Located across the elevated Train Station (61st St Woodside & L.IR.R.), Stop Inn Diner has been witness of the changes Woodside has known along time.
Woodside is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Queens, New York. Known also as the City of Woodside, this neighborhood is located next to LaGuardia Airport, part of the New York Metropolitan Area.Known as developing neighborhood. Woodside has grown as a residential neigborhood.
Areas are widely residential and very quiet. Woodside has been the largest Irish American community in Queens, and has a large number of Irish expatriates.
In the early 1930s, the area was approximately 80% Irish. Woodside has served as the primary destination for more recent immigrants from Ireland as well, with many arriving in the mid-eighties searching for economic opportunities in New York City.
In the late 1990s, many Asian American families moved into the area, particularly east of the 61st Street station. Woodside's population is now 39% Asian-American. Woodside has a large population of Koreans, Chinese and Filipinos , each with their own respective ethnic enclaves. There are also sizable numbers of South Asians, particularly Indian, Bengali, and Pakistani groups, as well as a large Hispanic-American population, mostly immigrants from Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.
Even as the neighborhood has seen growth in ethnic diversity today, the area still retains a strong Irish-American presence with many Irish, although the growth in the Irish economy since the mid-1990s has slowed the arrival of new Irish. There are Irish pubs/restaurants scattered in Woodside.Reflecting its longtime Irish flavor, the neighborhood is filled with Irish pubs, many catering to natives of particular cities and regions in Ireland. It is also home to some of the city's most popular Thai, Filipino, Colombian and Ecuadorian eateries. A rather unofficial Little Manila stretches from 65th-71st Streets at the strip of Roosevelt Avenue, where many Filipino businesses have flocked to serve Woodside's large Filipino-American community.Yet Woodside remains one of the most pleasant and interesting neighborhoods in the city. It has an astoundingly diverse population of
Schools
PS 11, PS 12, PS 151, PS 152, PS 229, IS 125, Corpus Christi Elementary School, and Saint Sebastian's Elementary School
Parks:
Windmueller Park, Big Bush Park , and Laurel Hill Park,Doughboy Park
Transportation
Woodside is easily accessed from the rest of the city. The New York City Subway's IRT Flushing Line (7) has stations at 52nd, 61st and 69th Streets on Roosevelt Avenue; the IND Queens Boulevard Line's local services (E G R V) make stops at Northern Boulevard and 65th Street along Broadway. In addition, the LIRR makes a stop at Woodside station, which provides a direct connection to the 7 train at 61st Street. The Q18, Q39, Q45, Q53, Q60, and Q32 buses connect Woodside to the rest of Queens, while the latter two run to Manhattan. Access by car is provided by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) and Long Island Expressway (I-495).