Woodside Ave Between 62nd St and 65th St

   

After intersecting Roosevelt Avenue 5 blocks to the west, Woodside Avenue continues on its wayward path. Noticeably less crowded than its subway-covered neighbor, this part of the street opens up quite a bit as it leaps over the Long Island Rail Road tracks.

In the distance you can clearly see the platform for the elevated 7 train, with the LIRR station directly below it. To the south, and perhaps the high point of this stretch, is the boldly-named Stop & Deli. Only in Queens could you mangle up the parts of speech this badly and get away with it. Either "Stop" has become a noun (thus advertising that the establishment offers both "Stops" and "Delis"), or "Deli" has become a verb (as-in "Today I went outside and delied"). Either way it's an impressive sign.

Roosevelt Ave Between 58th St and 60th St

Sitting at the apex of no fewer than 5 different streets, the heart of Woodside is split in two by an overwhelming elevated Subway line. While Woodside Avenue benefits from open sky above, Roosevelt Avenue must endure the constant shadow of the 7 train. The trade off here, however is that Roosevelt Avenue has a constant stream of people to feed local businesses. By comparison Woodside Avenue is much quieter and slower-paced.

Where the two avenues meet you have two small squares with some burgeoning trees and handy benches.  There's a lot of awkwardly-placed crosswalks to maneuver around thanks to all the intersections, so watch yourself if you're playing stickball or something equally bizarre.