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Woodhaven, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Woodhaven is a residential neighborhood in southwestern Queens, running from Forest Park down to Atlantic Avenue and the edge of Ozone Park.
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Where to stay in Woodhaven
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Atlantic Avenue is the spine for anyone staying here, carrying traffic along the southern boundary toward Ozone Park while the residential blocks behind it keep to houses and small streets. Hotel rooms are scarce. Most travellers book across the line in Richmond Hill or Ozone Park, or head west into Brooklyn past Cypress Hills, where the supply runs deeper.
Choose Woodhaven itself if you want Forest Park on your doorstep.
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Direct booking searches for these neighbourhoods.
Forest Park edge
The northern border along Park Lane South, where Woodhaven's streets stop at the tree line of Forest Park. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Forest Park edgedrivers crossing between Queens and BrooklynAtlantic Avenue
The southern boundary road, a direct run west toward Cypress Hills and east through Richmond Hill. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Atlantic Avenuea wider choice of rooms next doorRichmond Hill
The neighborhood on Woodhaven's eastern side, near enough that Dexter Park and Forest Park stay within reach.Find hotels in Richmond HillHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Woodhaven
What are the main landmarks in Woodhaven?
Forest Park does most of the work. The woodland along the northern boundary at Park Lane South gives Woodhaven its one large open space, and the street grid runs south from there toward Atlantic Avenue. Dexter Park is the other named site.
Beyond the borders, Richmond Hill sits east, Ozone Park south, and the Cypress Hills part of East New York begins on the Brooklyn side of the western line.
What is the history of Woodhaven?
The park set the northern limit. Forest Park and Park Lane South have held Woodhaven's upper boundary while Atlantic Avenue fixed the southern one, leaving a band of residential streets running between them across southwestern Queens. Neighbors pressed in from three sides.
Richmond Hill closed the eastern edge, Ozone Park the southern, and the Cypress Hills part of East New York the western, which put the Brooklyn line directly against Woodhaven's streets. Dexter Park remains on the neighborhood's list of named places.
Where is Woodhaven?
Forest Park and Park Lane South close Woodhaven on the north, with Richmond Hill east, Ozone Park and Atlantic Avenue south, and Cypress Hills west in Brooklyn.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Woodhaven?
Forest Park edge: runners and early walkers. Atlantic Avenue: drivers crossing between Queens and Brooklyn. Richmond Hill: a wider choice of rooms next door.
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Updated September 2026