Woodside Avenue & 57th Street
Woodside Avenue and 57th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodside, Queens. The corner is also named Woodside Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Doughboy Park is 300 feet away, and Windmuller Park Mini Pool is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 61 St-Woodside, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 61 St-Woodside, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 61 St-Woodside 71,150 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 52 St 70.3 miles7
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Commuting/Community” (1986) by John Cavanagh and “Woodside Continuum” (1999) by Dimitri Gerakaris at the 61 St-Woodside station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 58 St/Woodside Av, 260 feet away, for the Q18.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 58 St/Woodside Av Q18260 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Woodside Ave & Roosevelt Ave 19 docks in all370 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Northern Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 56-02 Broadway Gas station0.5 miles
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Woodside Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Square, a co-naming enacted on April 28, 1988 (Local Law 24 of 1988).
The streets
- One travel lane
- A posted limit of 20 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Woodside Viet Nam Veterans Memorial Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 57th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 57th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Woodside Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Woodside Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 412630.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Woodside Memorial Park.
- Woodside Memorial Stele, 1971710 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 9 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 library
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- St Sebastian Catholic Academy School270 feet
- Woodside Friends Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- Adventureland Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
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- P.S. 011 Kathryn Phelan School900 feet
- The Woodside Community School940 feet
- Greater New York Academy School970 feet
- Expanding Horizons Institute Trade or language school1,030 feet
- Kids Rainbowland Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sohncke Square280 feet
- Doughboy Park300 feet
- Steinmann Triangle590 feet
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- Lawrence Virgilio Playground800 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodside Doughboy Statue Monument or memorial440 feet
- Woodside Library920 feet
Community centers and public services
- Windmuller Park Mini Pool Swimming pool1,140 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch820 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket730 feet
- Fresh N Save Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 58th Street & Woodside Avenue 250 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 57th Street 260 feet
- Woodside Avenue & 56th Street 260 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 58th Street 350 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & Skillman Avenue 480 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & Woodside Avenue 500 feet
- Skillman Avenue & 56th Street 530 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 56th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along 57th Street or Woodside Avenue.