Woodside

The neighborhood.

Woodside is one of western Queens' great layered neighborhoods: an Irish-American enclave built around the pubs of Roosevelt Avenue, now overlaid with a Filipino community (the Little Manila corridor shared with Elmhurst) plus South Asian, Nepali, Latin American, and Chinese enclaves. Along Roosevelt Avenue you'll find Donovan's Pub (est. 1966, famous for its burgers and Shepherd's Pie) next to Filipino BBQ halls like Ihawan and Renee's Kitchenette & Grill — and every March the inclusive St. Pat's for All Parade marches down Skillman Avenue. The blocks south of Roosevelt are quieter residential streets of brick semi-attached and detached 1–3 family homes; the blocks north toward Northern Boulevard mix garden apartments and pre-war co-ops.

Sub-pockets have distinct feels: the 61st Street hub is the transit center (7 train express + LIRR), Little Manila runs along Roosevelt Ave in the 60s–70s, the Big Six Towers complex near 47th Ave is a huge union-built co-op community with its own waitlist culture, and Winfield (east Woodside near Calvary Cemetery) is the sleepiest, most residential corner. It's a neighborhood of long-tenured residents, union history, and block-by-block variety — expect the vibe to change sharply between the commercial strips and the side streets.

Housing stock & prices.

Stock is overwhelmingly pre-war and mid-century: brick 1–3 family homes (many split into rentals), elevator and walk-up pre-war co-ops along Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue, garden apartments, and a handful of newer condos. PropertyShark counts about 2,413 co-op units, 823 condo units, 786 single-family and 2,250 2–4 family buildings, with median year built around the early 1950s — this is a renovation-forward market, not new construction.

Per PropertyShark's 2026 market page: co-ops median $350K (17 sales), condos median $740K (5 sales), houses median $1.2M (13 sales). Blended figures: Homes.com shows a 12-month median sale price of $356K (down 4% YoY), median single-family sale price $760K, and median townhouse $975K; Realtor.com shows an August 2026 median listing price of $580K with rents around $3,100/mo. In short: co-ops are the affordability entry point, houses trade well above $1M, and condos are a small, noisy sample.

Getting around.

Woodside is a genuine two-option commute neighborhood. The 7 train at 61st St–Woodside (express and local) runs about 19 minutes to Times Square, and the 52nd St local stop covers the east side; the E, M, and R lines serve Northern Blvd/46th St to the west. The LIRR's Woodside station (same 61st St hub) takes the Port Washington branch about 11 minutes to Penn Station, with Grand Central service too. Door-to-door to Midtown realistically runs 20–30 minutes; to Penn Station on the LIRR it's under 20 minutes even with transfers.

Walkability.

Woodside has a neighborhood Walk Score of 95 — 'Walker's Paradise' — per walkscore.com, and addresses along the corridors score 92–95. Grocery stores, Key Food, pharmacies, banks, and laundromats cluster along Roosevelt Avenue, Queens Boulevard, and Northern Boulevard, so most errands don't need a car. It's still not fully car-free territory: many residents drive because of big-box shopping on Northern Blvd and street-parking culture on the side streets.

Schools.

Woodside is in NYC DOE District 24 (not District 30). PS 11 Kathryn Phelan (PK–6, on Skillman Ave) is a standout with a 9/10 GreatSchools rating; PS 12 James B. Colgate and PS 229 Emanuel Kaplan (A− on Niche) also rate well. The local middle school IS 125 Thomas J. McCann Woodside (grades 6–8, on 47th Ave) rates 4/10 on GreatSchools with ELA/math proficiency below the city median, though its accelerated/Regents program draws stronger students. William Cullen Bryant High School nearby carries a 3/10 GreatSchools rating, so high-school planning matters for families.

Local favorites.

• Donovan's Pub. The Woodside institution since 1966 — Irish pub at 57-24 Roosevelt Ave, legendary for its burgers (named among NYC's best), Shepherd's Pie, live music, and trivia nights.
• Little Manila (Roosevelt Ave, 60s–70s). The Filipino dining corridor Woodside shares with Elmhurst: Renee's Kitchenette & Grill, Kusina Pinoy Bistro (live music weekends), Ihawan for kamayan feasts, and Filipino bakeries — a regional food destination.
• Doughboy Plaza. Historic 1.7-acre hilltop park on Woodside Ave with the 1923 WWI 'Doughboy' monument (named the nation's best war memorial of its kind in 1928), a dog run, and Memorial Day ceremonies.
• Lawrence Virgilio Playground & Windmuller Pool. Three-acre park on Woodside Ave near 54th St with basketball courts, walking paths, and a summer outdoor pool — the neighborhood's main recreation ground, connected to Doughboy Plaza.
• St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. Founded 1894, with the current Roosevelt Ave at 58th St building converted from the Loew's Woodside Theatre (1926, by theater architect Herbert Krapp) — the parish anchor of the Irish community.

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