Living in Woodside: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated October 2026

Crowds browse food tables and purple tents on a closed street lined with prewar brick apartment buildings under a blue sky.
Benches and picnic tables sit among plantings in a community garden next to a brick apartment building.
Steel supports of the elevated 7 line rise over street signs at 65th Place with shops and traffic in the distance.
A bus, parked cars and a bicycle at the curb under the elevated tracks with brick buildings beyond.
A blue elevated subway control tower stands beside the tracks above a sunny sidewalk on Roosevelt Avenue.
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Rent in Woodside

$1,692 a month

Type of homeA room in a 2-bedroom, shared by two

Woodside is cheaper with roommates

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B+Overall

Woodside graded

Grades compare NYC neighborhoods with each other. How the grades work.

Everyday life

  • B+Walkability

    The average home has 4.2 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 294 places to eat or shop.

    Residents: The nearest Trader Joe's is in Long Island City, far enough that driving there is the practical option. Resident, Sep 2026

    City data alone would give B-; what residents say in 8 Reddit threads moves it to B+.

  • B+Food and shopping

    Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 90 places to eat, 24 kinds of cuisine, 3.8 large grocery stores and 174 open storefronts.

    Residents: There are good grocery store options, with a discount grocer a current favorite. Resident, Aug 2026

    City data and 14 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.

  • FParks and green space

    68% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 9 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 376 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

    Residents: The landscaped grounds of a large garden co-op complex give residents some nature. Resident of 16 years, Sep 2026

    City data and 9 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.

People

  • A-Community

    24% of households moved in since 2018, 11% are roommates sharing a home, 22% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 49 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

    Residents: A safe area where neighbors look out for each other, with no catcalling or harassment. Resident, Jul 2024

  • A-Nightlife

    About 40 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

    Residents: A number of Irish bars remain, and a younger Irish crowd still goes to them. Resident, Oct 2026

    City data and 8 resident threads on Reddit agree on this grade.

Home and safety

  • B-Safety

    5.6 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (465 in all).

    Residents: Feels calm and small town compared with East New York. Resident of 10+ years, Apr 2025

    City data alone would give C+; what residents say in 11 Reddit threads moves it to B-.

  • C-Quiet

    43 noise complaints to 311 per 1,000 residents in 2025, not counting helicopter complaints, and counting each address at most 12 days a year. That measures how often people complain, not how loud it is.

    Residents: A garden co-op complex set back from the restaurants and bars stays quiet. Resident of 16 years, Sep 2026

    City data alone would give C; what residents say in 16 Reddit threads moves it to C-.

  • B+Building upkeep

    11.5 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 5.1 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

Who lives there

  • Lots of roommates
  • Recent grads and young professionals

What residents say

Residents like

Residents don’t like

  • WalkabilityThe nearest Trader Joe's is in Long Island City, far enough that driving there is the practical option. Resident, Sep 2026
  • QuietNoise from trains and airplanes is one of the neighborhood's major flaws. Resident, Apr 2025
  • Parks and green spaceThere is no large public park, only smaller ones, so sports often mean going to Astoria or Greenpoint. Resident, May 2026
  • SafetyThe stretch of Queens Blvd with motels near 65th St gets a little sketchy at night. Former resident, Jul 2025
  • NightlifeMany pubs closed during Covid. Resident, May 2025
  • Food and shoppingSouth of Queens Blvd near 59th St there are no good coffee or breakfast sandwich places within walking distance. Former resident, Jun 2024
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Safety

Community

  • A safe area where neighbors look out for each other, with no catcalling or harassment.

    Resident, Jul 2024

Food and shopping

  • The Asian groceries on Roosevelt Ave have better produce than the chain supermarkets.

    Resident, Jul 2026

  • A local pizzeria makes excellent, affordable slices, including a chicken bistec slice.

    New resident, Sep 2024

  • A classic bodega sandwich is hard to find, and the closest deli making one, on 65th St, closes around 8pm.

    Resident, Aug 2026

Nightlife

Walkability

Quiet

Parks and green space

Getting around from Woodside

Map of New York City neighborhoods shaded by travel time by subway or bus from Woodside
By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourWoodside
  • 46 St MR
  • 61 St-Woodside 7
  • 65 St MR
  • 69 St 7
  • Northern Blvd MR
  • Steinway St MR

Residents: Commuting options are better than in Sunnyside. Resident, Oct 2026

Residents: From the garden co-op complex near 30th Ave, the train is fairly close and a bus stops at the corner. Resident of over 10 years, Sep 2026

What to know about Woodside

  • By the 20th century Woodside had the largest Irish American community in Queens, with about 80% of residents of Irish descent by the 1930s. It keeps a strong Irish culture alongside newer communities from Asia and Central and South America. Source
  • Woodside is known for its range of restaurants and pubs, including the Filipino enclave called Little Manila. Source
  • Roosevelt Avenue, under the elevated 7 train, is Woodside's main shopping street. Woodside Avenue, 61st Street and 39th Avenue cross it and turn residential farther out, and Broadway is a smaller shopping strip in the north. Source
  • Woodside station, at Roosevelt and Woodside avenues, links the 7 train with the Long Island Rail Road and buses to LaGuardia Airport. Source
  • Farmers first settled Woodside in the early 1700s. The farms became estates for wealthy New Yorkers in the early 1800s and were split into lots for worker housing in the 1860s, after several rail lines arrived. Source
  • In the 1920s and '30s, after the Queensboro Bridge and the elevated line that became the 7 train, most new building in Woodside was one- and two-family homes and small apartment buildings. Source

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