Woodside (New York City, New York)

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Woodside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens.It mostly lies within the eastern portion of the greater Long Island City district of western Queens, and under the jurisdiction of Queens Community Board 1. 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 others (especially closer to Roosevelt Avenue) are more urban.

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.