, with the population being 30% Asian American. South Asians and Latinos have also moved to Woodside in recent years.

Reflecting its longtime diverse foods and drink, the neighborhood is filled with many cultural restaurants and pubs. It is also home to some of the city's most popular Thai, Filipino, and South American eateries.